Native Son :: GQ’s Best New Designers in America :: LnA Party0
This article was written by Suarez and is about Behind the Scenes, Blog, Culture, Fashion
Began the night at Pier 59 Studios for the Native Son Presentation. Native Son is the luxury menswear creation of former Band of Outsiders designer Kyle Fitzgibbons. This is one of the freshest shows I’ve been to because Fitzgibbons teamed up with More Media Productions and Element 3 Digital to showcase his collection in a fashion industry first-3D!
Native Son also collaborated with Mosely Tribes to produce this summer’s must have specs. The matte tungsten acetate, translucent, and hand molded frame will come in 3 lens options: Brown Mineral Glass Photochromic, Mineral Glass Grey, and anti-reflectant clear for optical. The frames will be available this summer at selected US and Japan boutiques.
The models were also styled with Red Wing boots and Temple Bags.
From there it was off to GQ’s Best New Designers in America held at the IAC Building. Billy Reid was crowned the winner while these guys came in second: Doug and Ben of Burkman Bros., Richard Chai, Vincent Flumiani of Caulfield Preparatory, Frank Muytjens of J. Crew, and Eunice Lee of Unis.
Afterwards, went to the LnA Party at Milk Studios where Metric and Patti Smith played. Didn’t stay for Metric’s performance, but Patti Smith was pretty sweet. Pop Burger was our last call to see the homie DJ KJ Butta.
JonCarlo Domingo of Oliver Peoples and Photographer Eric Reeves at LnA Party
