style file: Public School Gangs Up on Denim

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Public School Gangs Up on Denim Jul 9th 2013, 21:05, by Matthew Schneier Public School’s ascension to fashion’s main stage was all but assured when it took home the CFDA’s Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent in Menswear in May. But Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow haven’t lost their under-the-radar sheen. Their crowd may be larger than it used to be, but it’s still got the feel of an upstart gang, which made them a natural choice when W Hotels was looking for a design counterpart to the kickoff of its summer series W Gangs of New York. Tomorrow, cult 1979 New York gang film The Warriors screens at the W’s Union Square location, and Osborne and Chow created eight exclusive denim jackets and vests for the occasion. Each jacket is branded for one of the flick’s late-seventies gangs, and the collection will be released as part of the designers’ younger Black Apple diffusion label. “We were immediately drawn to the New York story of The Warriors, of course,” Chow explained, “but what really resonated was this idea of a group of friends surviving in the big city and trying to make a name for themselves. That’s essentially our story.” “The movie had this amazing energy, beauty, and grit all clashing together,” Osborne added. ” We thought, that’s what Black Apple is! That’s the same energy we tried to communicate through these jackets. We wanted that clash.” Public School’s Warriors jackets will be available from tomorrow, July 10 on W Hotels’ website. Prices start at $250. — Matthew Schneier Photo: Courtesy Photo

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