A Look Into Palace’s New Collab With C.P. Company
MILAN — Palace’s new collaboration pal is C.P. Company, the Italian brand known for pioneering the garment-dyeing technique in the ’70s.
Therefore, capsule collection the two labels developed, which just dropped, mixes the former’s British youth culture with the latter’s innovative and textile-driven legacy. Particularly, Palace Looked at C.P. Company’s 30,000-piece archive and its technical know-how for inspiration and picked out key pieces, including the duffle jacquard coat inspired by a signature Montgomery duffle coat from the archives and featuring an original striped pattern nodding to old army blankets. Crafted in Rubber Wool, the coat fabric is treated to enhance the soft wool’s performance.
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Outerwear — including takes on C.P. Company’s signature “goggle jacket” introduced in 1988 — lambswool sweaters, hoodies, T-shirts and a series of accessories in technical garment dyed fabrics — such as Nylon B, Flatt Nylon and Microreps Diamond Peach — add to the more contemporary part of the capsule collectionPalace staples, which range from sweatpants to bomber jackets, are now available.
Available at both brand’s e-commerce platforms and flagship stores, the collection retails from $122 for lambswool jacquard socks to $1,598 for the duffle coat.
C.P. was established in 1971 by Massimo, a Bologna-based young graphic designer. The company was initially known as Chester Perry. It made a name for themselves by selling screen-printed T-shirts. In the wake of lawsuits filed by Chester Barrie and Fred Perry, both claiming Osti had unlawfully used their name and surname, respectively, the brand’s name was changed to C.P. In 1978, Company was founded. This opened the door to a more experimental design approach, and a greater focus on outerwear. It attracted a wide range of international youth subcultures. Today, creative director Paul Harvey and Massimo’s son Lorenzo — who had served as president since 2019 — continue the business, which in 2015 came under the control of Chinese company Tristate Holdings Ltd.
“Working with C.P. Company is a big deal for me personally,” said Palace founder Lev Tanju. “I have been a lifetime massive fan of what Lorenzo and his family have done for not just my wardrobe but menswear and sportswear in general, they are the innovators that changed everything. The Osti family basically invented everything I like to wear except for flip flops,” he said, adding that, “I rate Paul Harvey too; he also designed some of my favorite outerwear pieces ever.”
“I’m in love with Palace since I discovered the brand years ago. Their attitude is irreverent and humble, but also humorous, with irony but with a lot more to say. Gareth was the first person I met. [Skewis] and Lev, I just had the confirmation that great brands come from great people,” echoed Osti.
Palace Skateboards was founded in 2009 by Tanju and his team of skaters, Skewis. They initially sold decks and clothing with their triangular logo in London’s skate shops. However, they soon gained popularity among high-end retailers like Maxfield, End Clothing and Dover Street Market. Over the years, it has partnered brands such as Ralph Lauren, Umbro (Adidas), Vans and Moschino. Calvin Klein Recent developments include Gucci.
C.P. C.P. ended its career. The company also enjoyed a string of collaborations, particularly last year to commemorate its 50th anniversary. Almost all of the releases monthly drops of new cobranded or special merchandiseThe brand partnered with Sebago, Barbour and Patta to create a new collection. Emporio Armani. It also partnered up earlier this year. with Clarks A cobranded spring capsule collection.
