Lee Cooper launches The Makers for S/S 13

This season sees the launch of Lee Cooper’s new SS13 collection, a selection of versatile and timeless pieces inspired by rebellious British youth and their summer time travels. The designs are influenced by the concept of Makers, the young men and women who, in the words of Arthur O’Shaughnessey, are the music-makers, the dreamers of dreams, the world-losers and world-forsakers, the movers and the shakers.

As one of the original denim brands, Lee Cooper has been crafting clothing in East London since 1908. That’s over a century of making classic denim and workwear. Carpenters, musicians, barbers, chefs, bike mechanics, artists – we’ve dressed them all. For the Makers collection, Lee Cooper has created a modern and eclectic nomadic look, achieved through functional details and elements of bohemia in prints and fabrics.

Women’s - For the women’s collection, Lee Cooper takes stylistic notes from the 1950s, featuring rockabilly style and travel-infused prints of vintage luggage stamps and traditional signage. Key pieces include a cotton sun dress with casual pockets and a body-skimming fit, as well as the classic indigo polka dot shirt which perfectly matches a mid wash slim jean for a quintessential Lee Cooper look.

The new denim fits include a tapered skinny carrot with topstitching on the leg, and a cropped low rise straight fit. A cherry red cropped slim jean provides a pop against a classic leather bomber jacket, and the denim Bermuda short, slim fitted on the leg in a light used wash is key for high summer.

Men’s 
- The men’s collection has a hint of rebel, and prints are influenced by gig posters, British signage, traveling side shows and vintage tattoos. Lee Cooper’s workwear heritage is present through styling such as functional utility pockets on shorts and jackets, and hues of blue throughout the collection. The perennial leather biker jacket is a key piece for Lee Cooper SS13, personifying the brand’s rock and roll heritage. Other classic British outerwear styles are the men’s Harrington bomber jacket, and the utility 4 pocket field coat on washed cotton twill.

For men, the new fits for the season include a pleated slack carrot fit chino/jean hybrid and a relaxed cropped leg denim jean with integrated storage pocket on the back yoke. Colour is prominent, with rich earthy tones and worn in ecru highlighting the men’s denim.


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