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Kim Jones Collaborates with Hennessy for a Limited-Edition Collection

Featuring a trio of products: a pair of sneakers, Hennessy X.O Masterpiece Carafe and a Hennessy X.O Limited Edition.

Mar 15, 2023 | By Joseph Low

Luxury cognac maker Hennessy has entered the realm of fashion through a collaboration with British designer Kim Jones in the form of a sneaker. The project is the coming together of Hennessy X.Oā€™s 150-year heritage and the fashion designerā€™s creative vision. Apart from the spirit makerā€™s first pair of sneakers, it also features an X.O Masterpiece decanter and a limited-edition bottle.

The pair of HNY Low sneakers was crafted in LVMHā€™s shoe factory in Italy and Jones was inspired by early basketball shoes. To draw reference to the X.Oā€™s signature hue, the shoes also took on a similar shade in nubuck leather, a material that takes on a patina as it ages and a reference to the precious eaux-de-vie. According to Jones, he describes the footwear as ā€œa glass of cognac in sneaker formā€. On the underside of its rubber sole, an imprint of cognac grape vines and the Hennessy X.O x Kim Jones logos could also be seen. Elsewhere, on the sneakersā€™ heel, Jonesā€™ initials ā€œKJā€ and the Hennessey bras armĆ© emblem are discreetly adorned.

The limited-edition, sculptural Hennessy X.O Masterpiece carafe is another result of the partnership. Using 3D printing technology and finished by hand, just 200 were created. The designer describes the carafe as “like a piece of personalised couture for a bottle,” showing how people and technology can come together to create something special. The Hennessy X.O Limited Edition “ready-to-wear” version of the carafe that Jones created is the third component of the cooperation. The Hennessy X.O bottle is covered in an aluminium second skin whose design highlights the bottle’s distinctive shape while recalling a haute couture silhouette. The limited-edition bottle is the last element of the Hennessy X.O x Kim Jones collaboration, and it truly embodies the fusion of fashion and culture with quality and legacy.

Jones is the fourth creative to work with the house of Hennessy after Frank Gehry, Cai Guo-Qiang and Ridley Scott. The designer shares, ā€œIā€™m fascinated by the rich heritage of Hennessy, a household name behind which artisans have spent hundreds of years creating this special cognac.ā€

ā€œStorytelling is very important for me regardless of what Iā€™m designing or who Iā€™m collaborating with ā€” I want my designs to educate and inspire people through the stories they tell.ā€

CEO Laurent Boillot further shares that ā€œWe are thrilled to embark on a new odyssey, blending cognac-making and couture with Kim Jones, a creative master of our time.ā€

ā€œInspired by the emblematic personality of Hennessy X.O, Kim has developed a resolutely contemporary collection that is destined to make an impact on culture today and in the future.ā€

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