At the recent Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Bugatti wowed auto enthusiasts by putting all six Bugatti Legends editions on display. The French automaker also impressed fashion conscious fans by unveiling the Bugatti Capsule Collection. This lifestyle collection takes cues from the Les Légendes de Bugatti cars.
Comprising of fashion and accessories pieces for men and women, the exclusive six outfits in Bugatti Capsule Collection will only be sold to the self-righteous owners of the respective vehicles. Owners of these special Bugattis can complement their dressing with their car by grabbing leather jackets, pants, T-shirts, gloves, belts, hats, scarves and bags from the collection. Made from premium materials like buffalo, deer, calf and cordovan leather along with precious metals, the tailor-made pieces are asserted to be as exclusive as the sold-out Legends Edition itself. Read on for detailed description of the collection –
Jean-Pierre Wimille Legend outfit celebrates the victory with a stylized drawing of the Le Mans racetrack on the lining of the jacket and also by designing a unique edition T-shirt with a print of the racing goggles typical of the period. The dedication is sealed by the driver’s signature on the top part of the jacket lining and on the T-shirts. The matched set consists of a man’s or woman’s jacket in bi-color buffalo hide with tie-dyed heritage treatment. The silk lining is printed with a background of herringbone carbon fiber. The Jean-Pierre Wimille edition includes a man’s T-shirt in mercerized jersey with all over tie-dyed print, a woman’s T-shirt in tie-dyed effect silk jersey with Swarovski crystal decorated print, driver’s gloves in blue leather, unisex bi-color buffalo hide belt with a striking EB monogram buckle, a tie-dyed effect silk foulard and clutch with EB logo pattern and an exclusive Borsalino bicolor straw hat for men or women.
The distinctive characteristic of Jean Bugatti Legend line is the special workmanship of the jacket with the iconic Bugatti center line of metal rivets inserted in the back. The jacket lining is printed with the Atlantic Type 57 silhouette and Jean Bugatti’s signature. The matched set consists of a man’s and woman’s jacket in black plongé leather with silvery details and mastique and cacao bi-color silk lining. The Jean Bugatti look includes a man’s unique edition T-shirt in black mercerized jersey with the Atlantic Type 57 silhouette printed on the back and the signature on the front, a woman’s unique edition T-shirt with all-over print silk kimono sleeves and a back in silk jersey, leather driver’s gloves in two shades of cacao, and a unisex bi-color plongé leather belt with striking EB monogram buckle in polished aluminium. Further pieces are a silk foulard and a silk clutch in the same light colors as the car interior, with the Atlantic Type 57 silhouette printed in the center and an exclusive Borsalino bicolor straw hat for men or women.
The third line brings Meo Costantini’s career back to life with a jacket lining. The print shows him in the Bugatti speeding towards the finishing line. The Meo Costantini set includes a man’s or woman’s light blue plongé leather jacket with silvery details that recreate the center line in the middle of the back. The Meo Costantini outfit includes a man’s unique edition T-shirt in gray mercerized jersey with the same car print as the jacket lining, a woman’s gray T-shirt with silk kimono sleeves with all-over print on part of the front and a back in silk jersey, light blue/gray leather driver’s gloves and a unisex bicolor plongé leather belt with polished aluminium EB monogram buckle. A silk foulard and a silk clutch in the same light colors as the car interior, with a drawing of the driver in action printed in the center, add to the line as well as an exclusive Borsalino bicolor straw hat for men or women.
The Rembrandt Bugatti Legend set consists of a man’s or woman’s jacket in mastique- and cacao-colored intertwined calfskin with bronze galvanized metal parts. The silk lining is printed all over with a herringbone carbon fiber effect and has the dancing elephant in the center. The Rembrandt Bugatti outfit includes a man’s unique edition T-shirt in dark brown mercerized jersey with the dancing elephant printed on the front, a woman’s brown T-shirt with the dancing elephant on a silk front and a back in silk jersey, leather driver’s gloves in mastique/brown and a unisex bi-color plongé leather belt with striking bronze finish EB monogram buckle. Of course this line also features a silk foulard and a clutch, this time in light beige with the braided leather theme as seen on the car, and an exclusive bi-color Borsalino straw hat for men or women.
Designed for lovers of speed and high performance, the Black Bess set consists of a man’s and woman’s original black deerskin jacket with special gold-plated details and galvanized metal. The silk lining is printed all over in gray and shows Black Bess and Roland Garros’ airplane, an endorsement of the union between speed in the sky and on the road. The Black Bess outfit includes a man’s unique edition T-shirt in gray mercerized jersey with a one-color print, a woman’s T-shirt with black silk front, one-color print and Swarovski crystal details, and a back in silk jersey, black leather driver’s gloves and a unisex one-color plongé leather belt with gold-finish EB monogram buckle. A red silk foulard and a clutch with printed artwork, as well as a special Borsalino black straw hat with gold details for men or women, are other striking pieces of this line.
Ettore Bugatti Legend set boasts of a jacket enhanced with the dancing elephant, Ettore Bugatti’s legendary signature and the EB monogram on the inside. The matched set consists of a man’s and woman’s jacket in hand-brushed brown cordovan leather with fine details in blue, the ever-present color that identifies the brand. The lining is in blue silk with all-over carbon fiber print. The Ettore Bugatti outfit includes a man’s unique edition T-shirt in blue mercerized jersey with placed print and a one-color drawing on the front, a woman’s blue silk T-shirt with one-color print and Swarovski crystal details on the front and a back in silk jersey, brown/blue leather driver’s gloves and a unisex cordovan leather belt with blue interior and silver-finish EB monogram buckle. A foulard and a clutch in brown/blue silk with a dedicated print and a special Borsalino hat make this line complete.
