Best New Menswear Designers in America 2012
Exclusive First Look of their collections, coming soon!
Ovadia & Sons
Founded: 2010
Designers: Ariel and Shimon Ovadia
The Vibe: The brothers Ovadia are Brooklyn twins with a penchant for high-end suiting and all the trappings that come with it.
Inspiration: "Black-and-white photos, because you don't get texture and colors. We saw one of Hemingway skiing and made the Nordic sweater we imagined he was wearing.
Mark McNairy New Amsterdam
Founded: 2008
Résumé: Current creative director at Woolrich Woolen Mills; previous design director at J.Press.
The Vibe: McNairy kick-started his line by injecting color into a staid pair of bucks. By the time he got to pants and shirts, he'd found a formula: Take something basic and shake all the boring out of it. (Sometimes that means zebra prints and digital camo.)
Inspirations: "I draw from all of American sportswear— military, workwear, athletic. And then I mishmash it together. I have to stay within a framework with Woolrich, but I just make stuff I want to make with my own line."
How to Wear Zebra-Print Shorts: "Wear the same thing you'd wear with a pair of khaki shorts."
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