Smart fashion design.
Mark/Giusti produces leather accessories as we like them: elegant, colourful, rich with cultural and historic inspiration. This next autumn’s preview is inspired by the Romance of Roma in the early 1950’s. Mark/Giusti’s new collection takes inspiration from the Italian Byzantine Era (Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages) design patterns. A new men’s accessories are a mix of cultures, eras and colours. Youthful and classy -hi-tech- handmade accessories, such as for the iPad, are a must! The range includes luggage, weekend and sports bags, business bags and small leather accessories such as wallets and iPad covers. When culture and history meets fashion. Beautiful. Sensual. Smart.
From markgiusti.com / Press release
“Original Inspiration for the collection came just after I saw William Wyler’s Vacanze Romane on my last trip to Rome ” Says Creative director and founder Mark Farhat. “ Rome is the perfect city for a Romance. There is something that makes you fall in Love with it. I guess it all goes back to the glamorous Italian Lifestyle and their true appreciation for the good things in life, whether its beautifully crafted bags or simply the food! ” interior fabric prints used in the designs of all Mark / Giusti bags and accessories have been derived from floor mosaics and intricate wall patterns from the architectural masterpieces of the Byzantine Era.
This collection has been inspired by the Basilica di San Lorenzo Fuori Le Mura (The Papal Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls). The Basilica is a Roman Catholic Parish church and minor Basilica located in Rome, Italy. It is one of the seven Pilgrim Churches in Rome and one of the five Patriarchal basilicas. Before the present-day the basilica was constructed, the estate upon which it sits was once home to a small oratory built by Emperor Constantine I. The emperor built it over the site on which, it is believed, Saint Lawrence was executed.
The portico, c. 1220, has Cosmati decoration by the Vassaletti family of craftsmen. The choir enclosure and pulpit also has Cosmati decoration, and there is also a fine Cosmati Paschal candlestick made in the 12th or 13th century, where the lining for the “ROMA-NZA” Collection has been derived.
Since MARK / GIUSTI’s launch, the brand has been gaining great exposure in all the major fashion publications such as vogue, GQ, tattler as well as in national newspapers such as the evening standard and the daily telegraph magazines. It has been described as “ the new Goyard” and the brand is already a firm favorite amongst celebrities such as the actor Tom Hardy.
Each Mark/Giusti product has been handmade in Italy by the finest artisanal craftsmen who’s expertise has been passed on from one generation to the other. All leather, dust bags, packaging boxes, zips and hand carved metallic fittings have also been sourced and produced locally thus reflecting our dedication to quality and sustainability.
The palette for the “ROMA-NZA” Collection is very colorful, powerful and romantic. It includes deep ruby (RUBINO), lush mustard (SENAPE) and blue ocean (Oceano) colours. The primary leather for this collection is a soft Timeless Nappa leather, which will feel and look even more gorgeous as it ages.
Mark / Giusti has a wide collection of beautifully crafted pieces that range from luggage, weekend and sports bags, business bags and all small leather accessories such as wallets, I-pad and laptop covers.
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The “ROMA-NZA” Collection
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