Equipment (clothing brand)

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Equipment is a fashion label currently based in Los Angeles, California. Originally launched in 1976 by Christian Restoin, husband of former Vogue Paris Editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld, the brand is currently carried in over 60 countries and 600 retail doors, including two Equipment retail stores. [1] [2]

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History

Christian Restoin launched the brand in 1976. Restoin left the brand in 1998. [2]

Equipment was re-launched in 2010 by Serge Azria, the older brother of Max Azria, head of the BCBG Max Azria Group empire, [3] and has since been spotted on celebrities such as Kate Bosworth, [4] Diane Kruger, [5] and Anne Hathaway. [6]

The brand is currently headquartered in Los Angeles, operating under the parent company, The Collected Group, LLC, along with contemporary brands, Joie and Current/Elliott. [1]

Retail

Equipment opened its first freestanding flagship location in New York's Soho neighborhood in December 2012, followed by a West Coast location in West Hollywood's Melrose Place shopping district. [7]

Collaborations

Notable brand collaborators include Los Angeles-based accessories designer, Clare Vivier, and French illustrator/influencer, Garance Doré. [8] [9] [10]

Campaigns

In 2013, Equipment partnered with Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince of The Kills. [11] [12] [13]

In Fall 2014, Equipment partnered with model/photographer Daria Werbowy, giving her creative freedom to shoot and model in the brand's next three advertising campaigns. [14]

In 2016, Equipment enlisted Daria Werbowy to photograph Kate Moss for Equipment's Spring advertising campaign. [15] [16] [17] [18]

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  2. 1 2 Jessica Iredale (16 September 2009). "Getting Equipped: Christian Restoin's Label Returns". WWD.
  3. ↑ "Vogue gets shirty with Equipment's Serge Azria". Vogue.com.au. 2011-03-08. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  4. ↑ Michelle Scanga (25 April 2015). "Meet the Simple White Blouse That's Having a Major Moment". WhoWhatWear. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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  6. ↑ "Anne Hathaway In Saint Laurent, Equipment & Osman - 'The Intern' Promo Tour - Red Carpet Fashion Awards". Red Carpet Fashion Awards. 23 September 2015.
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  10. ↑ "We're Obsessed: Clare Vivier x Equipment". Harper's BAZAAR. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  11. ↑ "Equipment Celebrates Its Collaboration with the Kills". Vogue. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  12. ↑ "Exclusive: The Kills Return to Equipment for the Label's Fall 2013 Campaign". ELLE. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  13. ↑ "Equipment Kills It (Literally) With Its Latest Campaign". Refinery29. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  14. ↑ "Exclusive: Daria Werbowy Shoots and Stars in Equipment's New Selfie Campaign". Vogue. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
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