THERE IS NO DOUBT THE EGYPTIANS DID THE WORLD A GREAT FAVOUR WHEN THEY INVENTED THE UMBRELLA MORE THAN 3400 YEARS AGO. BUT THERE IS ALSO NO QUESTION THAT THE UMBRELLA AS WE KNOW IT NOW IS FAR FROM PERFECT – WE ALL HAVE OUR STORIES OF UMBRELLA FAILURES.
SO WHEN IN 2004, OUR FOUNDER AND CREATIVE MASTERMIND GERWIN HOOGENDOORN HAD THREE OF HIS UMBRELLAS BREAK DOWN WITHIN A WEEK, HE DECIDED TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT: THE UMBRELLA WAS IN DIRE NEED OF AN UPGRADE.
TWO YEARS LATER SENZ° WAS BORN WITH A PROMISE: YES, SENZ° UMBRELLAS DON’T TURN INSIDE OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE STORM PROOF UP TO 100KM/H. AND YES, THEY FEATURE SPECIAL EYESAVERS TO PROTECT OUR FELLOW PEDESTRIANS. AND YES, THEY ARE DESIGNED IN A UNIQUE SHAPE THAT WILL KEEP YOU DRY FROM HEAD TO TOE.
NOW THAT WE HAVE MASTERED THE TECHNOLOGY, WE FEEL IT’S TIME TO ADD EXTRA STYLE, SINCE WE BELIEVE AN UMBRELLA SHOULD BE A STATEMENT: WITH SENZ⁶, WE PROUDLY INTRODUCE OUR NEW LINE THAT COMBINES THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE ORIGINAL SENZ° STORM UMBRELLAS WITH EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS BY FASHION AND TEXTILE DESIGNERS.
BECAUSE TO US, ONLY PERFECT MAKES SENZ°.
SESSÙN
FRANCE
PNOWOTNY@IC.VKN.DE
WWW.SESSUN.COM
CEO EMMA FRANÇOIS
DESIGNER EMMA FRANÇOIS
PR PHILIPPE NOWOTNY PN DISTRIBUTION GMBH
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THE FORMER ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENT FROM COULD HAVE BECOME A RESEARCHER OR AN ARCHAEOLOGIST, FOR THE INTENSE PLEASURE OF DISCOVERY. IN THE END THE THINGS SHE SAW AND THE PEOPLE SHE MET ON HER TRAVELS LED HER TO PRINT HER MEMORIES OF SEVERAL ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS ONTO OUR CONTEMPORARY FABRICS.
IT WAS IN SOUTH AMERICA THAT EMMA FRANÇOIS FELT THE TURNING POINT WHICH FORESHADOWED A VOCATION. IT WAS WHEN SHE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WHO WEAVE, EMBROIDER, SEW AND MAKE THINGS, DRAWING UNQUESTIONINGLY ON A HERITAGE OF TECHNIQUES AND KNOW-HOW, THAT SHE FINALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT SHE HAD TO DO AND FOUND HER OWN WAY, ESTABLISHING SESSUN IN 1995.
SESSUN IS A WORLD OF ITS OWN… POETIC, CROSS-SECTIONAL, CONFIDENTIAL… SESSUN IS A WAY OF LIVING. SESSUN CLOTHES ARE FEMININE AND TIMELESS WITH PREPPY INFLUENCES AND PERFECT CUTS THAT PRODUCE A SMART CASUAL LOOK WITH A COOL ATTITUDE. SESSUN REINTERPRETS THE CLASSIC, WITH OVERSIZED MASCULINE SHAPES AND DELICATE FEMININE SILHOUETTES BUT ABOVE ALL ALWAYS REMAINS TRUE TO ITSELF.
SILENT BLESSED
TURKEY
INFO@SILENTBLESSED.COM
WWW.SILENTBLESSED.COM
CEO SUAT TUTAR, TOLGA TEPEGOZ
DESIGNER SUAT TUTAR
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SILENT BLESSED BORN IN ISTANBUL AND RELEASED IN A CURRENT VISION OF URBAN.
THE BRAND IS GENERATED AROUND THE IDEA OF DIGITILIAZING STREET LANGUAGE WITH AN ECLECTIC TOUCH.
EVERY PRODUCT IS PART OF THIS IDEA THAT IS ADAPTED FROM SEASON TO SEASON WITH EPISODES.
THE RESULT IS A CLEVER AND EXPERIMENTAL BRAND EMBRACING THE “NOW”.
