From The Community: NYFW Interview With Ilbert J. Sanchez
From The Community: NYFW Interview With Ilbert J. Sanchez
Author: Sarah Orrico
Exclusive interview with Ilbert J. Sanchez of Garcon Couture on menswear, etiquette, and his new book!
During NYFW '21 we got the chance to sit (virtually) with some creatives within the fashion community. We closed out the week with a 1:1 with Ilbert J Sanchez of Garcon Couture:
Q: How did your career in fashion begin?
A: 2010, 11 – I went to FIT for undergrad. That’s when I started to dabble into fabrics and streetwear, and was heavy into streetwear for about 3-4 years.
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The power in fashion is there are things that are trendy and then there are things that stay a long time, and fine menswear was something that’s timeless. Someones always gonna need a tuxedo, a suit for so many occasions.
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In high school my teacher told me, 'Dress for success,' and I felt much more grounded with menswear looks.
Q: Have you always loved hats? / A: I revert back to high school so much because that’s when I had the transition of understanding who I really was as far as being a Black man in the South Bronx of New York, so I used to always wear fitted hats with the Yankees or Knicks logos, but I started to really understand hatting with my business partner Gilly who introduced me to Goorin Bros.
Q: Why is style so important? / A: Self-Expression is one of the biggest pieces to who you really are and sometimes we hesitate on expressing who we are from outside. For me, I always have dressed how I’ve felt. You feel the most yourself when you can dress with no limitations.
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