VERTIGO MOVIES:A Wedding Suit, Abbas Kiarostami [1976]

A lesser-known but much appreciated early film by Abbas Kiarostami, where the story takes place in a multi-floor arcade of workshops and small shops in Tehran. A woman from a middle-class family brings her young son to a tailor, requesting a new suit for him to wear at his sister’s wedding. Meanwhile, Ali, the tailor’s assistant — a boy of the same age but from a working-class background works in the same building and becomes responsible for the suit. 

“He’s gotten a new suit,” he yells, “and me… I haven’t touched a new shirt in ages.” says Ali to his friends co-workers,Mamad and Hossein, also teenage boys from the building, who see the suit as an opportunity to borrow it for an evening outing and briefly taste the status it represents.

Will the boys get caught? Will the suit be returned in time? Once the suit is taken, the night unfolds with mischief and tension...

Through simple daily scenes, Kiarostami explores class, community, and how kids navigate the adult world around them. Vertigo's "Class Message" collection pays tribute to the timeless elegance of atelier craftsmanship that has long served the working class, back when suits were not affordable and were designed to last for eternity. Inspired by Kiarostami's movie "A Wedding Suit," each object in the collection is a statement piece, highlighting the hierarchy of labour and class. These objects hold stories and seamlessly integrate into everyday life, blending with elements of heritage, and celebrating the notion that true elegance is not dictated by price but by the integrity and longevity of its creation.