POOL COOL: Veteran men’s fashion editor Robert Rabensteiner has found himself on the other side of the camera, modeling a capsule collection Swedish brand CDLP has done with Passalacqua, a luxury hotel on Italy’s Lake Como.
Christian Larson, CDLP’s cofounder and creative director, shot the campaign on location at the five-star property, showing Rabensteiner playing tennis, cooling his feet in the pool, and grabbing an aperitivo at the red marble bar.
The collection includes pool shirts, shorts, swimwear, T-shirts and a hand-illustrated silk scarf that’s produced at a factory only 20 minutes from Lake Como. It’s all on sale at the Passalacqua hotel, on its online boutique and on Cdlp.com.
Robert Rabensteiner wearing CDLP for Passalacqua.
Christian Larson/Courtesy of CDLP
CDLP is no stranger to hospitality, having already logged collaborations with Cuixmala, Hotel Grand Tremezzo, and Stockholm’s Grand Hôtel.
Best known for his long tenure at L’Uomo Vogue, Rabensteiner is prized for his sharp taste, personal elegance and quiet advocacy of conscious fashion.
CDLP was founded in 2016 by Larson, a film director and photographer, and entrepreneur Andreas Palm. It initially specialized in men’s underwear, T-shirts, socks, as well as items to wear by the pool, at home and for sports, and has since expanded into women’s essentials, too.
The brand name is an abbreviation of the phrase “un cadeau de la providence,” which translates as “a gift from providence.”
Robert Rabensteiner wearing CDLP for Passalacqua.
Christian Larson/Courtesy of CDLP