Arthur Arbesser hails from Vienna originally, and he studied at Central Saint Martins, but he spent seven years working at Armani, and the label he launched not quite two years ago is based in Milan. Part of the reason for that, he has explained, is that the city provides him terrific access to all manner of textile factories, which is key, as Arbesser's fabrications are the defining aspect of his brand. As this collection appealingly reiterated, his strategy is to retrofit familiar, mainly tomboyish silhouettes in unusual materials
