Equipment (clothing brand)

Equipment is a fashion label currently based in Los Angeles, California. Originally launched in 1976 by Christian Restoin, husband of former Vogue Paris Editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld, the brand is currently carried in over 60 countries and 600 retail doors, including two Equipment retail stores.^[1][2]

History

Christian Restoin launched the brand in 1976. Restoin left the brand in 1998.^[2]

Equipment was re-launched in 2010 by Serge Azria, the older brother of Max Azria, head of the BCBG Max Azria Group empire,^[3] and has since been spotted on celebrities such as Kate Bosworth,^[4] Diane Kruger,^[5] and Anne Hathaway.^[6]

The brand is currently headquartered in Los Angeles, operating under the parent company, The Collected Group, LLC, along with contemporary brands, Joie and Current/Elliott.^[1]

Retail

Equipment opened its first freestanding flagship location in New York's Soho neighborhood in December 2012, followed by a West Coast location in West Hollywood's Melrose Place shopping district.^[7]

Collaborations

Notable brand collaborators include Los Angeles-based accessories designer, Clare Vivier, and French illustrator/influencer, Garance Doré.^[8][9][10]

Campaigns

In 2013, Equipment partnered with Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince of The Kills.^[11][12][13]

In Fall 2014, Equipment partnered with model/photographer Daria Werbowy, giving her creative freedom to shoot and model in the brand's next three advertising campaigns.^[14]

In 2016, Equipment enlisted Daria Werbowy to photograph Kate Moss for Equipment's Spring advertising campaign.^{[15][16][17][18]}

References

1. . FashionMag.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
2. Jessica Iredale (16 September 2009). "Getting Equipped: Christian Restoin's Label Returns". WWD.
3. . Vogue.com.au. 2011-03-08. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
4. Michelle Scanga (25 April 2015). . WhoWhatWear. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
5. Ana Colon (20 April 2015). "Diane Kruger Leopard Print Shirtdress Coachella Outfit". Refinery29.
6. "Anne Hathaway In Saint Laurent, Equipment & Osman - 'The Intern' Promo Tour - Red Carpet Fashion Awards". Red Carpet Fashion Awards. 23 September 2015.
7. "Exclusive Look: Equipment's First Store in Decades". ELLE. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
8. . Vogue.com.au. 2012-09-10. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
9. Cohn, Alison S. (2015-07-22). "Shopping Events and Sales Happening This Week in New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
10. "We're Obsessed: Clare Vivier x Equipment". Harper's BAZAAR. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
11. "Equipment Celebrates Its Collaboration with the Kills". Vogue. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
12. "Exclusive: The Kills Return to Equipment for the Label's Fall 2013 Campaign". ELLE. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
13. "Equipment Kills It (Literally) With Its Latest Campaign". Refinery29. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
14. "Exclusive: Daria Werbowy Shoots and Stars in Equipment's New Selfie Campaign". Vogue. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
15. "Top 10 Campaigns of the Season". The Business of Fashion. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
16. Lidbury, Olivia (6 January 2016). "A make-up free Kate Moss heads to Mustique with Daria Werbowy for new campaign". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
17. . www.glamourmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
18. . WhoWhatWear. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-04-07.

External links

• Equipment - Official website