Tag: Bomberjacket

Every once in a while a collection feels like a new beginning, a step forward that is not just a continuation of what has been before but a manifestation of what is to come.. and this Collection, Fall/Winter 2017, holds a very special special place in my heart. The preceding two had been the most successful since our beginnings, and we were visible in a way we had never been before. This, in turn, made me feel like anything was possible, a sort of euphoric sense of inspiration that just seemed to propel me forward. In hindsight there were too many ideas, and not all of it was necessarily easy, but it was impossible to not let myself get caught up in the wave of excitement we all felt.

2 days before the presentation of the Fall/ Winter 2016 Collection I decided to add a Bomber Jacket to the looks.. I had an idea of making a ‘double- breasted’ Bomber, inspired by a jacket used for fencing. To try out the idea I took my old Alpha Industries Bomber and cut out the front panel, replacing it with a piece of beige wool I had left over. I liked it so much that I decided to just put it into the show as it was , making versions in blue ( with red wool) and black . I also added a coat version. After the show every single store wanted to order these, so we started selling them without having any idea how to produce, seeing as it was made with an original Bomber jacket from Alpha Industries. I had no other choice but to call them and tell them what I had been doing, it turned out they had seen photos and wondered what this was all about- and a collaboration was born. I have since made a new version with the Bomber every season , but that first one, called the LUTZ BOMBER, is still so special to me.