Third Floor New York Fall 2009

Photographed by Amanda De Simone, Grayson Vaughan brings a quiet con­fi­dence to Third Floor New York’s fall look­book. The mood cre­ated is in tune with the collection’s inspi­ra­tions of “abstract armory, dis­obe­di­ence within a pri­vate aca­d­e­mic envi­ron­ment and recur­ring issues of men­tal entrap­ment.” Rely­ing on the use of black, red and white, the col­lec­tion plays with unfa­mil­iar sil­hou­ettes and cuts. Although the col­lec­tion has its dar­ing ele­ments like skin expos­ing straps, it remains acces­si­ble at the same time by hold­ing firm con­trol of a vision to bring tra­di­tional pieces into the mod­ern age with sub­tle adjust­ments made to the drape or detail­ing. Because of this, the col­lec­tion leaves itself open to both the con­tem­po­rary man of style and the man who walks on the untamed avant-​​garde side of fash­ion — know­ing no boundaries.

Pic­tures cour­tesy of Third Floor New York