The Art of Design Issue 27 2017 | Page 104

104 ‘Breaking the Rules in Style’, we talk to pioneering beachwear brand 209 Mare 1. Style or substance? The utility of the interior towel lining and the inconspicuous exterior materials make it uniquely functional and elegant at the same time. Always Style. 2. I’ve always been a bathrobe aficionado – tell me Essentially I thought to myself, what would James Bond wear at a beach club... about your inspiration for the Beach Blazer. 3. I wanted to create a garment that would widen the range of It stands for a date- 20.9.2015, its a day on which I had a life changing sophistication for a mans summer wardrobe. I always thought that accident. I decided to use this as second chance at pursuing my lifelong bathrobes had an incredibly aesthetic pattern, as the waist belt and dream of starting my own fashion label. Since its beachwear related and rounded shawl lapel accentuate a mans torso- so I thought, why made in Italy, Mare seemed fitting after the “209”. don’t we bring the concept of the bathrobe on the street in a more sophisticated version. Where does the name 209 Mare come from?