zegna

Ermenegildo Zegna Celebrates a Century of Style

Filed under: Apparel, Books, Men's Style

The subtitle of a lavish new book on Ermenegildo Zegna – An Enduring Passion for Fabrics, Innovation, Quality and Style – is an apt description of the Italian luxury men's fashion house's core values. Celebrating the famed firm's 100th anniversary, the book from Skira is divided into four chapters – Mind, Hand, Style and Environment – exploring the origins and values of the brand and the four generations of family members who have made it a success story while remaining committed to the concept of "ethical expansion". As evidence of the latter, Ermenegildo Zegna is donating 20% of the retail sales of the book to the children's educational charity Care & Share.

Each chapter is introduced by noted international writers and accompanied by images that retrace the history of the Zegna brand, from ad campaigns to previously unpublished images. "Today we celebrate one hundred years since the foundation of our Group and we look towards future global developments," notes the company's CEO Ermenegildo Zegna, "as it is our duty to continue to represent the values of excellence and Italian quality all around the world. This is the heritage that our grandfather left us: savoir faire in craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and loyalty to our ethical founding values." See the gallery for a preview.

Gallery: 100 Years of Ermenegildo Zegna

Tags: ad campaigns, books, coffee table books, Ermenegildo Zegna, fashion, Italian fashion, Italy, mens style, Zegna

Zegna Promises a Sweatproof Suit for $1,200

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Men's Style

Zegna Promises a Sweatproof Suit for $1,200

After what felt like weeks of 90-plus-degree temps on the East Coast, the heat has broken a bit, but you know it's coming back. Gentlemen, it may be time to invest in one of Zegna's sweatproof suits. NYC free paper amNewYork test-drove the suit, which was made by Mohan's Custom Tailors in NYC for $1,200 and is made with Australian wool, said to wick moisture and cool the skin.

While the tester noted he certainly felt cooler than in other suits, this suit is not a panacea: "It's not like I'm wearing an air conditioner," said Christopher Sabatini (at right), amNewYork's design director, who tested the anti-sweat suit in the subways, "but sweat is not rolling down my back." It took Sabatini 10 minutes to start sweating on the Penn Station platform; he said he would usually "be a flood" by then.

No doubt this suit would come in handy in other hot climes, like New Orleans, Miami, Phoenix, D.C., or (your hot city here).

Tags: heat, mens style, suit, sweatproof, Zegna

Re-Charge on the Slopes

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

It's nice to see that green can be mixed with luxury and the end product is still chic and high-quality. Zegna's Sport line has just come out with their Solar Ski Jacket embedding small solar panels into the neoprene collar of the jacket so the alpine adventurer in you can still have fully-charged phones, mp3 players and other gadgets. They haven't sacrificed any style to accomplish this eco-minded shell but have given the wearer more flexibility on the slopes. I could have used this last week as skiing in the Rockies sometimes means leaving phones on 'roam' between signal areas and my battery kept dying. Just four or five hours of direct sunlight, which Colorado has a lot of, would have done the trick. This sport-savvy coat will cost you $2,250 so you better ski a bunch this season in order justify its pricetag.

[via Lussorian]

Source

Tags: lussorian, solar ski jacket, SolarSki, SolarSkiJacket, zegna, zegna ski jacket, zegna solar ski jacket, ZegnaSkiJacket, ZegnaSolarSkiJacket, zegnasport

Z Zegna Ducati Cologne

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

I'm loving the brand synergy going on in the luxury field. My favorite motorcycle manufacturer Ducati is at it again. This time partnering up with Ermenegildo Zegna, the makers of men's fashion to create a new bottle for the Z Zegna cologne. The bottle is done in black lacquer with a laser-cut racing stripe and the Ducati name up the side. The scent is a mix of Sicilian bergamot, rosemary and the casoar fruit from New Guinea. The limited edition can be picked up for $60 at Sephora.

[via Dexigner]

Source

Tags: cologne, ducati, fragrance, zegna

Tom Ford Partners With Zegna To Make Clothes

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Celebrity Shopping, Cosmetics and Fragrance

Another day, another addition to the Tom Ford empire. Since splitting with Gucci, Ford has done a fragrance deal with Estee Lauder and put out his own sunglasses out with Marcolin. Now he is partnering with Ermenegildo Zegna to create apparel, shoes and accessories for his own fashion house. Ford's partner-in-fashion from the Gucci days, Domenico De Sole is a director at Zegna so the alliance is not a big surprise. Between the designing, the work on Vanity Fair, and the house in New Mexico, I'm beginning to think Ford must have cloned himself in order to get all these projects done.

Source

Tags: clothes, design, fashion, gucci, tom ford, TomFord, zegna

Ermenegildo Zegna Spring 2006

by Matthew Collins (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

Zegna is just a great designer for men that want high style with none of the attitude and pretension of some of the "big boys" of fashion. Zegna clothes are practical above all else and well made for gentlemen who desire fine things without all the fuss. Luxury comes standard on all of this season's clothes. These clothes are made for the Gulfstream G-V crowd and go from boardroom to back nine in no time at all. Overall, Zegna is about comfort and classical Italian clothes making, cutting edge and completely in style. Available at Bergdorf Goodman and Zenga Stores.

Source

Tags: mens apparel, MensApparel, zegna