TOP THAT: Elie Saab is adding a glamorous final touch to his fall wardrobe thanks to a hookup with Italian hat specialist Borsalino.
Seen on the designer’s fall runway last March, the Borsalino x Elie Saab Nila felt hat will be available from the e-commerce platforms of both brands and in a selection of retailers worldwide from Wednesday.
It comes in black, white and blush pink felt, with a bejeweled Elie Saab monogram and Borsalino’s golden signature.
The Lebanese designer told WWD in an email that “working with exquisite craftsmanship and prowess to execute such material artistry is simply a creative pleasure,” and he called the collaboration a “wonderful experience.”
The houses shared a common vision of “passion, commitment and dedication toward craftsmanship, in addition to the flash of creative inspiration,” said Borsalino general manager Mauro Baglietto, noting that this capsule collection slotted into the Italian hatmaker’s “strategy of experimentation and innovation.”
Creativity aside, the collaboration was a “a simple broadening of our accessories collection to meet our clientele’s growing wants and desires,” said Elie Saab Jr., the fashion house’s chief executive officer.
Since his 2019 appointment, the executive has been looking to add more accessible products. To wit: Sunglasses, footwear and leather goods are becoming markedly more present on the runway and at retail.
While Saab took cues from the art of the 15th century for the collection’s soft colors and big blooms, the silhouettes shown in March ran from reliable red carpet-ready hits to chic quotidian fare of puffer jackets, blazers and sharp daywear accessorized with a wide range of accessories.
