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Just a few of my choice picks from the collection. My styling would be completely different, but the ferocity does translate… k(R)
LONDON, February 19, 2012
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Sometimes it’s up to the Americans to show the British where they stand with their own history—while also being just that little more reverential toward it. Belstaff is one such case in point.
Belstaff was established in 1924, and capitalizing on the vogue for motorsports in the twenties and thirties, it became the pre-eminent maker of high-performance waterproof sporting garments for both men and women. In his debut collection for the brand, the American chief creative director, Martin Cooper, has infused his offering with the romance of the machine age, when the motorbike and the motorcar were very much the pursuit of the wealthy. And very accomplished it is, too—particularly as he was only appointed seven months ago. MORE
