#AchillesIonGabriel, the 36-year-old shoemaker behind footwear company #Camper and its experimental line #Camperlab, announced he would branch out on his own late last year and moments ago showed his first ready-to-wear collection for the eponymous brand at Pitti. Some fashion designers put their own brands on pause when joining a bigger company (such as Maximilian Davis at #Ferragamo), while others split themselves between their own labels and the brands they work for, including Jonathan Anderson (#Loewe) and Peter Do (#HelmutLang). Gabriel has chosen the latter route: he is continuing his role at Camper and Camperlab while working on his brand. Expanding his universe has been a long-term goal, Gabriel told #VogueBusiness in November, he has always defined himself as a “maker” rather than a “designer”. Tap the link in bio for more.