Known for his early work alongside Mega for Black Scale and more recently with En Noir, Rob Garcia made waves with his ‘monochromatic minimalism’ approach to luxury sportswear and leather basics. Over the course of that time, the pieces were donned by the likes of Kanye West and A$AP Rocky among countless others. Garcia’s success was further cemented last spring, when he was awarded GQ‘s “Best New Menswear Designer” for his work with the NYC-based brand, but in a surprising turn of events he left to start a self-titled line which he has been working on in Paris. GQ sat down with Garcia to learn more about the new collection and Garcia’s decision to leave En Noir behind. Enjoy an excerpt of the interview below and head over to GQ for the full feature.
“What we were doing at En Noir wasn’t brand new, but new enough to the point where people gravitated towards it, and you saw it everywhere. It exploded, and it kind of took the wind out of my sails. What’s funny is, by the time En Noir came out, that’s where my mind was two years prior. I don’t want to do something where my brain and passion was two years ago.”
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