Josh Stevens : Menswear Designer

[...] vent stitch was pulled right out and I cross-stitched it on the inside. I read recently that Tom Ford is someone else who obsesses over lines in his clothing and has the back of his trousers extend [...]

[...] always splashes of the unexpected and an elegant, but masculine, lack of frills to it all. Also, Tom Ford, aka the guy who made Gucci and YSL white hot in the 90s...  The stuff from his own label [...]

[...] her how most people that are fashion designers don't actually have formal training in apparel; Tom Ford has an Architecture degree, Kenneth Cole has a Law degree.  You don't need a degree to be in [...]

[...] more zoomed out from a specific trend is a new LOOK.  One example that comes to mind is Tom Ford.  One of the contributing factors in his exploding Gucci is because of the breath of [...]

[...] On August 29th, Women’s Wear Daily published an article titled Las Vegas Shows See Strong Orders (no longer available) summarizing the sentiments of those involved in [...]

[...] was your inspiration for the SS2010 collection? A starting point for our newest collection was Las Vegas.  While we decided not to put some of the more flamboyant, show-stopper pieces we showed in [...]

[...] I’m moving to Cincinnati to apprentice downtown with the third-generation master tailor, Mike Trotta.  I’m super excited to learn about the factors affecting fit and high-end construction [...]

[...] the disposable diaper in the 1950’s, under their soon-to-be brand, Pampers, they hired Mike Trotta Sr. to work out the shape of it to get it to fit correctly on a male toddler. And speaking of [...]

[...] look at the absurd degree some girl's body images are affected by the artistic vision of fashion designers.  The designer or design community as a whole moves in a direction that they prefer a [...]

[...] of advice I could give to him to help him out. I tell her how most people that are fashion designers don't actually have formal training in apparel; Tom Ford has an Architecture [...]

[...] never appears antiquated. Unlike fashionable design, it lasts many years.” Now, fashion designers have absolutely come up with long-lasting designs…  Think of jeans, the suit jacket [...]

[...] jacket.  On the train ride home and in the morning, I went over my notes for History of Menswear class.  The exam went just dandily. Wednesday night, I had a nice little surprise assignment.  A [...]

[...] to the men’s design studio for Theory down in the Meatpacking District with my Marketing of Menswear class. We got the chance to meet with the men’s design director, Ben Stubbington, who worked at [...]

[...] one tie. That was what we learned at the Polo mansion last Tuesday with my Marketing of Menswear class. Ralph Lauren, like so many people who start companies, recognized what he saw as white [...]

[...] unhappy in my present state Being surrounded by super-creative, hard-working people in the Menswear program The fact that at this point in history, anyone can literally learn how to do nearly anything [...]

[...] So I'm half finished with the Menswear program at FIT!  I can't believe how much Professor Blackman & Co. have whipped us all into [...]

[...] my Illustration teacher's exhibit that just happened to be hosted at one of my favorite menswear designer's shop. It was soooo packed, but that was partly because the space was small haha. [...]

[...] Jay-Z who started saying a while back he was getting his “grown man on” haha…  An Arbitrage guy is a grown man.  He is, or will be, a leader and knows the importance image can [...]