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Journal2019-11-22T13:37:47+00:00

Interview: Meet Guido Biondi, President’s Ceo.

Not only does Guido Biondi own one of the coolest names that we’ve ever come across, he also happens to be the CEO of tremendous Tuscan menswear brand President’s. Founded in 1957 this illustrious Italian brand combines tradition with in-depth research to present their own inimitable and uncompromising take on contemporary classics. Which is clearly why [...]

Interview: Ghemon, Italian rapper and song-writer.

President’s in conversation with Ghemon, Italian Rapper that we styled for his new videoclips “Questioni di principio” and “In un certo qual modo”. You started out as a writer, then gradually landed in music and hip-hop in the second half of the 90s. What prompted you to make music rather than graffiti? It would [...]

Interview: Desron Dorset, Vice-president of 76ers.

Can you please give us an intro of your bio.. how did you get into the basket world? I was born on an island in the Caribbean called Saint Kitts but I’ve been a lifelong fan of the NBA. It was always a goal of mine to work with such a prestigious league. Now, I’ve [...]

Florence’s leading men – President’s on Mr Porter

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 [...]

SS 18 – rooted in the past, designed for the contemporary

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 [...]

Interview: Cheryl Dunn

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 [...]

Classical and cutting-edge for Autumn Winter 2017-18

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, [...]

Interview: Michael Burns

President’s in conversation with Michael Burns, founder of the NYC based M5 Showroom and recently also, M5 Shop. Photos by Thomas Welch.  Your showroom, M5, has become a destination for menswear cognoscenti because you house and sell a fantastic edit of European and Japanese menswear. How did you get into such a specific niche?  It [...]

Interview: Robert Hirsh

President’s in conversation with Robert Hirsh, founder of the Mexico City based menswear store, Silver Deer. Silver Deer has become well-known known around the world as a destination for menswear in the past few years. Tell us about how the store started. Since I was young I always liked fashion and dressing with style. One day, [...]

Interview: Todd Barket

President’s in conversation with Todd Barket, founder of the San Francisco based menswear store, Unionmade. Photos by Kelsey McClellan.  Unionmade has built a reputation as one of the best classic menswear stores in the world. What's the brand's origin story? I have worked in retail all of my adult life. I worked for Gap Inc [...]