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Inside Stone Island's Archives: 20 Rare Grails from the Groundbreaking Outerwear Label

Up close and personal with some of the most iconic and advanced jackets in the Italian brand's 41-year history.
Inside Stone Island's Archives 20 Rare Grails from the Groundbreaking Outerwear Label

For more than 40 years, Stone Island has stood at the forefront of the outerwear game—crafting bold, performance-minded jackets from an ever-growing library of cutting-edge proprietary textiles. Earlier this month, to celebrate both Frieze Seoul and Seoul Fashion Week, the legendary Italian label brought more than 70 of those innovative pieces to the South Korean capital for Selected Works_Seoul ‘982-’023: The Stone Island Archive, its largest-ever exhibition in Asia.

“Stone Island is my whole life and my passion,” Stone Island chairman Carlo Rivetti said in a statement. “When I enter our historical archive, it is a great emotion for me, because I see my whole life in the garments that Stone Island has created in 41 years of its history.”

To help bring that passion to life, Stone Island lent GQ Korea and a gaggle of top models the keys to the exhibit—and the rare opportunity to go hands-on with the coveted grails on display.

PRODUCTION CREDITS:
Photographs by Lim Han Soo
Hair and Makeup by Rolling Jay

This story originally ran on GQ Korea with the title “Archived Night”

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    Heritage Camo ripstop nylon down jacket; needle-punched reflective hooded jacket in red; Heritage Camo ripstop nylon down jacket.

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    A reinterpretation of a cape coat from Stone Island's original Tela Stella collection circa 1982, featuring a microfelt ripstop top layer and an inner layer of woolen cloth.

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    A jacket from the Spring-Summer 2002 collection, with a subtle camouflage pattern on translucent material.

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    From left to right: Raso hand-painted tortoiseshell camo jacket, from the Fall-Winter 2014-15 collection, dyed and then faded in certain areas with a corrosive paste; recycled soft shell jacket and heat reactive hooded jacket, both from the Fall-Winter 2003-04 collection.

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    A pair of reflective hooded jackets from the Spring-Summer 1993 collection.

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    From left to right: nylon metal down puffer jacket; shearling leather duffel jacket; needle-punched reflective hooded jacket; laser-printed David-TC long parka; Heritage Camo ripstop nylon down jacket; Ghost Piece O-Ventile outerwear; TC down jacket; translucent jacket.

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