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Zegna
| Fall Focus | This family-run fabric giant and Italian
suiting expert is doing what it does best for fall:
developing luxurious new materials for its classicallydressed
man that make him look chic from meeting to
weekend. At the top end, the Couture line is all about
elegant tailoring with suits completely sewn by hand.
Blues and grays rule for day, and suits made from Zegna’s
“14milmil14” wools closely follow the body and
feature higher lapels. Limited edition, hand-polished
oxford shoes complete the elegant look. Within the
Sartoria line, a new Trofeo fabric made of 100% superfine
Australian merino wool is extremely lightweight
and long lasting. It is used in two main suit styles: the
fuller Roma silhouette and the slim Milano. Zegna
also puts “intelligent” fabric finds to perfect use in its
Elements outwear, whose coats, parkas and bomber
jackets allow the body to breathe while regulating
body temperature and protecting from the outside
elements. New details in the pieces for fall include a
natural brown color, herringbone weave and beaver
fur lining. And the Solar Ski Jacket contains subtle solar
cells (on the collar) that capture energy in sunlight
and power all those portable batteries that one uses to
run phones, music players and other devices.
| Key Pieces | A silk and cotton velvet dinner jacket
trimmed with a silk border and mother of pearl buttons
come in burgundy, cobalt blue or midnight black.
Accessories in the Couture line utilize precious, exotic
skins. The Diplomat case in the Sartoria line combines
goat skin print leather with solid brass hardware.
This line’s classic suiting style is best represented by
the gray chalk stripe suit in Trofeo fabric worn with
a cashmere overcoat, shirt with subtle stripes and
Chelsea boots. From the Upper Casual line, Zegna’s
“Oasi Cashmere” is used in two-button herringbone
blazers. Outerwear from the Elements line includes
intelligent garments that adjust to weather conditions
and body temperatures.
| Where to Buy | Ermenegildo Zegna has global
distribution in department stores, specialty boutiques
and its own stores in such cities as Buenos Aires,
Mexico City, New York, Costa Mesa, Paris, Kiev, Johannesburg
and Auckland.
| corPorate contact | Director Djordje Stefanovic,
Phone: (212) 751-3468; Fax: (212) 826-6354;
Email: stefanovic@zegna-usa.com