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Rogan Gregory

What is the aesthetic difference between Rogan and Loomstate?
RG: THE TWO BRANDS ARE REMINISCENT OF WHERE MY LIFE IS GOING. I LIVE IN THE CITY WHERE I MAKE ART. IT’S MORE ABSTRACT, INTELLECTUAL. THAT’S ROGAN. WITH LOOMSTATE, I GO TO THE BEACH. IT’S NOT AS P.C. A LITTLE MORE RELAXED, NOT SO SERIOUS. ROGAN IS THE MIND. LOOMSTATE IS THE HEART. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY PRECONCEIVED.
You’ve mentioned you have a uniform that you wear every day.
RG: I WEAR OUR FUNNEL PANT. I ROTATE. A COUPLE DENIM, ONE CANVAS, AND A WHITE PAIR.
THEY ARE SEASON-LESS. I COULD WEAR THEM TO SOME CRAZY GALA THING AND I COULD WEAR THEM JOGGING WITH A TEE SHIRT. TO AN EVENT, I’D PAIR IT WITH OUR BETTER SUITING, ALL MADE IN JAPAN. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL GARMENTS. CUPRO, LINEN, COTTON. WE MAKE THEM IN BLACK, DARK NAVY, NATURAL COLOR, AND KHAKI. I RECENTLY WENT TO THE MET BALL. THAT WAS A LITTLE WEIRD.
How was this year’s Met Ball for the Costume Institute in New York?
RG: I WORE WHITE FUNNEL PANTS AND A JACKET WITH PIERRE HARDY LEATHER VANS WITH BLACK AND WHITE SOLES. I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE SPRING AT SCHOOL. I WAS THE ONLY MAN IN THE ENTIRE PLACE WITH WHITE ON. I THOUGHT F**K, I DIDN’T MEAN TO STAND OUT AND I THOUGHT NOBODY IS GOING TO TAKE ANY RISK WHATSOEVER. THE WOMEN WERE GORGEOUS BUT THE MEN WERE BORING. JUST BOW TIES, I MEAN C’MON.I SPENT SOME TIME WITH ALBER ELBAZ. I DON’T MEET PEOPLE ON THE STREET THAT I AM READILY IMPRESSED BY. HE HAS HIS UNIFORM THAT IS BRILLIANT. A SUIT WITH LEATHER BEAT UP SHOES AND A CRAZY COLOR BOW TIE. PRETTY FUNNY. I FEEL LIKE WE’RE THOSE KIDS WHO LIVE ACROSS THE TRACKS FROM ONE ANOTHER BUT REALLY WANT TO HANG OUT. WHAT HE DESIGNS, I DON’T WANT TO PUT WORDS TO IT. IT IS IN THE FANCY WORLD AND I AM THE ANTI FANCY. IF I HAD GONE TO SCHOOL FOR DESIGN, I MIGHT BE DOING SOMETHING LIKE HE’S DOING.
When did you first start making things?
RG: BEEN DOING IT SINCE HANGING OUT WITH MY FATHER IN A HIGH CHAIR. MY FATHER AND MOTHER BELIEVE PEOPLE DON’T MAKE LIVINGS AS ARTISTS. I ASSUMED I NEEDED A JOB OF SOME SORT. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN ARTIST.
What are you favorite Rogan pieces for women?
RG: THE DRESSES REALLY BEAUTIFUL, CLEVER. THE KNIT PIECES ARE REALLY AMAZING. REVERSIBLE AND ELEGANT AT THE SAME TIME. WE TAKE A LITTLE MORE MASCULINE APPROACH TO FEMALE STUFF. I DON’T LIKE THE OVERTLY SEXY THING. I DEFINITELY LIKE A HEEL. PIERRE HARDY IS ELEGANT. SEXY APPEAL, BUT NOT OVERT.
Sweaters – cedar blocks. I don’t’ know if you need the aromatic kind. I just fold them in. I don’t mind some holes anyway
– Rogan Gregory
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