{"id":92233,"date":"2017-02-02T14:14:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T19:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=92233"},"modified":"2017-02-03T00:58:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T05:58:01","slug":"a-decade-of-robert-geller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/a-decade-of-robert-geller\/","title":{"rendered":"A Decade of Robert Geller"},"content":{"rendered":"

See above for our exclusive gallery of Robert Geller’s 10 year Archive shoot by Shawn Brackbill<\/a>.
\nText and interview by Jonathan Shia<\/a>
\nPhotos Shawn Brackbill | Styling by Haidee Findlay-Levin<\/a> | Grooming Kenshin Asano<\/a> (L’Atelier NYC<\/a>) | Casting John Tan<\/a> | Production Nouveau PR<\/a> | Models Dallas Alberti<\/a>, Joland Novak<\/a>, Alexander Newman<\/a>, Zach Troost<\/a> <\/small><\/p>\n

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In the fickle world of fashion, a decade is a long time. Just ask Robert Geller, who celebrated ten years in the industry\u2014as an independent designer no less\u2014on Tuesday with a powerful Fall 2017 show on the second day of New York Fashion Week: Men\u2019s. Opening with a video retrospective that spotlighted previous collections, Geller marked the major anniversary with a moving collection that reflected our dark times but offered a note of hope. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly fortunate,\u201d Geller said about his longevity. \u201cI\u2019ve had people that believed in me for the last ten years and everyone has always been very supportive. I\u2019m very proud of the team that I\u2019ve put together to create these collections season after season.\u201d<\/p>\n

This season, Geller, a native of Germany, went for a mostly black palette, with hints of bright fluorescent color in gloves and face masks that were at once provocative and protective (see our backstage images below<\/strong><\/em>). Taking his bow in a t-shirt that read \u201cImmigrant,\u201d Geller offered up a commentary on today\u2019s political climate. The clothes looked strong and secure, armor against a dangerous world. \u201cI started designing in July, right at the time when I\u2019d just traveled to Europe to see my family,\u201d he explained, \u201cand there were terrorist attacks in Nice, there were terrorist attacks in Germany close to my home, and it was a time to be somewhat scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

Geller has always been a designer with an intellectual and artistic bent, with past collections roving through the cultural history of the twentieth century\u2014from Art Deco through to punk. As an immigrant, he straddles both Europe and America, bringing an old-world sense of history to ever-changing New York. If Fall 2017 had a bit more urgency, it was because Geller sensed that we are living in difficult and confusing days. \u201cIt\u2019s a time for us a society to decide, are we going towards love or are we going towards war?\u201d he mused. \u201cI wanted to have some of that fear, some of that frustration, but also the hope that we can get together as a group and lead us out of what\u2019s happening right now, because it seems to be getting worse and worse every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even as the industry has changed around him, Geller has remained a mainstay of New York menswear. He has watched the rise of social media and the birth of New York Fashion Week: Men\u2019s, as the business has grown and transformed itself to meet the demands of today\u2019s customers. And, with his meaningful statement this season, he seems poised to lead the way forward as well, as the industry\u2014and his adopted city\u2014grapples with a new social era. \u201cI think we have to be together and say that this isn\u2019t ok and that we\u2019re not going to sit by,\u201d he said about what he thinks fashion\u2019s response to the new Trump administration should be. \u201cI\u2019m not so much into politics, but I\u2019m an immigrant and I love this country. I\u2019ve been here for twenty years and it\u2019s scary where it\u2019s going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tuesday, January 31st: Robert Geller F\/W 17 Show, with special thanks to Casio G-Shock<\/a>, backstage photos by Betty Sze<\/a> for models.com <\/small><\/p>\n

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