Story and photography by Stefhan Gordon of SHGfoto.com
This seasons Civil Society collection presented on the 3rd Day of Gallery LA was really all about texture, style, and intuition. In designer Brad Schwartz's own words, "I didn't want to over think what each look represents. I just wanted to create a line where each piece could not only stand on it's own, but when put together looked effortless." This season Civil Society continued to trick out traditional looks in a contemporary ways and contemporary looks in a traditional ways, which always gives Civil Society's over all aesthetic a timelessness that makes them truly unique.
Civil Society combined both organic and synthetic fabrics and treatments that really make their collection stand out. Like our Cotton, Nylon, Stainless Steel vests and jackets. According to Schwartz, "This fabric is amazing! it's has 5% metal woven right into the fabric giving it just the right amount of POP."
Schwartz continues, "our polyurethane coated twill crop trench coat and trench blazer are ridiculously lightweight, waterproof, and form fitting, similar to something you would pull out of your grandfathers closet but totally hand crafted and tweeked for todays man."
Styling for the runway presentation was done by model turned wardrobe stylist Lynzi Trang of Lyndzi Styles
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