Tricouni (brand)
Tricouni Brand Ltd is a British luxury fashion house, designing women’s luxury outerwear. Tricouni is a privately held company, headquartered in London, England.[1]
The company was founded in the early 1900s by Geneva-based jeweller and alpinist enthusiast, Felix-Valentin “Tricouni” Genecand.[2] Tricouni was most noted for inventing the modern shoe-buckling system, the arrêt-de-cordon (cord stop), and the Tricouni clou.[3] The Tricouni clou was used by George Mallory[4] and his team on his historic journey up Mount Everest. In recognition of his inventions, Tricouni Peak in Canada and Mount Genecand in Antarctica were named after Tricouni.[5][6]
Tricouni Brand Ltd re-launched in 2015 and specialises in creating elegant outerwear using high-end water-resistant and technical fabrics. Tricouni’s outerwear is designed and manufactured in the U.K.
References
- http://www.drapersonline.com/news/thomas-pink-founder-backs-outerwear-label/7005684.fullarticle, Tara Hounslea, "Thomas Pink founder backs outerwear label", Drapers, EMAP Publishing Limited Company, 2016-03-14, Accessed 2016-08-05
- Times of London,1957-01-22
- http://www.lemessager.fr/Actualite/Genevois/2014/01/19/article_felix_tricouni_montagnard_du_saleve_et_i.shtml, Dominique Ernst,"Felix "Tricouni" mountain of Salève and brilliant inventor", Le Messager.fr, The group La Voix, 2014-01-16, Accessed 2016-08-05
- http://www.la-memoire-de-veyrier.ch/95730702, "Felix Valentine Genecand - says Tricouni (1879-1957)", The Veyrier Memory, Accessed 2016-08-05
- http://www.la-salevienne.org/presseX.php?X=ah2014, Dominique Ernst, "Félix "Tricouni", montagnard du Saléve et inventeur génial", La-Salevienne, Accessed 2016-08-05
- http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:0::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:5565, U.S. Department of the Interior || U.S. Geological Survey "Antarctica Detail", USGS Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Department of the Interior || U.S. Geological Survey, 2016-08-05, Accessed 2016-08-05
Further reading
http://www.luxurylondon.co.uk/article/tricouni-spring-summer-2016-cashmere-for-the-pioneer, Mhairi Graham,"TRICOUNI SPRING / SUMMER 2016: CASHMERE FOR THE PIONEER", Luxury London, 2016-04-26, Accessed 2016-08-05 http://www.outdoorgearcoach.co.uk/tricouni-nails/, John Cleare, "Tricouni Innovation Notes", Outdoor Gear Coach, Outdoor Gear Coach 2016, 2010-09-08, Accessed 2016-08-05