DECEMBER 2008

WWD – DECEMBER 2008

DO YOU HAVE ANY SURPRISES UP YOUR SLEEVE FOR IT? 

I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYONE CAN BE SURPRISED BY ANYTHING ANYMORE. ISN'T IT SURPRISE ENOUGH THAT I'VE PICKED THE WORST FINANCIAL CLIMATE TO PROPOSE MEN'S FASHIONS? 

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? 

WELL, JUST COME WITH AN OPEN MIND. 

WHERE WILL IT BE HELD? 

IT'LL BE AT SALLE MELPOMENE, AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE. I CAN WALK THERE AND GO TO THE GYM AFTER. 

WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED TO STAGE A SEPARATE MEN'S WEAR SHOW? 

YEAH, WHY WOULD I WANT TO GIVE MYSELF ANOTHER JOB? WELL, THE MEN'S COLLECTION HAS TAKEN ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN AND NEEDS TO FULFILL ITS DESTINY. 

COULD YOU DESCRIBE A COUPLE OF THE PIECES THAT WILL SHOW? 

WELL, LOOKING AT MY SKETCHES, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COATS TITLED "EXPLODING DOMINATORS," IF THAT TELLS YOU ANYTHING.