Uomo Copenhagen x Albert Muzquiz

One week from today, my collab with Uomo Copenhagen will finally be released. That’s March 1st, by the way.

And it’s really, really good.

If you want to see the origins of this collab in video form, watch this video (the last half is more about the collab, if you’re short on time or patience).

If you’ve been following along with me for a while (and many of you have), you’ve seen me dip my toe into the world of collabs. At the beginning, these were just phone and email collabs - I touched none of the product and just trusted the fashion gods that my partners would crush it. Luckily for me, they always did.

But I wanted to get more involved.

My partnership with Uomo Copenhagen could easily have never happened. On a family trip in 2023, I was sick in the CPH airport when two well-dressed Danes approached me. They told me they were starting a brand - and I was like “yeah, right.”

But they really did. Their names are Janus Regel and Joachim Ersgaard. Janus is an amazing barber (his shop is also called Uomo) and Joachim is a very sought-after music producer. These two titans of talent bonded over their love of high-waisted trousers and started making their own (right after I met them) from deadstock fabric in Italy. They slowly built a following among the cool kids of Copenhagen… and that’s where I came along.

J & J contacted me about doing a collaboration. A series of matching sets in their insanely well-fitting suit-jacs and trousers. If we could find the right fabrics, they would essentially serve as casual suits. Perfect for parties or first dates where you want to look sharp, but not too conservative.

I was down. So, we met in Florence to find the fabric.

Jet-lagged, but excited, we began our quest to find the fabrics we’d need. Luckily for us, the Prato region (right outside Florence) is chock-full of fabric warehouses. Big brands over-order and savvy buyers in the region find the best stuff and take it to sell to smaller brands and designers.

Fabric shopping is hard, but there’s a charm to doing it in Italy you certainly wouldn’t get in LA or NY’s fashion districts. Every place offers you espresso and there are special cafeterias for the local garment-workers nearby, serving cheap Italian food that would put your local checkered tablecloth joint to shame.

Over the course of a day, we found around 10 fabrics that delighted us; and then spent a long night over beers and wine deciding which would make the Final Cut. We settled on 3 wools, one canvas, and one Japanese denim.

Though we toured the factories making our suits on that trip to Florence, it wasn’t until two months later that I saw the end products in Copenhagen. It was a delight to see how the fabrics had come to life - the black cotton canvas felt heavy and rich - the flecky charcoal wool blend felt breezy and high-fashion.

I mainly styled them with a tank top (it was freezing, but that’s how much I love you guys) or my Knickerbocker thermal. Together, they end up looking almost like workwear uniforms, but their rich textures and drape immediately reveal themselves. The shirt-jackets are remarkably versatile, I’ve found they also look quite good with high-waisted, wide-legged denim because of their crop.

And speaking of the shirt-jac, though I feel they are all mix-and-matchable, we only made one standalone shirt without a trouser. It was all because we found a gorgeous Japanese denim from Kuroki Mills (a favorite of mine) and a vision came to us of the rather formal shirt-jac in a rugged one-wash denim. Though not selvedge, the fabric is nuanced and robust, and I’m already getting the very beginnings of fading at the elbows especially. Complete with pearl snaps, this one is pretty unique.

Though I’d always been a fan of Uomo’s classic double-pleat trouser (available in the black canvas and flecky gray), Joachim and Janus wanted to launch a slimmer silhouette. (Shown in the first image.)

Until I tried it for myself, I was worried, but once I buttoned them up, my fears evaporated. A very 60s ivy-inspired cut, the single pleat pants are available in the black canvas as well as the brown and gray wools. With a high rise, wide thigh, and flattering butt, they maintain a wide enough leg opening that they work equally well with zip boots and derbies.

I’ve never busted my ass for a collab like this before. We covered many miles and timezones to bring it together. We used two of the best factories in Italy (they manufacture for some brands you’ve probably admired) and the best fabric we could get our hands on. Though there are many places to get high-waisted trousers these days, I don’t think you’ll find anything quite like our suiting.

I’ll drop the link here, but nothing will be live til March 1st! Thank you for your patience and can’t wait to see how you style everything.

Info on pricing and better pictures coming in the next few days!!

Thanks guys, as always.