Paul Smith and Porter striped add-ons assortment

Paul Smith and Porter launch bag and accessories assortment

Paul Smith’s S/S 2022 menswear collection has a nostalgic nod. Here, the London-based designer has riffed on the sunshine-drenched tones he associates with his holiday household in Lucca, Tuscany – which in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, he was desirous to pay a visit to. And the collection also alludes to Smith’s lifetime-lengthy like of cycling – which continues to be, despite the crash that famously shifted his emphasis from pro riding to fashion – pairing peaceful tailoring with lightweight vests in ebullient stripes and floral prints. 

Paul Smith and Porter: the right stripes

Smith’s early vocation, and the connections he created growing his world label, experienced individual concentration. The designer – who has a big existence in Japan – and has frequented the country a great number of times, appeared back again to a person of his earliest excursions to Tokyo, where he created longtime connections with the spouse and children behind iconic add-ons label Porter, which launched in 1962. ‘The son of the Porter Yoshida household was one particular my very best close friends and a single of the factors why I did nicely in Japan in the early days,’ Smith advised Wallpaper* on a contact concerning his S/S 2022 collection. 

Now, Smith has translated his affection for Porter into material variety, with an uplifting capsule selection of baggage and components, that unite Smith’s signature stripes with Porter’s idiosyncratic nylon twill material. ‘It was attractive generating the determination to place our blended up stripes on to the brand’s bags,’ Smith claims of the irregular designs that swathe duffel luggage, roomy multi-pocket customers and wallets, that attract on the tones of classic tent fabrics, which includes khaki, mauve and navy blue.  

The collection celebrates Smith’s very long time like of Japanese producing: each piece is produced with the highest rigour in the label’s household place, utilizing nylon twill that is ultra durable. Just about every design and style will ensure you can have the stripe-infused spirit of the place, where ever you select to vacation. §