It’s so good to see two great French houses teaming up for our greatest pleasure! The famous watchmaker LIP has teamed up with clothing brand Commune de Paris to offer a modern range at the cutting edge of French design.
Avant-garde from the outset, LIP has seen two of its iconic watches revisited by Commune de Paris: the Panoramic and the Mach 2000, both in limited editions (300 and 150 pieces). But also a tee-shirt and a fine art poster, which like the watches, are given a French-style design with the colors of the tricolor band.
From left to right: LIP Panoramic and Mach 2000 watches revisited by Commune de Paris – capsule collection
While the two companies share a sophisticated taste for graphic design and fashion, Commune de Paris has chosen to pay tribute to the legendary watchmaking house through shared values of freedom and non-subordination. Indeed, this capsule collection celebrates the 40th anniversary of the “Summer of LIP”, a vast workers’ movement born of the desire to save the factory at a time when it had to file for bankruptcy. A symbolic movement that led to the first attempt at self-management and the resumption of production a year later.
LIP poster celebrating 40 years of “l’été des LIP” for Commune de Paris
Yet it is through the defense of fundamental rights that Commune de Paris highlights this harmonious, modern collaboration, itself borrowing the name of a historic event echoing the fight for freedom.
Indeed, while LIP has stood the test of time as a benchmark for innovation and design, today it seems to be giving itself yet another facelift through a bold, lively collaboration.
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