“Technobohemian,” a high-end clothing collection for men is actor John Malkovich‘s latest creative endeavor. We know him as one of the most accomplished actors in the film industry, able to transform into the most diverse characters. He also excels as a director, producer, costume designer and stands out as one of the best dressed men on the red carpet — his designing chops come as no surprise.
The uber-exclusive boutique, The Webster, on South Beach, hosted a VIP cocktail to quietly debut the Malkovich collection to a select crowd — and while you may not really be able to be John Malkovich, you can now certainly dress like him.
“Technobohemian”, the clever name of Malkovich’s fall collection is comprised of jackets, sweaters, shirts and trousers in colorful, high quality fabrics. Think classic lines with a twist. Guests were buzzing madly over the pieces and snapping up the ones they could and pre-ordering the others.
The invitation-only cocktail was hosted by The Webster owners Laure Heriard Dubreuil and Frederic Dechnik who, as usual were delightful and painfully chic without even trying. Malkovich was fabulously friendly, chatting and posing for photos with everyone who came up to him. He believes in “showing up” as he puts it, if you’re going to make something succeed. Impressive.
Malkovich sketches all the designs himself (he showed me) as well as hand-pick all the fabrics. A self-described fabric nut, he had several swatch books in his bag for the next collection. “Like in a film role, decisions are important. You can’t have every fabric in the collection, so I edit and edit until it makes sense,” he says. And it does.
The collection at The Webster is 60% sold out, so go get your Malkovich on now or you’ll have to wait for spring 2011. No really. Go. Now.
Daisy Olivera
(Read my full interview with John Malkovich in “Conversations”)
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