AUSPICIOUS STYLE

Exclusive Chinese New Year collections to usher in the Year of the Rat with a touch of luxe

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Creative director Alessandro Michele celebrates the Year of the Mouse with a dedicated collection featuring Walt Disney’s True Original Mickey Mouse, alongside many of the house motifs in a humorous, vintage spirit. Key to the collection is a new material: the Mini GG Supreme canvas with Mickey Mouse print, a beige and ebony fabric that features a vintage Mini GG pattern with Mickey Mouse playfully applied to it in varying scale. This print has been introduced in reference to a House fabric from the ‘80s, and the original design, colour and look has been reproduced with high-definition digital printing. A protective coating and embossing give the appearance and texture of linen.

For men, there are classic wallets and a pouch. Matching iPhone covers come in different sizes for different models of phone. For luggage, the cartoon character is rendered as a small-sized allover pattern on the Mini GG background. There are two sizes of backpack, a double shoulder tote, a top handle tote, a round shoulder bag and a belt bag, all of which are in the Mini GG Supreme Mickey fabric, with ochre leather trim, constructed with beige cotton internal lining. There are also soft and rigid luggage sets in the same fabric, including trolley cases. The Ace sneaker is presented in the same material with a larger single Mickey, who is also featured throughout the menswear collection, amidst colourful prints, embroidered patches, and jacquard motifs, combined with House designs like the vintage Mini GG print, the star pattern and the Interlocking G jacquard stripe.