Last year saw menswear label Duckie Brown nominated for a CFDA Award (alongside Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein) and featured in the “New York Fashion Now” exhibit at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.
This year finds the Duckie duo (that’s Steven Cox and Daniel Silver, for the uninitiated) celebrating their sixth year in business and refining the tongue-in-chic collection (think: gold sequined hoodies, three-armed sweaters and low-crotch trousers) for which they’ve become famous.
The Fashion Informer quizzed the former Tommy Hilfiger designer (Cox) and ex-TV producer (Silver) behind the quirky-classic collection (a favorite of Jude Law, Adrien Brody, Graham Norton and Ashton Kutcher) earlier this month and got the low-down on how they relax in their off-time, the best way to chill after a long, hard day and what they’d be doing if not designing menswear.
So, Daniel and Steven…
What's your favorite off-duty activity?
Daniel: Playing Scrabble – I’m addicted.
Steven: Swimming. I do an hour three times a week – I’m training for a triathalon.
Getaway spot of choice?
Daniel: Anguilla – the beach, the beach, the beach – going to the beach is a religious experience for me.
Steven: Saint Jean Cap Ferrat – where my parents have a vacation home. It’s heaven here on earth.
Tell me about your pet(s).
Daniel: Fred - he’s a Shepherd/Collie mix. He’s 15 and he’s old. But he still likes to eat and still wants to take a nip at anything that has wheels and moves quickly and erratically, like skateboarders or children. We’re taking it one day at a time now. Today is a good day.
Steven: Don’t have any.
What is your favorite line from a song/movie?
Daniel: “I wish we were old and this was all behind us and we would have survived it all,” Katie says this to Hubell near the end of “They Way We Were.” Sometimes I think wouldn’t it be great to just fast forward to the end part of my life – but then I realize I would miss the middle part. It’s difficult to have a good middle. Beginnings and endings are easy; they are always good and exciting and filled with promise or resolve. But a good middle is difficult to have.
Steven: “Every time I see you falling I get down on my knees and pray” by New Order. I LOVE them.
Who do you consider the most underrated designer (living or dead)?
Daniel: Betsey Johnson. I don’t think people give her enough credit.
Steven: Carol Christian Poell.
Tea or coffee?
Daniel: Ice coffee.
Steven: Tea.
What's your dream job?
Daniel: To own my own florist shop.
Steven: I’m doing it.
What's your no-fail hangover cure?
Daniel: A rare cheeseburger.
Steven: A burger.
How do you relax at the end of a long, trying day?
Daniel: Take a bath.
Steven: Take a bath.
What's the last movie you saw, and would you recommend it?
Daniel: Atonement – stick with the book.
Steven: Control - Loved, loved, loved!
Who is your personal style icon?
Daniel: I don’t have one. No, I take that back - I think Steven has great style, actually.
Steven: I don’t have one.
If you could change one thing about the city in which you live, what would it be?
Daniel: To eradicate the word “luxury.”
Steven: Nothing.
What's your favorite store in the world?
Daniel : There’s an incredible florist shop in Paris on the Left Bank that’s amazing. Don’t know the name but every time we go to Paris we shop in and just hang out for a while.
Steven: Church Mouse in Palm Beach - great vintage clothing.
What freaks you out?
Daniel: Dishonesty mixed with stupidity – it’s a lethal cocktail.
Steven: Flying.
When are you happiest?
Daniel: Actually, I’m kind of a happy person. I’m happy a lot of the time – I’m happiest with friends, on my own, while at work – and on holiday. I get up every day and say..”how lucky am I” and I mean it.
Steven: On a beach.
Stay tuned next week for Random Questions For…Vena Cava.
Thanks for the information on Daniel and Steven. Very insightful.
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