The Façonnable collection for Spring/Summer 2013
Façonnable Injects Chic Ease into the Spring Forward Season. Easy elegance and rumpled sophistication define this collection. For Spring-Summer 2013, Façonnable is all about understated, modern masculinity and natural femininity - a couple that exudes quiet confidence and polished appeal.
Menswear
Inspired by the wanderlust of the great explorers, Casablanca, Blue's first starting point, delivers timeless pieces for today's modern adventurers. The rich, exotic landscape of Bertolucci's 1991 "The Sheltering Sky," is the spirited elegance of this collection. With a nod to bohemia, Casablanca offers a neutral palette with hints of sun-trenched colors and accents of vibrant tones. There are the barely-there creams, deep blues and warm ochres all cut into contemporary separates, including sleek suede blazers and fitted safari jackets. Technical fabrics mix effortlessly with linens, madras, tie-dye and washed silk blends while handcrafted details, like badges inspired by old world luggage tags, deliver a singular touch.
Womenswear
Women are equally relaxed yet never undone. The finest silk/cotton and silk/linen blends are cut into streamlined tunics and easy dresses - pieces that can easily accompany a woman from one adventure to another, whether in the city or a more exotic place. Garment-dyed separates, ethnic-inspired patterns and a standout printed Fair Isle technique round out the confident collection.
Tailored Denim
The collection is refined yet raw, cultured and wild, deliberately reckless & refined contradictions. This is the spirit of Façonnable Tailored Denim, where even the casual is buttoned-up, where the young employ art and culture alongside tradition and detail. It is the sons of artisan, applying their fathers' craftsmanship to the trade of joie de vivre. The hand of a tailor is in their DNA and it flows through their veins like salt water, savoir-faire, Mediterranean light, azure blue and indigo.
Façonnable Cruise 2013
The elegant yachtsman, technical chic, riviera icons define the Façonnable Cruise 2013 collection. An update take on a traditional Façonnable sailing theme was the starting point for the Cruise Collection. Fresh and focused, this chic sportswear collection presents technical details while meeting the elegance of a traditional week end wardrobe. Authentic nautical gears mix with Yacht Club classics and perfectly portrait the life in the Riviera, on and off the boat. Practical, fun and modern, this collection of iconic Façonnable pieces is designed for today.
For men, there are slim blazers with anchor-engraved buttons, trim nylon outerwear as well as pops of pink and orange delivered through lightweight knits and tailored chinos. Women are at once at ease and pretty in graphic knits, including a boat neck cable sweater, skinny, cropped chinos and feminine skirt, and a sensational cream pea coat, modern in its couture-inspired shape. Flirty polka dots give graphic appeal to a silk dress while a tailored blazer completes the collection with just the right amount of sartorial authenticity. The collection consists of special details like zigzag selvedge that recalls the stitching on sails, contrast trim in micro prints, like boats or sails, and engraved buttons. Fabrics combine cottons and silks with nylon and glazed finishes for a modern, approachable hand.
Eyewear
Male elegance in its purest form is the starting point of Façonnable Eyewear. Refined frames with carefully worked lines create an authentic, timeless, slightly ironic aesthetic. Vintage frames, handcrafted from beautiful tortoise shell, will seduce even the most audacious of men. Born from another era, but made for today's man, these frames feature singular accents like silver and antique gold coloring along with thick and thin construction.