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Crafted Society to exhibit quiet luxury ss24 collection at Pitti Uomo and Premium tradeshows

Crafted Society, the Amsterdam based luxury brand, set up to honour and celebrate the master Italian makers behind their luxurious sneakers, bags, hats and cashmere accessories is moving into the wholesale arena and will be showing their SS24 sneaker and accessories collection at the upcoming Pitti Uomo, in Florence June 13-16, and at Premium in...

Retail

Luxury label Crafted Society launches subscription service

Amsterdam-based luxury fashion label Crafted Society has launched a subscription service. The new service comes in the form of two subscriptions: ‘The Crafted Society Club’ costs 120 euros per year, or 12 euros per month, and sees shoppers receive a 40 percent personal discount on the entire collection all year round and early access to new...

Podcast

Podcast: A look back at Eleanor Lambert's life and role in making NYC a fashion capital

Eleanor Lambert was an American fashion publicist. She was instrumental in pushing New York City in becoming a major fashion capital during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. We have her to thank for the International Best Dressed List, the Coty Fashion Critics’ Award (which later became the C.F.D.A. Awards), and New York Fashion Week. During this...

Podcast

Podcast: Co-founder of Crafted society discusses preserving authentic craftmanship

In this episode of Disruptors for Good, founder of Causeartist, Grant Trahant speaks with Martin Johnston, Co-founder of Crafted Society. This podcast goes into how Crafted Society, an organization that is helping to preserve authentic and traditional craftsmanship, raised over 1 million dollars to disrupt the luxury goods market with...

Business

Anglo-Dutch label Crafted Society gets 1 million EUR investment, plans to open UK store

Crafted Society, the sustainable fashion label founded by husband and wife Martin Johnston and Lise Bonnet, has received more than 1 million euros (0.8 million pounds) from an undisclosed group of private investors from various sectors, according to a press release sent by the company to FashionUnited. The investors now own a 25 percent stake in...

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‘Luxury for Good’: Crafted Society is on a mission to preserve Italian artisanship

”They’re kinda like Robin Hood”. That’s how Marco Cini, owner of artisanal textile company Lanificio Arca in Prato, Italy, defines his new partners, Amsterdam-based Crafted Society. Founded in 2015 by husband and wife Martin Johnston and Lise Bonnet, the luxury label offering apparel and leather goods aims to preserve and promote centuries-old...