{"id":39714,"date":"2024-11-21T12:48:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T12:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/?p=39714"},"modified":"2025-05-19T14:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:09:35","slug":"unique-creation-chapal-caulaincourt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/2024\/11\/21\/unique-creation-chapal-caulaincourt\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIQUE CREATION &#8211; CHAPAL x CAULAINCOURT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"text-2262011738\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>At the end of 2024, CHAPAL unveiled a unique reinterpretation of its <em>USAAF<\/em> Flight Jacket, <br \/>enhanced by an original patina by Caulaincourt.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2262011738 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-764496480\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-764496480 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2791611919\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Faithful to its history and its exceptional expertise, CHAPAL remains one of the few luxury French brands <br \/>to tan and manufacture its entire collection in its hometown workshops in the Creuse region of France.<br \/>For its part, Caulaincourt cultivates its unique identity by promoting the art of men&#8217;s footwear, <br \/>with collections with a wide range of styles and uses.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2791611919 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CHAPAL x CAULAINCOURT\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/08q2BTLMY7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-3181442544\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>For this experimental collaboration, Caulaincourt has revisited the <em>USAAF<\/em>\u00a0 jacket in brown glossy sheepskin leather and gold silky sheep fur collar, adding some creative touches. The origins of the jacket worn by US Air Force aviators during World War II are fully acknowledged as a reference.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3181442544 {\n  font-size: 2.35rem;\n  line-height: 1.85;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-601418805\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-601418805 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-1198817269\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1964299638\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_76957936\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"USAAF Caulaincourt - Glossy leather - Patina brown color - Name plate + lining\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Couleur-brun-Name-plate-doublure.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_76957936 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1960959508\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_903926972\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4--1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"USAAF Caulaincourt - Glossy leather - Brown color\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4--1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4--1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4--500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4--1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4--100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-Brun-3-4-.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_903926972 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-260862648\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>The creative additions are reminiscent of the illustrations of American squadrons painted on flying machines and GI jackets.<br \/>Later, in the 50s, each biker gang also wore its &#8220;colours&#8221; embroidered at the back. A ritual dating back to the creation of &#8220;Hell&#8217;s Angels&#8221;, whose identifying mark was winged skull and crossbones with a biker&#8217;s helmet,topped with the name of the town <br \/>or local section.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-260862648 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-905225836\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-905225836 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-box-shadow-3 row-box-shadow-5-hover\"  id=\"row-591529811\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-666129471\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_804945261\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1060535-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"CHAPAL x Caulaincourt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1060535-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1060535-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1060535-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1060535-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1060535-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1060535-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1060535-1000x1332.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1060535-scaled.jpg 1922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_804945261 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1836048462\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_77857958\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1350541-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"CHAPAL x Caulaincourt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1350541-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1350541-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1350541-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1350541-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1350541-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1350541-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1350541-1000x1332.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P1350541-scaled.jpg 1922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_77857958 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1836612089\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_599269727\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/refaite-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"USAAF Caulaincourt - Glossy leather - Patina brown color - Name plate + lining\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/refaite-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/refaite-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/refaite-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/refaite-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/refaite-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/refaite-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/refaite-1000x1332.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/refaite-scaled.jpg 1922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_599269727 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-1138119656\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Russian artist Yann Avril lent his pen to transcribe Alexis Lafont&#8217;s inspiration by creating the designs, <br \/>which were embroidered in gold thread.<\/p>\n<p>On the left breast, a leather patch reminds the aviators&#8217; \u201cname plate\u201d to feature the pilot&#8217;s name with four bees as CAULAINCOURT logo. They suggest trophies of the victorious US Air Force aviators.<\/p>\n<p>At the back is an embroidery depicting a pin-up sitting on a bomb. This playmate is also featured on a padded cotton gabardine lining, screen-printed in orange ink.<\/p>\n<p>This is followed by the typical patina of the shoemaker, which is applied to the entire jacket by hand using a cloth. <br \/>The brush is used only to reach inaccessible areas such as the seams. Patina is applied using liquid inks specially developed for leather. The iteration of the layers, coloring and bleaching, gives a natural effect. <br \/>Each dye is the result of a very specific mixture, making this piece unique.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1138119656 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1619660517\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1619660517 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1769821732\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-brun-patine-Jeans-2008-A-5-1024x769.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"USAAF Caulaincourt - Glossy leather - Patina brown color\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-brun-patine-Jeans-2008-A-5-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-brun-patine-Jeans-2008-A-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-brun-patine-Jeans-2008-A-5-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-brun-patine-Jeans-2008-A-5-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-brun-patine-Jeans-2008-A-5-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-brun-patine-Jeans-2008-A-5-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-brun-patine-Jeans-2008-A-5-1000x751.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1769821732 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1377804882\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1377804882 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3822469630\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Bardinon, President and Artistic Director of CHAPAL comments:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I gave Alexis full-freedom, as his original design is aimed at a different clientele to that of CHAPAL. These embroidered designs inspired by the Art-jacket are very interesting and the patina contrasts with our tanning techniques: the jacket is interpreted. <br \/>CHAPAL&#8217;s American roots in Brooklyn allow us to play with history and its symbols.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3822469630 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of 2024, CHAPAL unveiled a unique reinterpretation of its USAAF Flight Jacket, enhanced by an original patina by Caulaincourt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":39731,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1445],"tags":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USAAF-Caulaincourt-Cuir-glace-brun-patine-6-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39714"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39714"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39786,"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39714\/revisions\/39786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapal.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}