Equipment (clothing brand)

Fashion label based in Los Angeles, California

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]

## History

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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

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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

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

## Campaigns

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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]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Investment fund buys majority stake in Joie, Equipment and Current/Elliott". FashionMag.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
2. ^ a b 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.
5. ^ Ana Colon (20 April 2015). "Diane Kruger Leopard Print Shirtdress Coachella Outfit". Refinery29.
6. ^ "Anne Hathaway In Saint Laurent, Equipment & Osman - 'The Intern' Promo Tour - Red Carpet Fashion Awards". Red Carpet Fashion Awards. 23 September 2015.
7. ^ "Exclusive Look: Equipment's First Store in Decades". ELLE. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
8. ^ "Garance Doré shoots for Equipment: behind the scenes". Vogue.com.au. 2012-09-10. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
9. ^ Cohn, Alison S. (2015-07-22). "Shopping Events and Sales Happening This Week in New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
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.
15. ^ "Top 10 Campaigns of the Season". The Business of Fashion. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
16. ^ Lidbury, Olivia (6 January 2016). "A make-up free Kate Moss heads to Mustique with Daria Werbowy for new campaign". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
17. ^ "Kate Moss goes barefaced for new intimate ad campaign". www.glamourmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
18. ^ "Kate Moss and Daria Werbowy Stun in Equipment's S/S 2016 Campaign". WhoWhatWear. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-04-07.

## External links

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* Equipment \- Official website

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