Shirt, jacket and trousers by Abasi Rosborough Inspiration can sometimes hit at the most unexpected moments. While stationed in the Netherlands with the US Army in his early 20s, fashion designer Abdul Abasi came to love the vibrant design and street style he saw during off-duty rambles around Amsterdam. In 2006, he traded his position as a NATO missile technician for a place at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), and there he met classmate Greg Rosborough, who would later become his business partner. Now three This story is from Kinfolk Issue Twenty Buy Now Related Stories Fashion Issue 46 Home Free The upside of downtime on a slow Sunday afternoon. Fashion Issue 46 Charles de Vilmorin Wild. Weird. Wearable: Meet the couture protégé challenging the norms of French fashion. Arts & Culture Fashion Issue 46 Emanuele Coccia An interview with fashion’s favorite philosopher. Design Fashion Issue 46 Last Night What did designer Franck Gauthé do with his evening? Fashion Issue 45 Bianca Saunders The future (of menswear) is female. Fashion Issue 44 Under the Sun Far niente, on the faraway island of Alicudi.
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