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December 18, 2006
No More Cloak
I am so sad to hear that American menswear designer Alexandre Plokhov has announced the Spring 2007 collection for Cloak is the last. It's definitely a blow to American menswear fashion. The designer doesn't go into detail about why he's exiting the business but based on his interview with Style, one can deduce it has all to do with bad business contracts. When asked what one piece of advice he'd give to new independent designers, he answers, "get a lawyer to read thru everything you're about to sign."
Cloak really was (is) a bright spot in American menswear fashion. It helped place New York back on the world scene as a menswear fashion capital like Milan and London in a time when established American clothing labels like Donna Karen, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein had succumb to brand licensing.
When asked what he'll do next, Alexandre jokingly says it's time to learn another language and may even take up gardening. You go boy!
A look back at previous Cloak collections after the jump
Spring 2007
Fall 2006
Spring 2006
Fall 2005
Spring 2005
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Comments
oh no! i loved cloak. they made the bestest pants ever. and great jackets with millions of little addendums that you barely even noticed. boo hoo.
Posted by: Juan at December 18, 2006 2:17 PM