The Collection

Dunhill

Revealed in a palatial English townhouse in London’s Westminster, Dunhill showcased their finest collection to date and remained true to the brand’s innate passion for the man on the road.
Entitled ‘Escape’, the SS15 line projected a fresh and youthful character, with its elegant tailoring, printed resort wear, hero driving coats/trenches and road-ready holdalls.
Key features of the collection included swim shorts and aloha-inspired shirting, detailed with botanical and seaweed prints taken from the sketches of Victorian botanists. This debut foray into print gave the collection instant contemporary weight.
Further highlights included an unstructured silk suit reworked from an original archive design, which evoked the spirit of the Edwardian gentleman on the Grand Tour, and spacious holdalls hand-crafted from bridle leather and linen in the brand’s Walthamstow workshop.
Colours were an intelligent homage to summer, with English mustard, Indian yellow, Wellington green, blossom pink, brick red and drawing room blue all part of the mix, as Creative Director John Ray explained: “This season’s hues are a vibrant palette of British pastoral and coastal shades, evocative of long lazy days spent in the country or by the sea.”
Summing up the essence of the Escape collection and the spirit of the Dunhill brand, Ray added: “In my continuing journey to define the very essence of British style, and in pursuit of why that style resonates around the world, I have explored the inimitable spirit of the British gentleman: his innovation, charm, wit, self-assurance and determination.”

Dunhill SS15: The Collection