President’s in conversation with Cheryl Dunn, our artist-in-residence for AW17-18. Photos by Alessandro Simonetti. So, let’s start with the backstory of the image featured in this season’s President’s campaign. Well, I had been documenting boxing for about 9 years in the 90’s. Through a boxing manager from New Jersey, I had access to a world… read more
President’s in conversation with Michael Burns, founder of the NYC based M5 Showroom and recently also, M5 Shop. Photos by Thomas Welch. Your showroom, M5, has become a destination for menswear cognoscenti because you house and sell a fantastic edit of European and Japanese menswear. How did you get into such a specific niche? It… read more
President’s in conversation with Robert Hirsh, founder of the Mexico City based menswear store, Silver Deer. Silver Deer has become well-known known around the world as a destination for menswear in the past few years. Tell us about how the store started. Since I was young I always liked fashion and dressing with style. One day,… read more
President’s in conversation with Todd Barket, founder of the San Francisco based menswear store, Unionmade. Photos by Kelsey McClellan. Unionmade has built a reputation as one of the best classic menswear stores in the world. What’s the brand’s origin story? I have worked in retail all of my adult life. I worked for Gap Inc… read more
President’s in conversation with Aaron Stern, our SS17 artist-in-residence. You’ve published several books and have worked with many blue-chip clients. Tell us about your background and trajectory as a photographer? I grew up taking pictures, drawing, painting, and writing but didn’t think I’d be able to make a living in those fields. So, I owned a creative… read more
President’s in conversation with Sebastiano Tomada Piccolomini, our AW16-17 artist-in-residence. You’re an accomplished photojournalist. Tell us a little about you and your path to where you are. Photography was a passion that came out of nowhere. I have no idea how, where, or when I began learning to use a camera. During my college years… read more
President’s in conversation with Sean Michael Beolchini, creative director of Super Sunglasses. Photos by Heather Sten. You’re a total renaissance man – you’ve done so much. Can you give us a brief background of you and your work? Oh! That’s the first time someone ever said that to me! But I honestly don’t think I deserve… read more
President’s in conversation with Alessandro Simonetti, our artist-in-residence for SS16. How’d you get your start as an artist? I’ve been immersed in the visual world since I was a child. I spent part of my youth in Rome in the early 1980’s and have vivid memories of the raw scene that was the Trastevere in… read more
President’s visited the Kinfolk Shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn recently to hang out with the guys and meet partner Keith Abrams and creative director Jey Perie. Last week, they welcomed the SS16 collection to their store with a party and an exclusive T-shirt featuring artist Alessandro Simonetti’s campaign photo for the season. We interviewed Jey, who was… read more
President’s in conversation with AW15/16 artist-in-residence, Tag Christof Above: New Mexico, 2015. President’s A/W15-16 Campaign photo. Much of your work focuses on America. How do you square that with being appointed for the campaign of a proudly Made in Italy brand such as President’s? It’s funny, because I’ve actually lived much more of my adult life… read more
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