Inside Montblanc's Wes Anderson Short Film Reveal, Ready-to-Wear Debut in Milan

After last year's success, Montblanc renewed its collaboration with Wes Anderson and returned to make Let's Write, a new short film that celebrates writing through the unmistakable poetic-visual lens of the Texan director.

The short, released globally on June 19, represents the second chapter of an imaginative universe born on the occasion of the centenary of the Meisterstück writing instrument. Set once again in the Montblanc Observatory High-Mountain Library, the film tells a journey as surreal as it is intimate. Alongside Anderson himself, protagonists are actors Rupert Friend, Michael Cera, and Waris Ahluwalia, supported by the young Esther McGregor.

"Montblanc has an extraordinary heritage, rich in stories to tell. In Wes Anderson we have found the perfect narrator," Artistic Director Marco Tomasetta said in a statement.

With his unmistakable style of symmetry, pastel colors and whimsical dialogues, Anderson transforms Montblanc into a place of play and reflection in the new short film. Writing becomes a poetic act, a lens through which to observe the world, and the brand's objects blend perfectly into the narrative: from the new Montblanc Writing Traveler Bag to the historic Meisterstück, passing through the imaginary writing instrument “Schreiberling," a portable desk and a Minerva pocket watch.

To strengthen the visual narrative, Roman Coppola co-directs the film, with the support of director of photography Darius Khondji, costume designer Milena Canonero, and photographer Charlie Gray, also behind the visual campaign that accompanies the short.

The evening event in Milan celebrating this newness began at the Central Station, where guests were invited to board a vintage train branded Montblanc Voyage of Panorama, a true reenactment of the fictional carriage featured in the film. A multisensory experience, suspended between art, nostalgia, and wonder, led participants to a train depot on the outskirts of the city. It was there that a theatrical dinner took place. Guests included the stars of the short film—Friend, Cera, Ahluwalia, and McGregor—mingling with faces from fashion, film, and culture, celebrating the Montblanc universe through reflections on writing and visual storytelling. After dinner, Tomasetta surprisingly revealed another piece of the Maison’s transformation: the debut of Montblanc’s first ready-to-wear capsule.

Presented with a platform-side fashion show, the collection offers a functional and sophisticated vision of the male wardrobe, entirely constructed in leather: jackets, trench coats, trousers, and accessories that translate the brand's ethos into form. Effortless elegance, uncompromising practicality and of course craftsmanship. The language is that of utilitarian luxury, aligned with the Montblanc imagery: each piece is designed to accompany the journey of those who write their own story, with style and determination.