Mackintosh teams up with Maison Michel for collaborative collection

British heritage brand Mackintosh has teamed up with Maison Michel Paris to design a exclusive collection of headwear. The collaborative collection, which brings together Mackintosh's signature style aesthetics with the Chanel-owned milliner's sophisticated touch.

"Maison Michel was an obvious choice for us as they are a master of craftsmanship of hats, as well as being at the forefront of fashion and innovative design," said Sophie Wright, special projects manager at Mackintosh, to British Vogue. "We felt that we share a very similar outlook on growing and developing our heritage brands and we love what Priscilla Royer has brought to Maison Michel as creative director - and of course it's always wonderful to work with a company that is associated with Chanel!"

The resulting collection, named Maison Michel Paris x Mackintosh features three unisex rain-hat styles including a bucket hat, a flap cap as well as a fisherman's hat. Hand-crafted in France from Mackintosh established waterproof rubber bonded cotton fabric, the hats are finished by hand in Scotland.

"We are starting to expand our offering in to different categories, and we of course want to ensure that every garment or accessory under the Mackintosh brand is made with equal quality and care as our coats are," said Wright. "Collaborating with Maison Michel ensures this, while also bringing a sense of fun and introducing our, previously more heritage associated brand, to a younger and more fashion forward audience."

The collaborative collection Maison Michel Paris X Mackintosh is set to launch this month in selected stores.

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