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From an American expat living in Malawi to a Beijing-born Australian based in London, the latest crop of stylemakers is bringing a multi-culti flair to the fashion landscape.
January 2012
Atelier
Belgium-based art star Lucy McKenzie (inset, left), whose work has been
exhibited at MoMA and Tate Britain, plays with antiquated styles in ways
that feel new and deeply personal. Art critic Jerry Saltz once wrote,
“[She] has almost a lover’s touch with
history”—and that is evident in her latest project, Atelier,
a clothing line created in collaboration with the Scottish designer Beca
Lipscombe (inset, right). Produced by many of Scotland’s most
traditional mills—Mackintosh, Hawick Cashmere, and McRostie of
Glasgow among them—the collection is filled with simple, earnest
pieces geared toward the working woman: cashmere knits, funnel-neck
raincoats, gray flannel trousers, and a cotton drill painter’s
coat styled after the one McKenzie wears in her studio. Each garment is
affixed with an Atelier badge as well as a label bearing the name of the
factory in which it was made. “It’s not your typical
artist’s engagement with fashion—it’s not
subversive,” acknowledges McKenzie. “It’s about
comfort and feeling good when you’re working and living your
life” (ateliereb.com).—Karin
Nelson
January 2012
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