As the Fall Winter 2018 collection is about to launch, one of President's retailers - renowned online giant Mr Porter - gives a sneak peek to a few pieces in the collection, while President's CEO and creative director, Guido Biondi, gives a sneak peek into our history, our Crafted in Tuscany philosophy, and some Florence [...]
Retro Culture is the name guiding President’s through the Spring Summer 2018 season. A collection rooted in the past but designed for the contemporary and inspired by the surfing and skateboarding movements of the 1960s California, carefully Crafted in Tuscany. In its creations President’s synthesises the quest for top quality fabrics and Tuscan manufacturing traditions [...]
President’s in conversation with Cheryl Dunn, our artist-in-residence for AW17-18. Photos by Alessandro Simonetti. So, let’s start with the backstory of the image featured in this season’s President’s campaign. Well, I had been documenting boxing for about 9 years in the 90’s. Through a boxing manager from New Jersey, I had access to a world [...]
At President’s we’re entering the new season on a continued quest to present garments that combines supreme quality fabrics with fine Tuscan know-how. The AW 17-18 collection proposes must-have contemporary garments with President’s unique twist. Key pieces come in Loro Piana and Dugdale & Bros wools, garment-dyed 100% cashmeres, Japanese cottons and denims, [...]
The Spring Summer 2017 collection continues on the path of creating a durable and expertly-crafted wardrobe for the contemporary man, bringing streetwear and Italian sartorial tradition together. The collection draws on the adventure and romance of travel in the pre-Jet Age. The color palate of military greens, tans, blues, and rich reds evoke exotic exploration, [...]
Every season, we join forces with fellow brands with a common vision to make something new and special. This season, we collaborated with MISMO, the Danish luxury accessories house for an exclusive capsule collection. MISMO for PRESIDENT's celebrates Nordic functionality and fuses it with contemporary Italian elegance. Two qualities we are proud to share with MISMO are [...]
They say the clothes make the man, but it is the details that make the clothes. If the generations of Italian saper-fare that goes into each and every President's garment has taught us one thing, it is that quality and excellence come from doing the small, subtle things very the best way possible. We always start with [...]
One of our very favorite titles on the newsstand, London style and culture magazine Port Magazine, got a little presidential in their SS16 release. This 18th issue marks their 5th anniversary–we're always impressed at how well this independent magazine has established itself as a strong point of reference in such a short time–and features dual covers with Pritzker Prize-winner Tadao Ando and influential novelist Will [...]
We were saddened to learn recently that one of our favorite menswear titles, Inventory Magazine, has printed its last issue. Nevertheless, one of the very last online features the magazine published is an excellent longform interview with President's creative director, Guido Biondi. As a bit of a silver lining, we hear from a good source that Ryan Willms, Inventory's [...]
President's Spring Summer 2016 collection is inspired by pre-war adventure and exploration. This season marks the introduction of a distinctive Indian print, inspired by wallpapers from The Roaring 20s, and a color palette of blue, military fatigue green, red brick, and shades of sand. As always, exceptional textiles are front and center, and among the tactile pleasures [...]