Belstaff
English company founded in 1924 by Harry Grosberg in Stoke on Kent, in Staffordshire. It produces waterproof clothing. It uses only Wax Cotton, which is an Egyptian cotton processed with natural oils that let it breathe easily and is still waterproof. The firm has always specialized in the production of technical garments for motorcyclists. It is a matter of record that a Belstaff jacket was worn by Lawrence of Arabia in the years of his final return to England, and also by Che Guevara and Arthur Miller.
The firm’s 75th anniversary signals a strong return to the American market by a brand considered the most long-established in clothing for bikers, together with Harley Davidson.
Belstaff introduces Sportwool, a new thermal insulating fabric which protects from abrasions in case of a fall.
The English company belongs to the Clothing Company group and joins the world of cinema, creating, in collaboration with the Hollywood costume designer Sandy Powell, an ad hoc Collection for the film The Aviator by Martin Scorsese, whose star is Leonardo Di Caprio.
It makes a decisive entry into the world of fashion, making its début on the runways in Milan.
It continues its adventure in film. This time with the Hero jacket, manufactured on the suggestion of the costume designer Joanna Johnston. The jacket appears on the big screen in the film The War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring by Tom Cruise.