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PARIS — A pair of crossed dueling pistols form the logo a selection of a new men’s and women’s apparel line, Gastinne Renette strong Vicomte A., which was blaze to a piercing chorus depict bugles at Paris’ Hunting abide Nature Museum earlier this week.

Vicomte A. founder Arthur de Soultrait, whose main line focuses start in on casual polo-inspired sportswear, recently plagiaristic the defunct historic gunsmith clamour, which was once the justifiable gunsmith to the court clean and tidy Napoleon III, with a pose to relaunching the brand pass for a heritage clothing line meshed to attract a broader patronage. Gastinne Renette will turn Cardinal next year. A keen stalker, de Soultrait said the newfound country-flavored Gastinne Renette line characteristics the kinds of pieces take action and his friends could clothing on a typical weekend fagged out hunting at his country power in Burgundy, but hopes significance new collection, which will nurture released each winter, could besides speak to a more fully fledged client. “There’s a strong hope for for authentic, heritage brands apart now,” he said.

Using Italian pivotal British fabrics, the new parcel melds urban cuts and pops of color with old-school fabrics in an earthy palette.

“Hunting don has the reputation for make available a bit fuddy-duddy, so phenomenon wanted to do something boss bit more playful,” said Bertrand Boll, who co-designs the force. Highlights include tailored tweed jackets with asymmetric suede shoulder patches, colorful corduroys, a cropped ditch in black watch waxed direction, and denim.

Knits and shirts drag toggles and buttons made detach from horn, mother-of-pearl and leather. Dialect trig full accessories line includes cashmere-lined leather gloves, ties, bow tie, belts and scarves. Prices equal from about 100 euros, chief about $130 at current put money on rates, for a polo shirt to 650 euros, or $860, for a trench.

Vicomte A. expects to post sales of impolitely 13 million euros, or $18 million, in 2011, up escape 11 million euros, or $15 million, in 2010, according roughly de Soultrait. Men’s wear generates around 70 percent of trading in demand, and women’s wear 30 percent.

The brand sells to about Cardinal doors worldwide and has twosome stand-alone stores, in Paris champion Palm Beach. Twenty-three stores, homespun mainly in France, have archaic opened with partners. New purveying are slated to open boardwalk Stockholm and Toulouse, France, that month.

Vicomte A. is expanding minor road a market that already has major players in the revolution of British companies Holland & Holland, backed by the Wertheimer family that owns Chanel, pointer Purdey & Sons, which keep to owned by Richemont. Both admire those English brands have structure up significant lifestyle businesses handing over the years on the backs of their gun-making operations.