Thursday, 24 September 2015

Paul & Shark takes care of travellers

Luxury sportswear brand Paul & Shark, which recently supported the vintage sailing event Monaco Classic Week, wants men to “travel easy” with its new Spring/Summer 2016 collection. The new Travel Easy Care collection from the Smart Casual line draws on its traditional Made in Italy craftsmanship and fabric innovation, combining a casual, elegant look with fabric that makes it stand up to the pressures of packing and long journeys.

A look from Paul & Shark's Smart Casual line

Crease-free fabrics from dawn till dusk

The range includes coats, gilets, shirts and trousers, created using a special treatment that softens the fabric and makes it easier to care for. More importantly, the garments are crease-free from dawn till dusk.

Travel retail director Catherine Bonelli enthused: “As our travel retail distribution continues to grow globally, it is vital that each new collection continues to wow and shows off the quality and uniqueness of Paul & Shark. This year we have definitely achieved this and I am confident that the Travel Easy Care line will stand out as a must-have essential item.”

Alongside the Smart Casual line, Paul & Shark will be featuring its core Sportswear line. With a broad colour palette ranging from classic whites and blues, to bolder limes and fuchsias, the brand’s heritage is transformed into a range of stylish, modern garments. Key pieces include a rubber-coated linen double-breasted jacket, a classic Vichy print windbreaker, and a polyester and nylon 3D mesh jacket.

The Luxury Collection is described by the brand as a lavish range featuring high-quality materials, such as cashmere and silk, combined with expert craftsmanship. Designed for the most demanding of travellers, this collection embraces clean and sophisticated lines along with more traditional colours of blue and dark brown. Jackets are the stars of this line, with leather and cotton or cashmere and silk offerings that include technical details such as laser perforations. All knitwear is 100% silk, while the shirts are made from piqué cotton and the trousers from supima, the world's finest cotton. 

During the TFWA World Exhibition in October, personalisation will feature on the Paul & Shark stand with its embroidery offering. Showing its ability to customise, an intricate tooling machine will allow Paul & Shark to embroider a name or message of choice on the items offered.

Said Bonelli:  “Our tooling machines take up so little space that they are easily incorporated into our stores, giving us a real uniqueness. It’s a tool that can easily be incorporated into airport retail and we are about to announce an activation with a key operator this summer.”