Not in Vogue... yet

Greg Climer
Age: 28
Backstory: After working on Broadway (Climer once helped dress the casts of Wicked and Taboo), this Florida transplant became a man of the cloth for Seventh Avenue in 2004, freelancing as a pattern maker for John Bartlett, Peter Som and Daryl K. Fittingly, playing with a bolt of muslin led Climer to create singular designs like a cashmere-leather hoodie-scarf hybrid, and to launch his label Godspeed the Well-Dressed Man last year. Despite a recent name change (his line is now called Greg Climer), the fall collection still offers elegantly tailored, locally produced menswear distinguished by subtly quirky details, including a shirt with curved seams that evoke a tank top, and hidden tuxedo stripes on a pair of trousers.
Where it’s at: Takashimaya and gregclimer.com

Greg Climer wool flannel pants, $430, at Takashimaya Photo: Alexander Milligan	Greg Climer double-breasted cardigan, $620, at Takashimaya Photo: Alexander Milligan

Photo: Alexander Milligan

Favorite products
Kiehl’s Silk Groom: “It was my favorite product until I buzzed my head this summer.”
Proactiv skin care: “Amazing…it actually lives up to the ads.”
Grey Goose vodka
Teuscher truffles
Adidas sneakers: “Comptowns or Superstars. They’re big, wide, cartoonlike shoes.”

Favorite stores
The farmers’ market in Union Square
Live Live in the East Village
Soho’s Matter, Taschen Books and the Adidas store: “I love that they roll up the garage door and have a DJ all day. A security guard on a lawn chair on the sidewalk? Perfect!”

Cooper–Hewitt

Photo: Wenyi Huang

Favorite NYC landmarks
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum: “It’s a secret gem. Just hanging out in the garden all afternoon is inspiring.”
Prospect Park: “I kidnap the neighbors’ dog every once in a while and head over there.”

Favorite design sources
eBay: “It always has the most bizarre special things.”
The Garment District’s Hecht Sewing Machines: “It’s the city’s best used-machine shop.”

Favorite bars and restaurants
Lil’ Frankie’s in the East Village
Park Slope’s Miracle Grill
The East Village’s Wine Bar: “They have heavenly pizza with white truffle oil.”

Fall 2007 inspirations
“Lately, I’ve been listening to Teddy Thompson, Scott Joplin and classic country. This last collection was all about high-school yearbooks. I’ve been collecting them for years.” Evelyn Hofer’s photography influenced me a lot.”