The Dartmouth

This is the Dartmouth Coat...where do we start- Fox Bros. wool tweed, fur lined hood, fully reversible (French camo reverse) Two full length waterproof zip pockets. 

Beautifully cut, expertly crafted. Designed in Britain, manufactured in Italy. 

These are the ingredients for THE perfect coat for the season. Get your hands on one in our shop here:

www.griffin-studio.com

Sneak peek at A/W 11...

We are now in the process of working on Autumn/Winter 2011 and Jeff is out at the Italian factory right now. Although it seems like a long way off, we wanted to show a sneaky peek at what Jeff is working on. This jacket is of a Goretex-like high-end Italian cotton fabric, tailored together in a non-stitch way. We love it, but what do you think?

The machinists all are at work on Dries and Dior at the moment...

A Unique Opportunity....

This season Jeff has been working on a very special Parka Coat for the spring/summer 11 collection - a design Griffin is know for and Jeff's favourite military piece (he even named his son after it). This is a fantastic design that we have decided to offer exclusively to our Griffin Online Customers on a made to order basis months before the spring/summer 11 collection even goes on sale. This coat will not be going into any stores and is an exclusive opportunity for our most loyal customers to take advantage of.

Firstly, let me tell you a little bit about the coat, it is made from a paper like fabric developed by Italian mill Limonta - the industry's best mill for technical fabrics and in particularly nylons. It is a full length oversized parka coat finishing just bellow the knee and taken from an original U.S. Military Parka. The Pocket Parka features the traditional A-line silhouette and fishtail hem with more swing added to the back of the coat and fitted with a drawstring at the waist to adjust the fit. The sleeves have been heavily considered and ergonomically designed, featuring tucks at the elbow to add shape and allow for plenty of movement. It is a fully reversible design, giving you two jackets in one, white on one side and black on the other with two different pocket features and two different looks to the coat depending on which way it is worn. The contrasting buttons and large bellow pockets take inspiration from the original military parka, the coat is also fitted with a high neck, sculpted hood . Manufactured in Italy - this is an extremely Limited Edition piece being offered purely on a made to order basis.

This is the first time we have offered our customers to order ahead of the season, our factory upon receiving your order will take around 8 weeks to manufacture the coat, unfortunately due to manufacturing schedule we can only offer this exclusive opportunity for the next 7 days so our factory can begin cutting and have your order with you by christmas. As we are offering this coat directly to our customers we are able to offer a massive cut in the traditional retail price of this jacket at just £465 (if traditionally marked up to it's full potential this jacket would retail at £715). We would require a deposit of £50 to secure your order in advance with the remaining amount paid once the coat arrives with us at the studio and before dispatch.

If you have any questions or would like anymore information please e-mail nicole@griffin-studio.com and if you haven't already, check out the new a/w 10 collection which is now in store.... www.griffin-studio.com/shop

Why 'Made in Italy'?

By now you've probably noticed the phrase 'Made in Italy' in our product descriptions, but we thought we should probably elaborate a little more on that.... So we've put a short film together that goes behind the scenes at our Italian factories, tracing our production path from the spinning of the cotton, to the dying, right through to the final press. To watch the video and find out more about this, visit our website or youtube channel...

Made in Italy..

This week l have been in our factory working on any changes for Autumn winter 010 and also checking out the new laser equipment for our spring Summer collection 2011..

Milan.. Loved this glasshouse!

How great is this, Anna Lisa is a talent... its more than flowers in the city... Enter her world.

Flò fiori | Via Saragozza 29 | Bologna | tel. 051 585096

Opening soon Flò chiosco | Via San Felice | Bologna

Spring/Summer 10 Collection - Now Online

As Jeff pursues A/W 10 samples in Italy we launch the Spring/Summer 10 collection at the Griffin Online Store. Now available to pre order are the first arrivals from the new collection. As the machinists finish up in Italy we are offering customers the opportunity to pre order pieces from the new collection to guarantee them a piece from the limited edition styles.


Visit the Griffin Online Store to view the new styles and let us know what you think by posting your thoughts below.



We've had some great feedback from the press already, check out the feature on Highsnobiety....http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/2010/02/04/griffin-springsummer-2010-collection/