Ports 1961 FW20 AD Campaign

PORTS 1961 UNVEILS SPRING/SUMMER 2017 MENSWEAR CAMPAIGN

PORTS 1961 UNVEILS SPRING/SUMMER 2017 MENSWEAR CAMPAIGN

Ports 1961 announce the release of the Spring/Summer 2017 menswear advertising campaign. Photographed by Menswear Creative Director of Ports 1961, Milan Vukmirovic, the campaign features Matthew Noszka.

Less Hate, More Love ... PORTS 1961 SS 17 menswear

PORTS 1961 SPRING-SUMMER 2017 COLLECTION

Less Hate, More Love

What can designers do to defend us in troubled times like these? Reinterpreting the male wardrobe with an excess of gentleness, adding romanticism to military wear, giving a new twist to their decorations, adding flowers and re-embroidering everything with poetry is what Milan Vukmirovic has chosen for the Spring-Summer 2017 of Ports 1961. Fashion not only dresses us but affects us and protects us. It reflects the times and can convey deep messages.

Uniforms have always occupied a privileged place in the fashion pantheon. With Milan Vukmirovic’s fourth collection for Ports 1961, the French artistic director does not restrict himself to lines of perfectly conceived army uniforms on which much contemporary fashion is based. He also appropriates their stripes, insignia, frogs and ceremonial braiding, sensitively transferring these details to jerkins, shirts, sweatshirts and shorts.

This military influence, playfully redefined, is boosted by references to classic sportswear. As part of the collection, a partnership has been signed with Everlast, creating a capsule collection that is distributed exclusively by Ports 1961. The iconic logo of the American brand is reworked in large dimensions on a selection of sports pieces with a new, more pronounced fashion accent.

In parallel with this, abstract flower emblems are also key, appearing layered on raw edge poplin over shirt fronts, in tone-on-tone embroidery on lengthened bomber jackets, and screen-printed to break up the graphic rhythm on sweaters and marinière T-shirts. There are stripes but also jacquards and, above all, the Star Camo design which the fashion house has adopted as its own for four seasons, which adds dynamism to the season in a range that stretches from ecru to black via navy blue and olive green.

The accessories are also part of the celebration. Backpacks and sneakers continue the textile motifs of the ready-to-wear. A new line of objects and small leather goods in smooth leather has the golden signature #LOVE, the hashtag for Spring-Summer 2017, which is also found on the garments, updating the #followme which has characterized previous seasons. 

PORTS 1961 WOMENSWEAR BEE SNEAKERS

PORTS 1961 WOMENSWEAR BEE SNEAKERS 

Available in stores, Ports 1961’s signature women’s Bee Sneaker features its distinctive bow, raw cut, hand-knotted and hand-stitched in order to be uniquely distinctive to the wearer.

The sneakers are available in fabrics and shades to match the season’s garments and

the classic leather and suede colors. They also feature rubber soles for comfort and durability.

Later in June, Ports 1961 will launch a new version of the Bee Sneaker

to headline its upcoming Resort 2017 collection.

Lewis Hamilton Wears PORTS 1961 Menswear

LEWIS HAMILTON AT amfAR'S CINEMA AGAINST AIDS GALA 

Lewis Hamilton wore PORTS 1961 Menswear custom made embroidered tuxedo jacket while attending the amfAR's 23rd Cinema Against AIDS Gala in Cannes, France on Thursday, May 19th 2016.

PORTS 1961 Launches Collaboration with Artist Michael Lau

PORTS 1961 Launches Collaboration with Artist Michael Lau 

 Ports 1961 and Creative Director Milan Vukmirovic, in an intimate event, unveiled the second toy in a series of three designed in collaboration with Hong Kong artist Michael Lau, at the New York City menswear flagship on May 19th 2016. With Michael Lau, the 'Godfather' of the designer toy movement, Ports 1961 released the first figure, the skater, in Hong Kong in May 2015.

Vukmirovic's Spring-Summer 2016 collection has inspired Lau to create a 9-foot tall surfer figure for the second in the series, which features the key themes of the collection including the star camo print, #followme, and Navajo embroidery motifs. Following the unveiling, the sculpture installation will be on view through mid July 2016.

The third and final figure in the series will be revealed in early 2017.

Michael Lau is widely known for his designer toys inspired by street culture, hip-hop and skate culture. Effortlessly cool and masculine, Lau's work is well matched for the forward-thinking approach to menswear that Milan Vukmirovic has brought to Ports 1961.

Ports 1961 AW 16 Womenswear #MilanFashionWeek

PORTS 1961 Creative Director Natasa Cagalj presents

the Autumn/Winter 2016 Women's Collection at Milan Fashion Week.

"Instead of forever hovering above I'd like to feel a

weight grow in me to end the infinity and to tie me

to earth. I'd like, at each step, each gust of wind,

to be able to say 'Now.' 'Now and now' and no

longer 'forever' and 'for eternity.' " Damiel