Blonde N8

About Blonde N8

Blonde No. 8 was founded in 2011 by Michael Boveleth and Martin Schmelzer, and it found its footing quickly with a parka that became the first bestseller. Boveleth looks after design and sales, Schmelzer handles production. The parka still turns up in every collection, but the label has grown into a jacket specialist, with wool jackets, fake fur pieces and warm, functional outerwear. Details do a lot of the talking: special inner linings, quality zippers, contrasting seams and embroidery. Fabrics are bluesign®-certified, the insulation is a vegan one called SUGENRO®, and every production facility is BSCI-certified. Reflectors and Teflon finishes show up in newer collections. A sister label, No. 1 Como, started out with a lightweight down jacket.