SNEAKY BRAND
UK
TAZ@ICHIBANCLOTHING.COM
WWW.THESNEAKYSTORE.COM
CEO KEVIN LEE
DESIGNER TAZ TOMA
PR KEV@ICHIBANCLOTHING.COM
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WE ARE LIKE YOU. WE LOVE KICKS! WE HATE WHEN THEY GET DIRTY, SO WE WANT TO LOOK AFTER THEM. WE WANT TO CLEAN, PROTECT AND STORE THEM. WE WANT HIGH QUALITY AND GREAT VALUE. WE ARE SNEAKY BRAND.
SNEAKY STEVE
SWEDEN
MANS@FDIVISION.COM
WWW.SNEAKYSTEVE.COM
CEO MANS MANSSON
DESIGNER SARA-LOTTA CEDERWALL
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THE BRAND SNEAKY STEVE WAS BORN BASED ON A TRUE WILL
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND TO CHALLENGE THE TRADITIONAL
FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY. THE FIRST SAMPLES LANDED AT THE
OFFICE IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN 2007, STRONGLY INSPIRED
FROM THE SNEAKERS WORLD, BUT DIFFERENT. AFTER THE LAUNCH
THE SAME YEAR THE CREW BEHIND THE SNEAKY STEVE BRAND
EXPERIENCED AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR THE PRODUCTS FROM
CONSUMERS (OR WE LIKE TO CALL THEM FRIENDS) STRONGLY
INFLUENCED BY THE URBAN CULTURE OF GOTHENBURG.
SIX YEARS LATER SNEAKY STEVE HAS GROWN IN TO A FULL
SCALE FOOTWEAR BRAND WITH GENUINE LEATHER BOOTS,
HYBRIDS BETWEEN SNEAKERS AND TRADITIONAL MEN'S SHOES
AND OF COURSE, STILL SNEAKERS. OUR PRODUCTS ARE TODAY
TO BE FOUND IN COUNTRIES LIKE SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK,
RUSSIA, GERMANY, THAILAND, ISRAEL, KOREA, USA.
SOULLAND
DENMARK
JACOB@SOULLAND.COM
WWW.SOULLAND.COM
CEO JACOB KAMPP BERLINER
DESIGNER SILAS ADLER
PR KAY@SANECOMMUNICATIONS.COM
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SOULLAND’S HEAD DESIGNER, SILAS ADLER, FOUNDED SOULLAND IN 2002. THE OTHER FACE OF SOULLAND IS CO-OWNER JACOB KAMPP BERLINER, CEO AND HEAD OF SALES.
SOULLAND’S DESIGN AESTHETIC IS ROOTED IN TRADITIONAL SCANDINAVIAN CRAFTSMASHIP AND REINTERPRETED WITH A PRESENT-DAY AESTHETIC. ALL SOULLAND ITEMS ARE PRODUCED IN THE EU, AND OUR HATS ARE HANDMADE IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.
WITH SHOWS AT THE COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK AND PRESENTATIONS DURING THE PARIS MEN’S FASHION WEEK, SOULLAND HAS RECEIVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM FROM BOTH THE DANISH AND INTERNATIONAL FASHION COMMUNITIES.
SPERRY
USA
ANDY.LANG@WWWINC.COM
WWW.SPERRY.COM
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IT WAS A SIMPLE INVENTION BORN OF NECESSITY.
OUR FOUNDER, PAUL SPERRY, WAS AN AVID SAILOR WITH A PASSION FOR ADVENTURE. HE WAS AN INVENTOR, AN INTREPID EXPLORER. AN INDEPENDENT SPIRIT ENAMORED WITH THE POWER, FREEDOM AND UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES OF THE SEA. HE WAS FACED WITH A REAL-‐LIFE PROBLEM THAT STOOD IN THE WAY OF HIS PASSION: HOW TO MAINTAIN TRACTION ON A SLIPPERY BOAT DECK. NO SOLUTION EXISTED IN 1935. PAUL FOUND HIS INSPIRATION FROM HIS BEST FRIEND– HIS DOG PRINCE. NOTICING HOW HE DIDN’T SLIP ON ICE, HE TURNED PRINCE’S PAW OVER TO FIND HUNDREDS OF SMALL CRACKS AND LINES GOING IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THESE BECAME THE INSPIRATION BEHIND HIS INVENTIVE NON-‐SLIP SOLE AND THE WORLD’S FIRST PERFORMANCE BOAT SHOE. IN THAT MOMENT OF INSPIRATION, HE NOT ONLY CREATED AN ICON, HE LAUNCHED A BRAND: THE PERFECT UNION OF AN INVENTIVE IDEA, A MAN, HIS PASSION, AND THE ALLURE OF THE SEA.
SPERRY HAS EVOLVED FROM THE ORIGINAL BOAT SHOE INTO ONE OF THE GREAT, AUTHENTIC LIFESTYLE BRANDS; A RARE BRAND THAT SPANS FASHION AND FUNCTION WITHOUT COMPROMISE.
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