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...used to be that fashion designers were stars, and when it came to time-honored accessory brands, consumers didn't really know?or care?who designed the goods as long as the logo or label was there. But times have changed. From Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton to Reed Krakoff at Coach, the name behind the bag, not on it, is becoming more and more familiar to shoppers. The most recent addition to this crowd is burgeoning American fashion star Derek Lam, who in December signed on to become the first creative director of luxury Italian leather-goods brand...
INSIDE TRACK WORKED WITH REED KRAKOFF AND VERA WANG AT RALPH LAUREN...
...loved the idea that they were people working in today's vocabulary. I wanted to collect things of my time--which was a necessity anyway because everything else was astronomically expensive," Krakoff says. More recently he has been buying pieces by Newson, Arad and Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne--for whom he organized a show and published a book last year...
Although it's not his taste, Krakoff points out a growing trend in the market for more organic styles like those of Castle, John Makepeace and John Dickinson. "That organic look is more fashionable now, maybe as a reaction against what was hot last season, you know, the plastic stuff," he says...
Like many serious collectors, Krakoff buys pieces because he loves them, not because he thinks he can get the value back. And like many serious collectors, he tends not to sell much. "The challenge with furniture is using it," Krakoff says with laugh. "I mean, how many desks can you have...