Very little about this designer, one-half of the clothing brand Eckhaus Latta, is conventional. With Zoe Latta, Mike Eckhaus casts models of all ages, genders, and sizes in the brand’s runway shows and campaigns, and makes clothes out of unexpected fabrics such as fishing lines and plastics. His frequent collaborators come from outside the fashion world, from friends like the musician Dev Hynes to the sculptors and furniture designers whose work is featured in his stores.
Working alongside their father, David Zwirner—the German art dealer and owner of galleries in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Paris—Lucas and Marlene Zwirner are, intentionally or not, making “Zwirner” synonymous with “downtown.” They throw art parties, are friends with the New York novelist Joshua Cohen, and recently became the lead funders of The Drift, the literary magazine Lucas occasionally writes for.
