Daniel Palillo: Paintings About The Fashion World

This weekend in NYC, the atypical Finnish designer forgoes runways to show his thematic collection in an art gallery

Daniel Palillo—a high school, art school then fashion school dropout—never intended to become a fashion designer. Which explains why he avoids the industry as much as he can: rather than following seasonal trends, his work is built on the pillars of art, narrative and his intuition (with humorous flourishes). The result is bold apparel (mostly in the form of oversized tops) that takes a high …