midnight religion

i woke up one day with a few words of poetry and after writing them down, i decided that i wanted to add some imagery and mood to them. so i we went out one night and created this. midnight religion.

the Visionaries & Optimystics shirt (S/S 09)

V&O

the Looking Glass shirt (S/S 09)

the future, we can see it.

the Noir shirt (S/S 09)

the darkside is only dark to those who stand in the light.

SA-GA Logo shirt (S/S 09)

the basics for spring.

Savant Garde, what is it?

Savant Garde (SA-GA) is my newest/oldest project. i feel like SA-GA has been a part of me for most of my life. it is the way that i am and so it has been my expression all along. it is only now that these ideas will enter other people's worlds in a tangible form. the primary thing for this brand will be garments and accessories that aid in the everyday savant's life. 

i am talking of the artist who wakes up in the morning to a bagel and paintbrush. i am talking of the writer who goes for a midday park-excursion for spontaneous inspiration. i am talking of the folk singer who calls his harmonica by her name. i am talking of the dreamer who transforms fantasies into films. i am talking of the tailor who esteems his scissors like a cowboy esteems his six-shooter. i am talking of the creative missionary using art as a tool of deliverance. i am talking about the thinker who lays out his ideas like a picnic blanket for all to feast upon. i am talking of the independents, the travelers, the visionaries, the communicators, the inventors.

SA-GA is inspired by life and living.

 inspirations are pulled from: ink, mark twain, bon iver, vintage safari trucks, green, canvas, record covers, beirut, mexican hot cocoa, levi's, french horns, clapping and snapping, john steinbeck, oxford shoes, bull denim, ocean's 11, cobble-stone streets, boiled cotton, archery, brooklyn, beirut, kim peek, late night games of chess, pencil against paper, silence, old folk, japan, the darjeeling limited, suede, mos def,  vintage time pieces, wooden easels, leather aprons, sketches, stained glass, accordions, obscure bookstores, silhouettes, crushable fedoras, billiards, romance, miles davis, tall mirrors, tool bags, cuffed trousers, adam & eve, cymbals, risk, corduroy, porsches, french gypsies, bill cosby, persian rugs, breakfast, travel, wool, stranger than paradise, natalie portman, tea-times, and landscapes.

SA-GA is something specific for the everyday savant.

SA-GA is for me.

m.

the SA-GA desert shawl

2 new SA-GA t-shirts on the horizon

these are 2 new additions to the Savant Garde collection for spring 09.

the SA-GA "G.W." workshirt

this may be my favorite piece of the season.

part of the SA-GA BOWTIE set (2)

part of the SA-GA BOWTIE set (1)

the SA-GA denim workshirt

Savant Garde - the beginnings...