Moleskine Notebooks

In short the myth is that Hemingway, Picasso and Matisse all used Moleskines. We know this is not possible because Moleskine wasn't a registered brand until 1996 and the final one of the trio to die was Pablo Picasso on April 8, 1973; a full 23 years before Moleskine was a registered brand.

The first edition modern-day Moleskine notebook was released in 1998 but there is some truth the Moleskine claim...

The belief that Hemingway had used Moleskine notebooks is based on his memoirs. In them, named "A Movable Feast", he claimed to have written on a non-descript notebook in a café in Paris. It is also claimed, not by Hemingway but by Modo & Modo, that until the mid-1980's there was a Moleskine notebook shop nearby. This store was thought to have made notebooks using real moleskins and not imitation leather like the Moleskines of today.

Pablo Picasso used a notebook much closer to today's Moleskines though as he used an "oil-cloth notebook with elastic closure and inner expandable pocket".

Whether or not you believe the myths or are tuned into a vague reality; it is an undoubted fact that Moleskine are a powerful brand.

With more than around 5 million sales of Moleskine notebooks annually and many more sales through calenders, diaries etc. Moleskine have dominated the market for the last decade and show no signs of giving way to lesser-known competitors.

Moleskine have built their reputation on high quality and durable notebooks. Perfect for anyone and with the many different styles and more being introduced regularly, including the newest, Volant, there has never been a better time to join the Moleskine trend!