Artist Nick Darmstaedter, 23, wears a Calvin Klein shirt ($195) and A.P.C. jeans ( $250). (A.P.C. stands for "Atelier de Production et de Creation.") He's in a co-op of young artists in Brooklyn, an art collective called "Still House." The conceit is that "the Brooklyn look cleans up cool." I tried to find these jeans on the A.P.C. website to confirm their condition and their astounding price. No luck.
And here's another co-op member, Louis Eisner, wearing an Adam Kimmel jumpsuit, "price upon request," presumably because we would laugh outloud at the idea that a 23-year old artist could actually buy it.
Why marry struggling artist with boutique fashion? These guys aren't working in these clothes! It would be much more interesting to see what they're working on than what the Times has tricked them out in.
This silly concept's a winner, I guess, for the artists (publicity) and for the Times (a catchy idea for the magazine), but not for the rest of us who might want an inkling of reality. And perhaps integrity. Young artists struggle; it is not a romantic and stylish life. It's hard work. And besides, show the 99% wearing what they can really afford to wear. Please.
I'm always annoyed by this glossy magazine, which is occasionally bundled with the Sunday New York Times. There was also a piece on Dustin Hoffman, a brief profile that mentioned his clothes (mostly gray). An article by Suzy Menkes, fashion writer for the International Herald Tribune, was entitled, "War, What Is It Good For: Combat on the Catwalk." My brain shut down on that one. Reality, anyone?
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