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"NYC relaxed", "reverse seam shirt", classic design with modern details, men's knitwear, menswear - a/w 2015, scarf fashion, Steven Alan- designer, Steven Alan- label, twisted placket detail
American fashion designer
Steven Alan
is a bi-coastal: living / working on both the west coast- Los Angeles
and the east coast- New York City, of the continental United States.
Yet, his sartorial aesthetics is definintely not a melding of dress directive
from each of these two fashion specific cities.
Rather, his design slant leans firmly towards an east coast,
NYC cool / carefree style.
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(image from elle.com):
designer, Steven Alan
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Initially a retailer / curator for up and coming designers-
Steven Alan launched his eponymous label in 1999
having no formal training in fashion design.
What he did possess was a trained eye and a clear vision
to create clothing: starting in menswear and later to include womenswear,
which is of traditional classic casual but with his own interpretive
of distinct, albeit subtle, modern details.
His iconic reverse seam shirt is example of this creative approach:
button down
seams on the outside
stitched down collar
narrow breast pocket
body tailored
at a length to be worn untucked
and the singular detail- a twisted placket
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Reverse seam shirt
(images from stevenalan.com):
narrower breast pocket
untucked length
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twisted placket
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stitched down collar
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For his menswear collection, a / w 2015
Steven Alan remains true to his design perspective: “New York relaxed”.
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Steven Alan
Menswear, a / w 2015
muted colour palette
easy-fit silhouette
light layering
knitwear
scarf focus
trainer footwear
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(images from vogue.com)
