From The Berkshires to Paris with Proenza Schouler

Proenza Schouler talk about their American dream

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It’s July 4th, but instead of celebrating Independence Day at their headquarters in SoHo, Manhattan or at their 18th-century farmhouse in the Berkshires, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough – the
 duo behind womenswear and accessories brand Proenza Schouler
– are spending the national holiday in Paris. Just two days earlier,
the designers presented their spring/summer 2018 collection for the first time in the French capital, during Paris’ Haute Couture Week.

Hernandez, 39, and McCollough, 38, first collaborated while studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at New York’s Parsons School of Design. Their joint graduation collection – an insouciant take on mid-century couture and downtown dressing – was bought in its entirety by Barney’s New York, marking a prestigious start to what would become a multi-award-winning business. From their debut at autumn 2003 New York Fashion Week, the Proenza boys
– as they are affectionately known – set out to build an independent global luxury brand. Today, Proenza Schouler ready-to-wear and accessories are sold via 300 international stockists and at six own- brand boutiques, including four in Asia.

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