Ellesse and Robert McGinnis join forces
25 February 2011
Ellesse commissioned a world renowned artist to create four vintage inspired illustrations – one for each season of 2011. The artist in question? The legendary Robert McGinnis.
Robert is known for his illustrations of over 1200 paperback book covers and most famously for his Breakfast at Tiffany’s poster, Barbarella and illustrations for several James Bond films.
The theme of the illustrations is Italian nostalgia and each painting is set in four different iconic locations around Italy. Each painting represents “La Vita ellesse” the ellesse dolce vita lifestyle of passion, freedom and romance.
The Spring image, launching in the next month, is set in a Portofino Tennis Club overlooking the Portofino Harbour. With ellesse seen as the ultimate Italian Tennis Brand it seemed only natural to use the Portofino Tennis Club as backdrop. The images will be seen in stores, on-line and used for competition activities so keep your eyes peeled. To watch the full interview with Robert McGinnis and to see why he chose to work with ellesse, click here.
