The Lincoln Continental Designer Series

Beginning in 1976 and into production until 1993, the Lincoln Continental selected four designers to turn their Continental Mark IV-VII into superb vehicles. The designers were Ralph Destino of Cartier, Bill Blass, Hubert Givenchy, and Emilio Pucci. Each Lincoln is created to its own extreme. Similar to what you would see on the runway, the Designer Series Continental Mark V lives in its own world, with its different interior trim. Not to mention the different body paint for each. Throughout the years the designers would get together & discuss their ideas for each vehicle. Throughout the years, it would remain pretty consistent with the four designers but Gianni Versace & Valentino were able to design a Lincoln for a few short-lived years.

What became so apparent to me at the time many years ago was the astounding amount of work fashion designers would do outside or off the runway. I thought fashion designers only worked on clothes, fashion? It makes me wonder, would something like this work today? Could it be possible and how many would they sell?