Stefano Ricci Explorer - Mission Mongolia

Stefano Ricci Explorer - Mission Mongolia

“I was born to be an explorer...There was never any decision to make. I couldn't do anything else and be happy”. When we selected Mongolia as the latest destination for this chapter of the SR Explorer mission program, we followed the trail blazed by the words of Roy Chapman Andrews, the intrepid explorer who, in 1923, unearthed dinosaur fossils in the vast Gobi Desert.

Fall Winter 2024-25

The Stefano Ricci Fall-Winter 2024-25 Collection highlights the concept of elegance with the finest quality derived from the fibre of the Gods, the cashmere marking the history and slow movement of time of a world that seems lost but remains in fact ever more relevant. The collection is elevated without losing sight of the sumptuous elegance characteristic of the brand that was able to reinvent menswear couture in dynamic shapes with an unparalleled lightness of materials.

2 models interacting with 2 local falconers
model in the middle of the Mongolian desert with a camel
the model in front of the statue of Gengis Khan
the model standing with the local monks
the model sitting in the cliff in Mongolia
the photographer Chris Rainier

Chris Rainier

The documentary photographer, filmmaker and a National Geographic Society Explorer who is highly respected for his documentation of endangered cultures and traditional languages around the globe. In 2002, he was awarded the Lowell Thomas Award by the Explorers Club for his efforts on cultural preservation, and in 2014 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London UK - specializing in cultural preservation.

Reportage

Join the Stefano Ricci behind-the-scenes reportage video. Our journey felt like a return to a primal home, a mythical land far removed from modern comforts; it was a profound encounter with ourselves. Mongolia unveiled itself beneath an endless blue sky, where we sat in yurts around a crackling fire, sharing tales of legendary travellers such as Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Through their narratives, we rediscovered how the Silk Road was revived during the Middle Ages.