Alan Eckstein Explained

Alan Eckstein
Birth Place:Great Neck, New York
Nationality:American
Education:Fashion Institute of Technology
Label Name:Timo Weiland
Known For:Co-founder of Timo Weiland
Occupation:Design director, Timo Weiland[1]

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.

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). 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.

Fashion career

Eckstein started a men's fashion line called Epic Firm while he was attending FIT. After he met Tim Weiland, they decided to collaborate and change the brand to Timo Weiland. 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. Shortly after, the design trio expanded the line to a full men's and women's wear brand.[12]

Through Timo Weiland, Eckstein, Weiland and Kang have collaborated with brands such as Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Champion Athletics and Topman.[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.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," and cites his main design inspiration as the streets of New York. Eckstein has a mini dachshund named Coconut that he said helped inspire sweaters with the dachshund motif in Timo Weiland'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 stage name "Timo+Alan," and have performed at New York City venues such as the Soho Grand Hotel, the Boom Boom Room, The Jane Hotel, the Rubin Museum of Art, the Red Egg, The Brooklyn Museum, The Met, The Museum of Arts and Design, Jumpin Jack's, David H. Koch Theater, and the Lincoln Center.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 30 under 30: Art & Style. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109201215/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkl45edhlg/alan-eckstein-28/. dead. January 9, 2014. 2014. Forbes. 11 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Short-Sleeve Button-Downs for Spring. Jim Shi. 25 March 2014. Men's Journal. 11 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Timo Weiland RTW Spring 2015. 9 September 2014. Women's Wear Daily. 11 October 2014.
  4. Web site: 2014 ECCO DOMANI FASHION FOUNDATION WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED... AND THEY ARE AWESOME. Erin Mayer. 15 January 2014. Bustle. 11 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Timo Weiland Fall 2014. Beck. Jamie. Burg. Kevin. 2014. Ann Street Studio. 11 October 2014.
  6. Web site: About Timo Weiland . Timo Weiland . 11 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020065637/http://shop.timoweiland.com/pages/about . 20 October 2014 .
  7. Web site: Runway Tunes: Timo Weiland Gets Vocal About Hip-Hop. 11 September 2012. SPIN. 11 October 2014.
  8. Web site: HOW I'M MAKING IT: TIMO WEILAND. DHANI MAU. 10 September 2010. Fashionista. 11 October 2014.
  9. Web site: Banker follows his passion, goes into fashion. Hanan. Mary. Weinstein. Joanna. 30 Dec 2013. CNBC. 11 October 2014.
  10. Web site: Timo Weiland's Things That Never Go Out of Style . 31 January 2010 . Corduroy Magazine . 11 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015103014/http://www.corduroymag.com/tag/alan-eckstein/ . 15 October 2014 .
  11. Web site: Timo Weiland: Just Asking. Erin Clements. 26 August 2011. Huffington Post. 11 October 2014.
  12. Web site: Timo Weiland and Alan Eckstein of Timo Weiland: A TFS Exclusive Interview. Andrea Grant. 12 July 2010. The Fashion Spot. 11 October 2014.
  13. Web site: INTERVIEW: FASHION DESIGNER ALAN ECKSTEIN OF TIMO WEILAND ON BARNEY'S, NYFW & HIS NEWEST COLLABORATION. NEESHA ARTER. 11 October 2012. Guest of a Guest. 11 October 2014.
  14. Web site: Timo Weiland and Alan Eckstein Explain How New York Inspires. GEOFFREY BROWN. 11 October 2012. Out. 11 October 2014.
  15. Web site: The CFDA Incubator's Second Class Is Now in Session. Ally Betker. 8 June 2012. New York Magazine. 11 October 2014.
  16. Web site: Fashion's Reigning Cats and Dogs . Tathiana Monacella . 9 October 2013 . Vanity Fair . 11 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017085158/http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2013/10/best-dressed-designer-pets_slideshow_item7_8 . 17 October 2014 .
  17. Web site: 5 Awesome NYC DJ Duos. Guest of a Guest. 1 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141025113159/http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/music/5-awsome-nyc-dj-duos%26slide%3D3. 25 October 2014.
  18. Web site: Baenen. Alison. Timo Weiland. Style.com. 1 April 2013.
  19. Web site: The Apollo Circle's Annual Benefit Returned to the Met for a Knightly Affair. Architectural Digest. 29 October 2019 .
  20. News: The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT Honored Dior's Maria Grazia Chiuri With a Lovely Luncheon . Vogue.
  21. News: An Inside Look At Jumpin Jacks: Soho's Latest Hotspot . Forbes.
  22. News: Inside The Museum of Art and Design's 65th Anniversary Celebration . Vogue.
  23. Web site: A Day In The Life Of Timo Weiland (& Design Partner Alan Eckstein). Hannah Kerr. 1 July 2013. Gilt. 11 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020052234/http://www.gilt.com/blog/women/2013/07/01/a-day-in-the-life-of-timo-weiland-design-partner-alan-eckstein/. 2014-10-20. dead.
  24. Web site: HARBORING HEARTS HOSTED ITS 2ND ANNUAL SUMMER SOIREE. 8 July 2014. Downtown Magazine. 11 October 2014.
  25. Web site: 5 AWESOME NYC DJ DUOS. Guest of a Guest. 11 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141025113159/http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/music/5-awsome-nyc-dj-duos%26slide%3D3. 2014-10-25. dead.

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