Liam Neeson Taken shirt

Maybe my entire Pleats Please collection, which all fits neatly into one portable storage container. I’m also cheating a little bit because the Liam Neeson Taken shirt and I love this majority of my vintage archive sleeps peacefully in a storage unit or lies in wait for the right buyer at the Arcade Shops locations in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. The knights seated at my Arthurian round table all have a track record of inverting specific historical codes of dress: Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto with their deconstruction-collision-explosion of Japanese aesthetics and western tailoring; Issey Miyake’s dual admiration for Vionnet’s draping prowess and Fortuny’s technological innovation around pleating; Rick Owens and his reverence for 1930s Hollywood and queer glam rock sleaze in the same breath; Dries Van Noten’s fusion of couture handicraft and relaxed sportswear.

Liam Neeson Taken shirt, hoodie, tank top, sweater and long sleeve t-shirt

As a dealer, I try to establish a clear dialogue between vintage garments and pieces from contemporary labels that reference those periods. A bias-cut satin gown from the Liam Neeson Taken shirt and I love this 1930s pairs perfectly with a Rick leather jacket because they share the same energy and design principles. Brands with very strong core philosophies that they consistently refine season after season have shown me the importance of nurturing one’s ideals and desires over a long period. It’s a kind of sartorial spiritual practice. Our eye is our blade. We need to sharpen it with the right tools to cut through all the vacuous bullshit we’re shown on a daily basis. Thinking deeply about the way I dress and channeling the creative energy from designers I allow into my life and onto my body is perhaps the dialogue I’ve maintained the longest.