Designers: Ryan Lobo and Ramon Martin Launched: 2011 Key retailers: La Garçonne, Ron Herman, Owen, United Arrows, Isetan, and My Chameleon Stats: (RL) Former buyer, stylist, and EIC of Pages (RM) Former design director at Derek Lam Birthplace: (RL) Kolkata, India (RM) Sydney, Australia Astro sign: (RL) Capricorn (RM) Sagittarius First summer job: (RL) McDonald’s (RM) KFC Dream gig: “Hammock tester” Survival technique: “Tuck and roll” Distraction: “The World of Interiors” Illicit crush: “Macaulay Culkin” Secret skill: “Various jazz ballet exploits” And we quote: “Ryan is a little more ‘Like a Prayer’ whereas Ramon is all about ‘Vogue’.” Bedside read: (RM) “City Boy by Edmund White” Rap song: “‘How Many Licks’ by Lil’ Kim” Voted most likely to: “Eat junk food.”
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Clover C anyon Designers: Clover Canyon design team, led by creative director Rozae Nichols Launched: 2011 Birthplace: “Born again in L.A.” Secret skill: “Handwriting” Nerd factor: “Barely able to walk in heels” First summer job: “Making glittering ornaments in the Christmas store” Dream gig: “To own a B&B nestled atop the Hollywood Hills, each room a kaleidoscopic tapestry of color and pattern, breakfast is local and hearty, landscape of clovers, leprechauns, and electric city views” Hobbies: “Gardening, baking, mapping road trips” Rap song: “Blondie’s ‘Rapture’” Distraction: “National Geographic” Would be voted most likely to: “Be in a girl band” Can’t live without: “Orange hair” Illicit crush: Michael Pitt Pipeline projects: “Clover Canyon printed highways”
Designer: Micah Cohen Launched: 2009 Key retailers: Bloomingdale’s, Simons (Canada), American Rag, Atrium, Alter, and Confederacy Birthplace: Los Angeles Astro sign: Leo Mentor: “30 Rock’s Jack Donaghy” Nerd factor: “Trek and Wars” First summer job: “I was not an ice cream taster for Suge Knight, but I did work at a car wash in Valencia.” Dream gig: “Basketball player or pop star” Hobbies: “Snuggling…big spoon or little spoon” Music: “I have the musical taste of a 13-year-old girl.” Typical Saturday night: “I’ll go to some art gallery opening downtown, dinner at Sugarfish, drinks at Varnish, party at Soho House, movies on the couch with my girlfriend, then snuggle time! Pretty much every weekend I do all of that, except the art gallery opening, drinks at Varnish, and Soho House.” Distraction: “Road & Track or Discover” And we quote: “I do a lot of trend research in Playboy.” FA S H I O N W E E K D A I L Y. C O M
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