Tuesday, November 1, 2011

‘3X1 MADE HERE’: DENIM BOUTIQUE, FACTORY AND GALLERY

The 3x1 Made Here boutique/factory/gallery space in NYC is the mastermind of Scott Morrison. The name comes from "3 by 1" RHT—right hand twill—which is the standard weaving construction for denim. From its home on 15 Mercer Street, 3x1 Made Here works in a few ways. Denim aficionados can snag limited edition styles—which are produced in runs of eight to 24—for $350 to $495 for guys and $265 and up for the ladies. There is also a made-to-order denim option, which ranges from $575 to $775. Finally, the very deep pocketed denim devotees can work directly with Morrison to select from 60 selvedge denims to create their own bespoke pair—starting at $1200 a pair.

The really unique concept is that the shop/gallery also features a glass-enclosed, on-site factory where you can watch the designers, patternmakers, sewers and cutters in action making the pieces. We like how Morrison describes it: "It's like Santa's workshop." (www.ny.racked.com)






Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

KARL LAGERFELD SET TO LAUNCH A LOWER-PRICE LINE CALLED KARL


Karl Lagerfeld is launching a new, affordable “rock n’roll” inspired womenswear line called Karl in January 2012. The collection will be exclusively sold online at Net-a-porter.
Karl: " It's my today's taste and style and a reflection of how I think a great number of people would like to be dressed now. I just want not too expensive clothes that people may like and perhaps want to wear. That was my concept for a long time but my business partners in the past wanted to be like Chanel or Fendi without putting behind what is needed to be like that." (www.wwd.com)