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Labelled by designer Paul Harvey as the best collections he ever did at Stone Island. Serie 100 was born in 2001 as an experimental project on womenswear. It was Stone Island’s debut in the world of women’s fashion and their introduction of meshes. Another industrial material that would be added to the already extensive archive of Stone Island’s unusual garment materials. Harvey once said in an interview that he didn’t like trademarks, because they usually cover flaws. This could explain his strong love for the Serie 100 collections. After six years at the brand with the iconic compass badge, he...

Taking pride in wearing an 'old' C.P. Company jacket instead of one from the latest collection.  This was Massimo Osti's aim when he decided to change the buttons on C.P. Company garments in the early 80's. From 1984 onwards buttons were stamped with the year of the collection. Not only did this force people, in the years after they had purchased a piece, to admit that it was not from the latest collection. It also was a way for the same people to show in time that they owned something unique. A collector's item.  After Osti left C.P. Company, the brand would continue...

In our Fabric Focus series, we zoom in on the unique fabrics that C.P. Company and Stone Island have brought to the world.   In this first post: Mussola Gommata.   Introduced in 2004 during Paul Harvey's tenure at Stone Island, this hybrid material (Mussola Gommata is Italian for rubberized muslin) is another great example of the innovative research by the Italian company.  Materials The exclusive Mussola Gommata fabric is the result of the fusion of two materials: muslin and polyurethane.  As many of the fabrics used by Stone Island muslin is a delicate, finely-woven lightweight cotton that's known for its breathability and softness.  Polyurethane is a...