Earlier this year The Woolmark Company revealed a collaboration between style arbiter Wooster and Swedish leisurewear brand The White Briefs. Downtown New York boutique Opening Ceremony unveiled the collection with a special installation, with Wooster making an in-store appearance this week. Opening Ceremony’s e-commerce site and Los Angeles store will also stock The White Briefs Nick Wooster for Woolmark collection.
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Last night was an exciting evening as we joined The Woolmark Company at Milk Studios in New York, where they announced the winners of the 2015/16 International Woolmark Prize USA regional finals. The Woolmark Company is the global authority on wool making this a prestigious honor for nominees and winners. A host of impressive judges deliberated hours before the ceremony to pick a winner. The judging panel included Ariel Foxman, Editor-in-Chief, InStyle; Colleen Sherin, Vice President, Senior Fashion Director, Saks Fifth Avenue; Eric Jennings, Vice President & Fashion Director Menswear, Home, Food & Gifts, Saks Fifth Avenue; Francisco Costa, Women’s Creative Director, Calvin Klein Collection; John Varvatos, Chairman, John Varvatos; Malcolm Carfrae, Global Head of Communications, Public Relations and Media, Ralph Lauren; Michelle Lee, Director of Americas for The Woolmark Company, Stefano Tonchi, Editor-in-Chief, W Magazine, and Steven Kolb, CEO, CFDA; selected the two winners. Honors went to designers SIKI IM and Tanya Taylor.