Alan Eckstein

Alan Eckstein
Born Great Neck, New York
Residence New York City, NY
Nationality American
Education Fashion Institute of Technology
Occupation Design director, Timo Weiland[1]
Known for Co-founder of Timo Weiland
Labels Timo Weiland

Alan Eckstein is an American fashion designer. Eckstein is the co-founder and design director of the brand Timo Weiland,[2] a men's and women's clothing line founded by Eckstein, Tim Weiland, and Donna Kang.[3] In 2014, Eckstein and the Timo Weiland designers won the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award for the menswear category.[4][5] Forbes ranked Eckstein as one of the top 30 Under 30 in the category of Art and Style.[1]

Early life and education

Alan Eckstein was born and raised in Great Neck, New York.[6] Originally, Eckstein attended university to study music with a focus on jazz history.[7][8] Before completing a degree, Eckstein left school and enrolled at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).[8] Eckstein was studying communications at FIT when he met fellow student Donna Kang and he was later introduced to Tim Weiland.[9][10] While still a student at FIT, Eckstein was in class when he first found out Women's Wear Daily (WWD) had featured Timo Weiland designs on the front page of its magazine.[8]

Fashion career

Eckstein started a men's fashion line called Epic Firm while he was attending FIT.[9] After he met Tim Weiland, they decided to collaborate and change the brand to Timo Weiland.[9] In 2009, Eckstein, Weiland, and Kang launched the Timo Weiland neckwear collection.[11] The neckwear line debuted at MILK Studios and was later featured on the cover of WWD magazine.[8][9] Shortly after, the design trio expanded the line to a full men's and women's wear brand.[11][12]

Since the brand's expansion, Eckstein, Weiland and Kang have collaborated with brands such as Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Champion Athletics and Topman.[12][13][14] The line has been sold in Barneys, a high-end department store in New York City, since 2010 and is also available at stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue.[13] In 2011, Eckstein and Weiland were selected to be a part of the Council of Fashion Designers of America's 2012-2014 Fashion Incubator program.[15]

Personal life

Alan Eckstein has described his own style as: "Quirky, tailored, effortless,"[11] and cites his main design inspiration as the streets of New York.[14] Eckstein has a mini dachshund named Coconut that the Timo Weiland designer has said helped inspire sweaters with the dachshund motif in the line's Fall 2014 collection and is the namesake of one of the brand's best-selling sweaters.[16]

Eckstein and Weiland perform as DJs under the name Timo+Alan around New York City at venues such as the Soho Grand Hotel, the Boom Boom Room and The Jane Hotel, or at events like Summer Soiree at the Rubin Museum of Art.[17][18][19]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2014 30 under 30: Art & Style". Forbes. 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Jim Shi (25 March 2014). "Short-Sleeve Button-Downs for Spring". Men's Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Timo Weiland RTW Spring 2015". Women's Wear Daily. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Erin Mayer (15 January 2014). "2014 ECCO DOMANI FASHION FOUNDATION WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED... AND THEY ARE AWESOME". Bustle. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Beck, Jamie; Burg, Kevin (2014). "Timo Weiland Fall 2014". Ann Street Studio. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "About Timo Weiland". Timo Weiland. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Runway Tunes: Timo Weiland Gets Vocal About Hip-Hop". SPIN. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 DHANI MAU (10 September 2010). "HOW I'M MAKING IT: TIMO WEILAND". Fashionista. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Hanan, Mary; Weinstein, Joanna (30 Dec 2013). "Banker follows his passion, goes into fashion". CNBC. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Timo Weiland’s Things That Never Go Out of Style". Corduroy Magazine. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 Erin Clements (26 August 2011). "Timo Weiland: Just Asking". Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  12. 1 2 Andrea Grant (12 July 2010). "Timo Weiland and Alan Eckstein of Timo Weiland: A TFS Exclusive Interview". The Fashion Spot. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  13. 1 2 NEESHA ARTER (11 October 2012). "INTERVIEW: FASHION DESIGNER ALAN ECKSTEIN OF TIMO WEILAND ON BARNEY'S, NYFW & HIS NEWEST COLLABORATION". Guest of a Guest. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  14. 1 2 GEOFFREY BROWN (11 October 2012). "Timo Weiland and Alan Eckstein Explain How New York Inspires". Out. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Ally Betker (8 June 2012). "The CFDA Incubator’s Second Class Is Now in Session". New York Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  16. ↑ Tathiana Monacella (9 October 2013). "Fashion’s Reigning Cats and Dogs". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  17. ↑ Hannah Kerr (1 July 2013). "A Day In The Life Of Timo Weiland (& Design Partner Alan Eckstein)". Gilt. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "HARBORING HEARTS HOSTED ITS 2ND ANNUAL SUMMER SOIREE". Downtown Magazine. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "5 AWESOME NYC DJ DUOS". Guest of a Guest. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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