Portrait of Alex Michael Jackson, founder and creative director of Baluchie Milano

A letter from the founder

Build what deserves to remain.

A personal note on beginning without borrowed history, choosing discipline over display and giving a young House the time to become.

Alex Michael Jackson Founder & Creative Director
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Founder’s Note · No. 01

August 2026

A beginning, written in the present.

To those who believe presence does not require noise,

01 The beginning

A beginning without borrowed history.

Baluchie Milano began in 2020 with a conviction: clothing can speak with authority without raising its voice. I created Baluchie because the House I imagined did not yet exist one where strength and sensitivity could occupy the same line, and where a garment could reveal character before a word was spoken.

There is no inherited century behind us, and no reason to invent one. The beginning is recent, deliberate and still visible. That honesty gives the work its freedom. Every piece becomes part of the record; every decision helps define what the name will mean.

02 The discipline

Proportion before decoration.

The work starts with proportion. Decoration comes later, if it is needed at all. A shoulder, a line, the way cloth moves around the body these are not minor details. They determine whether clothing supports the person or competes with them.

Milano is the creative compass within this discipline: a reference for rigor, contrast, architecture and movement. It is not borrowed history. It is a standard the expectation that beauty should carry weight and that restraint can be more powerful than excess.

03 The continuity

Earn what comes next.

A young House must earn continuity. That requires patience, sharper choices and the willingness to remove what does not belong. Growth matters only when the language becomes clearer with it.

The ambition is not to be everywhere. It is to create pieces that deserve a place in a life, to document each chapter honestly, and to build trust through what can be seen, worn and verified. Baluchie Milano is still becoming. That is not a weakness to disguise; it is the promise I intend to keep.

What we are building will take time. The time is part of the work.

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Alex Michael Jackson Founder & Creative Director