THE NEW NEW YORK
The American menswear landscape has long been ruled by tradition and big corporations. This season, disorder emerges and a new vision catches light. As NYFW comes to a close, V spoke four designers about this shift and how their brands approach menswear.

KIRK MILLER LINDER
“I think [urban life in] American is about to a non-conformist, effortless style; a pair of great jeans, and an old tea with sneakers or boots…that’s NYC to me. Let it get worn out, ripped, and dirty. The swagger and individualism of a Hollywood protagonist has infiltrated our culture’s views on the self, persona, and attitude.”

NEIL GROTZINGER NIHL
“I’m happy that I’m able to disrupt the system and throw challenges into the mix, but I think there’s still a lot more potential for American menswear to come out of its shell. My brand revolves around the concept of subverting masculine stereotypes into objects of queer empowerment.”

KOZABURO AKASAKA KOZABURO
“[Kozaburo as a brand is] an expression of a belief-bridging and breaking the boundaries of East and West in culture and spirituality through my personal narrative. The Kozaburo man is a bare man who walks in the desert with a coyote.”

RAUL SOLISĀ LRS
“I’m targeting a man who is interested in current culture and self-expression. Someone who is creative, rebellious and interested in design. A self-expressive individual who is willing to push norms. Someone dressing with no age, no gender, body type or cultural uniforms [in mind].”

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