COSTUME NATIONAL SPRING 2014

Coming soon to Butch Blum, the Spring 2014 collection from Ennio Capasa's award-winning line Costume National - available exclusively in Seattle at Butch Blum.

COSTUME NATIONAL - SELECTIONS FOR FW '14

Ittierre S.p.A. may not be doing well, but Costume National has passed the transition with flying colors! Check out these amazing styles we selected for the F/W 2014 buy!

ITTIERRE'S TROUBLED TIMES

Italian fashion magnate Ittierre S.p.A has been facing financial woes off and on for the past few years, but 2014 could signal the end of the company.  Ittierre S.p.A. has had licenses with a wide variety of designers including Versace, D&G, Balmain, and two of our favorites - Jean-Paul Gaultier and Costume National.   Costume national severed ties with Ittierre last fall (their diffusion label "C'n'C" is still produced by Ittierre). While Jean-Paul Gaultier ended his contract for the Pret-a-porter women's collection in 2012, he also signed agreements in 2012 for a new streetwear label for men and women, to be launched Spring 2014.  With the current bankruptcy situation it is unclear whether they will be able to fulfill the contract.

5 REASONS YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS SCARF AND SKIRT

Silk/wool burnout scarf - Faliero Sarti - $545
Leather detail wool circle skirt - Costume National - $565

Why you should buy a Flocked scarf or leather trim black skirt

• Flocking is "IT" this season - show you have some attention to fashion.
• If you are buying an expensive scarf, best to buy in neutrals to maximize wearability.....the old 'cost per wearing' thing...
• Leather trim on waist of skirt shows the motorcycle side of you!
• You can never have too many black (whatever)'s...
• A black and white party is always on the horizon...

INTRODUCING COSTUME NATIONAL THIS FALL

 This coming Fall 2013 season, we are excited to introduce the women's collection from Costume National to the Butch Blum mix. Founded in 1986, Costume National is designed by Ennio Capasa, a former associate designer at Yohji Yamamoto, who specializes in chic, minimal design with its own sense of quirkiness and whimsy. The collection for FW 13 emphasizes minimal simplicity, favoring achromatic (mostly black) looks in luxury fabrics like silk, viscose, leather, and cashmere.