Fashions the word... that indie designer and boutique owner, Steven Alan symbolizes. The unfamiliar, under the raps designer is one of my favorites. He takes average and ordinary pieces and turns them into more swanky, contemporary, and desirable apparel. His designs are simple yet ambiguous, if that makes any sense. To speak metaphorically, his line doesn't yell, it just hums a unique tune. Steven owns a trendy and admirable boutique, where he sales his own independent brand and numerous others. 3.1 Phillip Lim, Opening Ceremony, Wings + Horns, and Conroy & Wilcox are a handful of labels sold there. His store originated in New York, but just recently opened several in Southern California. Now he is bicoastal and the owner of seven boutiques.
EXTRA FACT! Steven Alan is a divorced father who has one son, of which he shares custody with his x-wife.
ANOTHER EXTRA FACT! Steven Alan is starting a new line (not diffusion) for Urban Outfitters. It will be called Lark & Wolff and is planned to be merchandised in stores July 4th. The pieces will retail between $58 and $128.
Thursday, June 26
Strictly Fashion: Steven Alan
Tuesday, June 17
Strictly Fashion: Rag & Bone
Fashion’s the word that positively defines Rag & Bone. I love everything that they represent. When they first started as just a jean brand, they had no formal training. I really can’t believe what they have grown into. Every piece they design is greatly tailored. Rag & Bone tends to use very simple/dull colors, but the styling and design are uniquely wearable. Isn’t that all you want to find in a piece of clothing?
Fall 2008, has been their latest collection. I extremely loved what they put together. It really jumped out to me when I was looking through style.com. As I said before, the tailoring was magnificent. I absolutely admired some of the layering they put together. I also enjoyed how they took boyish looks and turned them into feminine looking, female pieces.
Want to buy? Rag & Bone are found in multiple boutiques. Odin, Steven Alen, Theory, and Owl’S Lab are just a few examples. Larger, more known stores, include Barneys and American Rag.
Extra thought! The name “Rag & Bone” comes from a British fixture. It was a man who went around the town with a horse and cart, finding bunches of scraps to recycle. Sadly, Garbage Collection started to decline the Rag & Bone population.
