An emerald green velvet suit was inspired by one of the designers uniquely American obsessions.

Im really into this American folk art, velvet paintings, he explained.

Velvet suits, for me, are also quite an American thing.

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I really like the unevenness of the hand dyeing, he added.

It reminds me of a Rothko.

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