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ON A WHIM, WE ASKED A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE NEW YORK DESIGNERS (PLUS ONE FROM L.A.) TO LET US SHOOT A LOOK FROM THEIR SPRING' 09 COLLECTIONS-PRIOR TO THEIR OFFICIAL FASHION WEEK DEBUT. MUCH TO OUR SURPRISE, THEY ALL SAID YES.

NOW, EXCLUSIVE FASHION WEEK PREVIEW FROM 13 RUNWAY-READY LOOKS OF SPRING 2009 REPRESENTED BY OUT HOT NEW BOY- RED'S TYLER RIGGS.

Thom Browne
"Like most of my collections, there is a uniform or sports inspiration. This look is really like a Union suit—it's the tailoring and fabric that make it Thom Browne."

Tim Hamilton
"Spring '09 is my take on futuristic streetwear, where boundaries are erased, shapes are gender-ambiguous (but inherently masculine), and fabrics are a juxtaposition of steely fabrics with soft yarns."

Tony Melillo
"The collection is all about drape and understanding how to make two pieces of clothing into the chicest look. I wasn't interested in layering this season—rather 'unlayering.'"

Patrik Ervell
"Athletic suiting, André Cadere, stripes, and the Memphis design movement."

Obedient Sons (Swaim and Christina Hutson)
"Turn on, tune in, and drop out."

Obedient Sons (Swaim and Christina Hutson)
"Turn on, tune in, and drop out."

Robert Geller
"Bohemian styling and classic tailoring. The mix of formal and casual silhouettes, romantic colors, and subtle texture evokes a hazy spring day in Eastern Europe."

Shipley & Halmos (Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos)
"This collection encompasses that breakthrough moment in which an individual experiences newfound confidence—personally, artistically, professionally."

Adam Kimmel
His inspiration: "The sixties L.A. art scene, particularly the artists centered around the Ferus Gallery."


Band of Outsiders (Scott Sternberg)
"Glenn O'Brien's TV Party, an odd Esquire piece from '82 on gym attire, Velcro, and old Coast Guard uniforms I found on eBay."

Duckie Brown (Daniel Silver and Steven Cox)
"The Duckie Brown Spring 2009 collection is hard, sharp, severe, and efficient."

Gilded Age (Stefan Miljanic)
"The lives and work of great American Realists, Regionalists, and Abstract painters from the mid-20th-century: Edward Hopper, Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, Willem de Kooning, and Jackson Pollock."

Michael Bastian
"Hot, sexy American lifeguard."