An extraordinary suitcase that recently found its way into the Globe-Trotter archive provided the inspiration for the spring/summer 2017 Collection launched at London Fashion Week.
The unassuming exterior of the original 1960s trunk belies the captivating secret concealed within. An intriguing collection of more than 50 travel stickers from around the world.
From Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires to Singapore and Tokyo, from Rome to Beirut and Honolulu and New York, the case travelled the world with its owner, Hilary Farish, a BOAC air stewardess 1960-69.
| Hilary Farish at the Globe-Trotter spring/summer 2017 launch |
Globe-Trotter's designer, Charlotte Seddon has taken strong angular shapes from the midcentury graphics on the stickers and reinterpreted them as contemporary bags and accessories in fresh, summery tones of Desert Rose, Marine, Clay Grey and Peony.
The stickers also appear as suitcase and bag linings and as leather patches and hand-appliqued onto passport sleeves and folios. Each pieces evokes the glamour and excitement of travelling the world and discovering exotic, far-flung places during what was the golden age of air travel.
Encompassing luggage, bags and accessories all of which are handcrafted in Hertfordshire, England, the collection will be available online and in-store from February next year.
