Actors Colin Egglesfield and Penn Badgley attend The Best New Menswear Designers In America 2012 Party presented by GQ and GAP at Pier 40 Picnic House on September 18, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for GQ)
New York – On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Gap and GQ celebrated the launch of the Gap + GQBest New Menswear Designers in America Collection at Pier 40 Picnic House in New York City. During the event, Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley, The Client List’s Colin Egglesfield andNew York Knick Tyson Chandler, joined the six Best New Menswear Designers in America – BLK DNM, Ian Velardi, Mark McNairy New Amsterdam, Ovadia & Sons, Saturdays NYC and Todd Snyder – for a first look at the exclusive collection they designed for Gap.
The limited-edition Gap collection for men designed by GQ’s six Best New Menswear Designers in America for 2012, will be available starting September 27th at select Gap stores and online at www.gap.com. The one-of-a-kind assortment, which ranges from accessories to outerwear, showcases each rising designer’s signature spin on iconic menswear pieces. With price points starting at $20 for essential items such as boxer briefs and ranging up to $348 for more indulgent pieces like a leather bomber jacket.
Penn Badgley is wearing the Gap Mark McNairy New Amsterdam Chambray Shirt, $68.00, and Gap 1969 Slim Boot Jeans, $69.95.
New York Knicks Tyson Chandler attends The Best New Menswear Designers In America 2012 Party presented by GQ and GAP at Pier 40 Picnic House on September 18, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for GQ)GQ Creative Director Jim Moore, designers Johan Lindberg, Ian Velardi, Todd Snyder, Mark McNairy, Colin Tunstall, Shimon Ovadia, Josh Rosen, Morgan Collett, Head of merchandising for Gap North America Mark Breitbard and GQ Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jim Nelson – Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for GQ)
