COUP DE GRÂCE
CASEY KOHN IS THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR BEHIND COUP DE GRÂCE, CHICAGO’S ARCHIVE OF RARE AND HIGHLY COVETED DESIGNER GARMENTS. CDG’S ARCHIVE IS EXPANSIVE, FEATURING A VARIETY OF VINTAGE STYLES FROM DESIGNERS LIKE RAF SIMONS AND HELMUT LANG TO RICK OWENS AND MANY MORE. ORIGINALLY FROM SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, KOHN’S AFFINITY FOR BROWSING SKATEBOARDING CATALOGS AND LISTENING TO INDIE ROCK MUSIC AS A TEEN NATURALLY LED HIM INTO THE WORLD OF HIGH FASHION. PARTICULAR DESIGNERS' USE OF WELL-EXECUTED SUBCULTURE REFERENCES AND STREETWEAR UNIFORMS PLAY A MASSIVE ROLE IN KOHN’S ARCHIVE—WHERE INTERESTING PRODUCT DESIGN AND MASTERFUL STORYTELLING INTERSECT AND ARE THEREFORE CELEBRATED.
CDG OFFERS FINDS SUCH AS A MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA ARTISANAL JACKET FROM SS04 AND A BLACK MOHAIR SWEATER FROM HEDI SLIMANE’S FINAL SEASON AT DIOR. AND THOUGH KOHN’S ARCHIVE SHOWCASES MANY LUXURY AND MUSEUM-WORTHY PRODUCTS, HE ALSO SOURCES ACCESSIBLE RTW PIECES LIKE AN UNDERCOVER SS09 POLO OR A COMME DES GARÇONS AW03 TRUCKER JACKET. “I WANT TO BE ABLE TO WEAR A PRODUCT MULTIPLE DAYS IN A ROW, LOOK SMART WHILE DOING IT, AND NOT HAVE SOMEONE SAY, “HEY, DIDN’T YOU WEAR THAT YESTERDAY?”” KOHN SAYS. INVESTING IN ARCHIVAL FASHION THAT WITHSTANDS THE TEST OF TIME IS A GREAT MEDIUM FOR MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT UNIFORM AND LOOK SHARP DOING SO.
OVER THE YEARS, CDG’S COLLECTION HAS BEEN SEEN STYLED ON ARTISTS LIKE TRAVIS SCOTT AND BLACKBEAR AND PURCHASED BY MEMBERS OF MIGOS AND DRAKE. KOHN’S UNIQUE ABILITY TO CURATE GARMENTS THAT TELL AN IMPORTANT STORY IN FASHION HISTORY AND REPRESENT A TREASURED MOMENT IN TIME IS WHAT MAKES CDG SUCH AN INFLUENTIAL ARCHIVE. IN ADDITION TO CONSTANTLY UPLOADING NEW PRODUCTS ONTO HIS ONLINE ARCHIVE, KOHN ALSO SHARES GREAT VISUAL REFERENCES AND SUBCULTURE DEEP-DIVES TO HIS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT.
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