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Menswear designer Adam Kimmel is no slouch when it comes to putting together a look book. He has a certain flair for throwing convention out the window while maintaining an understated elegance in formal menswear. Whether it be his casting choices (he prefers artists and skillsman over models) or his fabric construction ethics (inspired by bespoke tailors in Chinatown) he adds a dash of whimsy to the proceedings.
For his latest collection, Kimmel employed the dubious talents of a Mr. David Blaine. Yes, Blaine of escapist spectacle and media whoring glory. Blaine was instructed to don Kimmel’s collection of evening formal wear and oddball, yet sophisticated Hawaii-era Elvis tops and then . . . well, jump in the ocean with a Great White Shark. So . . . yeah, that happened:
Is Kimmel’s visual exploration a commentary on our current stalemate positioning of financial inequality? Does the lone shark symbolize a dying breed of super rich predatory corporations forced to deal with a rising tide of an otherwise fearless prey (Blaine in this case?)
Or are these two just having a laugh?
We can't tell. We're too busy trying to figure out the whole smoking underwater thing.
Bonkers!
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