Thursday, October 4, 2012

My Time & Silence Line Will Soon Debut at LA Market Week!

In addition to the work I do teaching the history of fashion in film and selling boutique vintage for GlamAmor, I am also involved in the modern fashion world as well. For many months, my partner Alan Chan and I have been hard at work on our line Time & Silence and will soon debut our Spring 2013 collection at LA's Market Week!

Time & Silence is our line of luxury casual clothing for both men and women. High quality fabrics....centering on selvage denim and linens. High quality construction...local Los Angeles artisans using French seams and triple-stitch construction. And high quality style...timeless garments that can go anywhere. We make pieces you can and will want to keep forever. Of course cinema icons like Robert Redford and Ali MacGraw are often on my mind for their classic casual style.

We already sell at Glory Sales & Service in Hollywood--where Steve McQueen is king--and have a showroom at the California Market Center, but showing at FOCUS during Market Week will be like a coming out party. We are really excited to get to know the buyers and even more of the designers, stylists, and fashion media who work in the industry downtown.

Here is some of our lookbook for Spring 2013. Learn what goes into each of our pieces and shop at Time & Silence!

Selvage linen weekender (in navy) + slim straight selvage denim (in white)

Gingham linen + slim straight raw selvage denim (in blackout)

Selvage linen weekender (in navy) + slim straight selvage denim (in white)

On him: classic flannel (in gray/blue) + slim straight selvage denim (in indigo)

On her: selvage linen weekender (in light blue) + slim straight selvage denim (in blackout)

Selvage denim workshirt (in indigo) + slim straight selvage denim (in white)

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

My New Line! Classic and California Cool from Time & Silence

By now, I'm sure there's no question how much I admire classics from fashion in film as well as how much they have influenced my own aesthetic. And in my most recent article on Steve McQueen in 1968's The Thomas Crown Affair, it should be evident that I am as much a fan of men's style from classic cinema as I am of the women's. This includes the likes of American icons like Cary Grant on the more formal side of the spectrum to McQueen and Robert Redford on the more casual side.

In a desire to share my own take on American classics for both men and women, I have recently joined forces with designer Alan Chan to create Time & Silence. Our clothing line is one that is classic yet contemporary...very much the essence of California casual cool. We focus on timeless design using only the highest quality fabrics (often limited) along with meticulous construction so that our clothing is not only guaranteed to last, but to become better and better with age.

We've launched the Time & Silence collection with Men's Shirting in fabrics like linens, flannels, and selvage denim. Our Selvage Denim Workshirt, in fact, feels a lot like Redford's key piece in 1975's Three Days of the Condor (below). We will be unveiling other classics for men in the next couple weeks, including a Wool Peacoat that also evokes his iconic American style.

And fear not, ladies...shirting, denim, and outerwear for women will also be among the pieces added to the store soon. Dresses, too! So now you can continue to get great vintage from GlamAmor and find originals in a wide range of sizes from Time & Silence.

I'll make announcements from time to time on GlamAmor about the line, but be sure to follow Time & Silence on Facebook and Twitter for news and updates when new arrivals hit the store.

For those of you in the Los Angeles area, we currently sell the men's shirting at Glory Sales & Service in Hollywood in addition to our online store. Don Draper himself, Mad Men star Jon Hamm, is already a customer and fan of Time & Silence. Hope you will be, too!