Perspectives: Whitney Michel

“It’s not just about clothes. It’s about the dream, the image and most of all what it represents. Welcome to the boys club of overachievers, dreamers, thinkers who are inspiring, sexual, brilliant and over zealous. What’s inspiring is that they exist and that they’re real. The men who look in the mirror and genuinely understand that they are tomorrow and take that role seriously. If not for the art, I create this brand for them. An honor if I must. It’s not every man’s world…it’s theirs, the new American man.” – Whitney Michel.
Michel Men is a contemporary menswear brand for the new man discovering fashion, and who is passionate about expressing his masculinity. Whitney Michel, the founder and designer of Michel Men was raised as the only girl in a first generation American home of four boys. Ever since she was 8 years old she knew she wanted to be in fashion, and being raised in a household full of men had a heavy influence on her designs. At the age of 18, Whitney moved to New York City and she attended the prestigious Parsons, The New School for Design. During her junior year she discovered the Michel Men brand and began designing her first menswear collection. Fall 2010, her collection will officially launch and we’re excited. Michel Men speaks to the young, entrepreneur and very ambitious man.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Whitney Michel over the phone to talk about her new Michel Men line. I can honestly say that she is extremely passionate about her craft. She is driven, motivated, and excited about embarking on this fashion journey that is Michel Men.

For more information about Whitney Michel and her Michel Men line you check out her blog at michelmen.blogspot.com and her website www.michelmen.com (launching very soon). You can also follow Whitney Michel on twitter @michelmen.

Words by Kiescha Cherry, Editor-at-Large