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56 BLACKBOOKMAG.COM COLLECTIVE VISIONARY PHOTOGRAPHY TODD CRAWFORD STYLING SHALA ROTHENBERG Nave is a collection that functions like a boutique, using a rotating cast of independent designers who feed into the central collection. Think of creative director Richard Chai as the hub of this wheel (not coincidentally, the meaning of the word nave). Known for his eponymous line and his work at Marc Jacobs and TSE, Chai designs Nave’s core collection himself. He then sets the parameters for the season—color palette, seasonal themes—and gives them to independent designers to guide the creation of auxiliary pieces for the Nave brand: Think knits by Steven Alan, pants by Alice + Oliva, jackets by Add, graphic tees by Industry Rag. The result is a collection that serves as a specialty store, with a common thread throughout. Jess Holl NAVE IS AVAILABLE IN SELECT HIGH-END SPECIALTY AND DEPARTMENT STORES IN THE US, EUROPE, AND JAPAN; THE FULL COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE AT THE NAVE BOUTIQUE, 159 MERCER ST, NYC. ALL CLOTHING NAVE SHOES TERRA PLANA 56 BLACKBOOKMAG.COM HAIR COREY TUTTLE MAKEUP KRISTIN GALLEGOS USING GIORGIO ARMANI MODEL INGERID AT MARILYN NY FODDER “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan Kay FOB.MECH 7/25/06 3:23 PM Page 56
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COLLECTIVE VISIONARYPHOTOGRAPHY TODD CRAWFORD STYLING SHALA ROTHENBERG
Nave is a collection that functions like a boutique, using a rotating cast of independent designers who feedinto the central collection. Think of creative directorRichard Chai as the hub of this wheel (not coincidentally,the meaning of the word nave). Known for hiseponymous line and his work at Marc Jacobs and TSE,Chai designs Nave’s core collection himself. He then setsthe parameters for the season—color palette, seasonalthemes—and gives them to independent designers toguide the creation of auxiliary pieces for the Nave brand:Think knits by Steven Alan, pants by Alice + Oliva,jackets by Add, graphic tees by Industry Rag. The resultis a collection that serves as a specialty store, with acommon thread throughout.Jess Holl
NAVE IS AVAILABLE IN SELECT HIGH-END SPECIALTY AND DEPARTMENT
STORES IN THE US, EUROPE, AND JAPAN; THE FULL COLLECTION IS
AVAILABLE AT THE NAVE BOUTIQUE, 159 MERCER ST, NYC.
ALL CLOTHING NAVE SHOES TERRA PLANA
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