RUNWAY: Marlon Gobel SS14

On this day, twelve years ago, New York was attacked by terrorists hoping to destroy the American spirit. They did not; instead, New York, and America, continued to grow, thanks to its people. For Spring/Summer 2014, Marlon Gobel was inspired by the men whose hard work built, and subsequently rebuilt, New York. Rivets and studs were used as accents on jackets while harnesses, with hooks, were used as belts, while Born collaborated with Gobel on the ready-for-anything footwear like strong oxfords and wingtips. The denim on the runway was tough and a bit raw, just like the men that inspired them. In the end, a masculine collection emerged, a strong homage to the men whose muscles weren't born out of a gym but from lifting themselves upwards to create the greatest city in the world.