Emily Adams Bode‘s process favors the analog; sketching details passed along by collectors and artisans, repurposing vintage quilting textiles, enlisting skilled craftsman to replicate one-of-a-kind pieces and more instead of mass-producing her ideas. Her garments—released under her eponymous luxury brand, Bode—have won her the 2019 CFDA Award for Emerging Designer of the Year and the Inaugural Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation. As such, a collaborative …
Levi’s Vintage Clothing, a subset of the larger apparel manufacturer, relies on past styles, textiles, and trends as their source material. Each season, or for each special release, the design team surveys the brand’s rich history for storylines or moments pertinent to today. For their Spring/Summer 2020 campaign, they recreated a 1975 Soapbox Derby held by SFMOMA (to celebrate their transition from the San Francisco …
The latest addition to one of the most exciting (and affordable) collaborations in the watch world, menswear designer Todd Snyder’s update to Timex’s Gold Bi-Metal Welton Quartz watch references an archival mid-century design (going so far as to include its unique inner minute track). And yet, the 34mm stainless steel gold-tone case, contrasted by its silver-tone dial and black croco-pattern leather strap, complements any present-day …
