To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Italian sportswear brand C.P. COMPANY has undertaken several collaborations with fashion brands with which it shares visions and values.
CP COMPANY, originally Chested Perry, was founded in 1971 by the bolognese designer Massimo Osti, soon nicknamed “the godfather of sportswear”. The brand has always combined functionality with a continuous proposal of new fabric’s solutions, first of all garment dyeing.
To open the month of September for the Italian brand is the partnership with Barbour, an English brand founded in 1894 by John Barbour known for the creation of outerwear useful against British bad weather for fishermen, sailors and captains, which today ranges from country style to lifestyle.
C.P. COMPANY has decided to collaborate with Barbour in honor of an old inspiration that back in 1988 led the graphic designer of the house to create the iconic Mille Jacket, also nicknamed the Goggle Jacket. Massimo designed the Mille Jacket having as a reference the Barbour Solway worn by himself in the 1960s.
Mille Jacket
Prince Charles whit a Barbour Solway
Here the new collection, created to celebrate C.P. COMPANY’s fiftieth anniversary, reinterprets the Goggle Jacket and the Solway in an innovative way, giving life to functional garments with a military touch.
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The line features two waxed jackets: the first in shades of olive green and light brown with three pockets, is called Barbour Mille and the second in olive and anthracite, with 4 pockets and a shorter cut called Barbour 500 Miglia.
The collection also offers an exclusive sweatshirt created for the occasion, a series of accessories that reflect the shades of the jackets including sports and hunting hats and a backpack.
The designers of the two brands, Paul Harvery for C.P. COMPANY and Ian Berger for the Barbour Menswear, Footwear and Accessories line, revealed the simplicity and naturalness with which the two joined togetherto develop the garments, rediscovering and truly sharing the same values and goals.
Paul Harvery and Lorenzo Osti
From 9 to 12 of September it will be possible to purchase one of the 24 exclusive jackets offered by C.P. COMPANY in an online competition, the earnings of which will be destined to the World Land Trust(international charity for the protection of endangered habitats).
While from the September, 23, 2021, the official launch date, the entire line will be available on the online shops of Barbour and C.P. company, and in the C.P. COMPANY flagship stores in Milan, London, Tokyo and Seoul.
