THE ITALIAN MENSWEAR GUIDE - Elite Traveler

BAlly
| Fall Focus | This legendary Swiss accessories and
ready-to-wear brand has a hip new designer at the
helm, Brian Atwood, and his creative talent is clearly
visible in the fall/winter 2008 collection. He references
memories of shopping for vintage items, plus
rock, grunge, and jazz funk music as inspiration for
the season’s looks. Earthy colors, such as rust, black,
moss and clay, ground the collection for autumn.
| Key Pieces | Shoes range from velvet evening
shoes and boots, to shearling sneakers, and Wellington
boots in soft glove leather. Atwood updated the
Scribe shoe from Bally’s archives. This item uses the
200-step Goodyear welting process, which allows the
footbed to take on its wearer’s unique foot shape. Each
shoe is also hand-finished to make a lustrous leather
upper (be they French calf, suede or crocodile), and
hand-hammered on the dual-tone sole. The style
name, size and other details are hand-written on the
lining by each shoe’s craftsman. Bags are abundant
this season, and are soft and light. Calfskin weekenders,
messengers and multi-pocket bags with bronze
hardware come in leathers and exotic skins. Tops for
luxury is the opossum duffle. Clothing-wise, look for
a relaxed silhouette in super light cashmere, jersey,
boiled flannel and chunky knits. The rock-and-roll
vibe comes through when shearlings, hand-woven
jacquard, fur, velvets and wools come together in a
riot of texture.
| Where to Buy | Bally boutiques are in capital cities
worldwide, including New York, Paris, Cannes, Geneva,
Casablanca, Melbourne, Sydney, Panama and
Hong Kong. Visit www.bally.com.
| corPorate contact | Communications Manager
Marnie Prather, Phone: (212) 446-3910;
Fax: (212) 446-3901; Email: mprather@bally.ch