Vintage Akris Clothing

Vintage clothing from Swiss luxury designer label Akris.

Akris was founded in 1922 by Alice Kreimler-Schcoh and is today lead by third generation family. Known for understated elegance and "quiet luxury," the brand specializes in women's ready-to-wear and haute couture. 

The Vintage Fashion Guild writes that:

"Akris’s success is largely due to word of mouth. The company does very little advertising and its success has differed considerably from that of other luxury brands as it doesn’t rely on production of signature fragrances or handbags and doesn’t license its name.

As an example of their uncompromising quality, a seamstress is required to train for two years before they can master the hand-finishing of Akris’s double-faced cashmere jackets, each of which requires two and a half days to complete.

Celebrity devotees of the Akris label include Condoleezza Rice, Nicole Kidman, Susan Sarandon and Angelina Jolie."