A Provocative Young Designer Tweaks the Cliches of the Midwest

Perhaps no cultural medium is as “coastal elitist” as fashion. Americans tend to think of anywhere outside of New York and Los Angeles as a style ghostland, whether or not that’s true. (Personally, I think the most stylish cities in America are Dallas and Atlanta.) The old stereotypes about people in the midwest wearing sweatpants and Ugg boots still hold, even as sweatpants and Ugg boots are the current uniform in any trendy restaurant in New York or Paris. So it’s too easy to forget that fashion does not necessarily have to come from a place that is known for… Read Full Article