DESIGNER TO KNOW: Kai Kuhne

Edited by Kirby Marzec on June 19 2009 at 3:38 PM

Put a little twist on the classics and you’ve basically got the aesthetic for designer Kai Kuhne. From pencil skirts to high waisted pants and Chanel’s “little black dress” to the trendy boyfriend blazer, Kuhne reigns a viking at manipulating basic pieces in a classically simple buy edgy way. Leaning on the twisted-classics side myself, I’m surprised that Kai Kuhne hasn’t been more widely recognized, however, artist Terence Koh recently wore a Kuhne blazer to the Whitney Art Party while Samantha Mathi looked stunning in a Kuhne dress at the 2009 Tony Awards. Keep your eyes peeled for more of Kuhne, because I think he is exactly what our minimal loving recession needs in a designer.