MAN AND MUSE

LAST NYFW I PLAYED MUSE FOR AUSTRALIAN DESIGNER MICHAEL LO SORDO SHOT AT THE CROSBY STREET HOTEL BY THE AMAZING NICK HUDSON FOR RUSSH MAGAZINE! IT WAS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE MOST FUN SHOOTS I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF, I HOPE YOU LIKE! MUST BE OFF NOW AS I JUST LANDED IN LONDON TO SEE MY PARENTS AND IT'S TIME TO GO TO THE PUB. KISSES!

MAN AND MUSE

Michael Lo Sordo is one of Australia’s most gifted young designers having recently hurled his latest Spring/Summer collection down the runway at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia this month. Alexandra Spencer is a model/blogger with brains and a following that may one day, very soon, rival the Beatles. We got cozy with the man and his muse during New York Fashion Week to snap some pics, chat about all things dark ‘n’ stormy, and maybe even raid the mini bar…

How did you meet Alexandra, and why is she your ideal muse?I had been following Alexandra and her blog, 4TH AND BLEEKER, for quite some time now. I really admired her aesthetic and thought what she was doing was completely innovative and unique. Her personal take on fashion and lifestyle is new and refreshing, and her libertine spirit and edgy sense of sensuality had me hooked. I reached out to her before my NY Fall press showings and immediately I received a warm response. A week later during the NYC snow storm, we were to meet at my hotel so I could take her through the collection. When I opened the door on her arrival not two minutes had passed before she gravitated towards everything that was black and sexy, undressing as we sipped champagne. From then onwards it was the start to a new friendship.

Talk to me about your latest collection. What were your inspirations?

Michael Lo Sordo: There was a significant change in the way I was feeling in my approach to Spring/Summer. I wanted get to the core of the MLS woman and look to moving her forward … But not before she had to turn back to her dark side to find the light. Infusing the collection with a dark and stormy marble print, done by hand, to represent strength and a real focus, which is also the essence of the cut. I really wanted to be strict with tailoring, but still remaining classic and modern. More and more I find that when designing, the thing that most influences and inspires me is the woman herself.

WEARING MICHAEL LO SORDO SHOT BY NICK HUDSON AT THE CROSBY STREET HOTEL