Fans of Patric Hollington, whose eponymous shop on the Rue Racine in Paris attracts a star-studded artistic and political clientele, will welcome his new catalogue and the fact that his clothes are now available online.
His latest collection celebrates the “good folk” who produce the lovely fabrics for which he is famous, fashioned into his popular Nehru-style jackets and patch-pocket waistcoats. Suppliers include Stefano in Tuscany, “a laconic master-weaver”, who produces the deep blue-black wool and cotton chenille, and others between Turin and Como specialising in soft wool flannels. The winter collection also includes whiskey-coloured Donegal tweeds, and hand-woven silks that seem like tweeds as designed by a Scotsman living in southwest France. Hollington’s signature carpenter and Balzar jackets also reappear in flannel, double-face moleskin and oiled cottons. The collection also offers colourful socks, ties, braces, hats and sweaters. www.hollington.fr