Richard Chai’s t-shirts for Topman

Designer Richard Chai is now all about T-Shirts!

He also launched his line for Target and a T-shirt for charity with Barneys. The next he has is a deal with Topman.

For Topman, Chai—along with Phillip Lim, Henry Holland, and others—revamped the white tee.

Nymag.com has taken the interview of Richard Chai, asking the designer about his love of cotton, jersey tees, his influences for fall, his disliking of too-skinny jeans, etc

What’s the inspiration behind your fall ’09 collection?

For my women’s collection, I was inspired to create a message of strength and lightness. That translated into sharp tailoring, strong shoulders, and happy, joyous prints. For the menswear, the idea of workers’ uniforms and formality inspired me. I looked at a lot of photos from August Sander. In general, though, I’m very inspired by the pulse and vibrancy of NYC.

What type of person wears your clothes?

I think the men or women who wear my clothes have an appreciation for how clothes are made. They are not about trend-driven clothes. It’s about the purity of design and how that reflects in their personal, individual style.

Read more from his interview here

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