Jacob Cohën has entrusted its women’s collections to Matthew Adams Dolan. The Italian premium denim specialist, which has been investing in its women’s line for two years to give it a more fashionable positioning, is strengthening its team with the arrival of the American designer. Starting with the spring-summer 2024 season, he will work on the main collection and the more upmarket Jacob Cohën Couture line, under the creative direction of Jennifer Tommasi Bardelle, who has been at the helm of the house since the death in 2012 of her husband Nicola Bardelle, founder of Jacob Cohën in 2002.

Born in Massachusetts, Matthew Adams Dolan, aged 36 grew up in Australia, then Japan and Switzerland before returning to the US, where he graduated from the MFA Fashion Design and Society Program at ParsonsLVMHWoolmark PrizeRihannaPuma
 
Matthew Adams Dolan arrived at Jacob Cohën last July to design a capsule collection centred on denim total looks. On that occasion, Jennifer Tommasi Bardelle declared that she had rediscovered in him the creative impetus of her husband Nicola. “Matthew Adams Dolan’s style and creativity are perfect for telling the story of Jacob Cohen’s evolution in the fashion world. Matthew has embraced the style codes that define the brand, without altering its DNA,” she says in a statement.