ABOUT ME
Patrick Michael Hughes
Patrick Michael Hughes is a fashion and decorative arts historian. He writes about fashion culture past and present making connections to New York, London and Copenhagen's fashion weeks with an eye toward men's fashion. He joined IRK Magazine as a fashion men's editor during winter of 2017.
He is often cited as a historical source for numerous pieces appearing in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN, LVMH, Conde Nast, Highsnobiety and others. His fashion career includes years as a fashion reporter/producer of branded content for the New York local news in the hyper digital sector. Patrick's love of travel and terrain enabled him to becoming an experienced cross-country equestrian intensively riding in a number of locations in South America Scandinavia,The United Kingdom and Germany. However, he is not currently riding, but rather speaking internationally to designers, product development teams, marketing teams and ascending designers in the US, Europe and China.
Following his BA in the History of Art from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York he later completed graduate studios in exhibition design in New York. it was with the nudge and a conversation in regard to a design assignment interviewing Richard Martin curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art he was encouraged to consider shifting his focus to the decorative arts with a concentration in fashion history and curation.
Patrick completed graduate studies 17th and 18th century French Royal interiors and decoration and 18th century French fashion culture at Musée Les Arts Decoratifs-Musée de Louvre in Paris. Upon his return to New York along with other classes and independent studies in American fashion he earned his MA in the History of Decorative Arts and Design from the Parsons/Cooper Hewitt Design Museum program in New York. His final specialist focus was in 19th century English fashion and interiors with distinction in 20th century American fashion history and design.
Currently, he is an Associate Teaching Professor at Parsons School of Design leading fashion history lecture-studios within the School of Art and Design History and Theory,
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Stefan Cooke’s Lean, London Look
The first thoughts that spring to mind when viewing the Stefan Cooke collection F/W 2022-2023 is lean, approachable with distinguished youthful vibe. Stefan Cooke and his partner Jake Burt presented a polished forthcoming fall/winter season…
Matty Bovan’s ‘Yankee Doodle’
America and American themes seem to be having a moment at London Fashion Week’s Fall/Winter 2022 -2023. The themes have been western mythology with cactus and cowboy hats to Hollywood’s pre-code, depression era film. Glittering…
A.Potts’ SKINFOLK
When you are an African-American fashion designer and New York Fashion Week falls in the middle of Black History Month why not take your collection’s moment to make a statement not only about your artistic…
Perry Ellis AMERICA is Distinctively American
New York Fashion Week is of to a running start with New York Men’s Day. This season’s presentations and showcase were in held in the Hudson Yards district. The anchor collection was Perry Ellis AMERICA…
Schnayderman’s Vulnerable Dreamer
Schnayderman’s presented a fictional fashion show for Copenhagen Fashion Week Fall 2022 . This season’s thematic title was ”The Dreamer/The Fool”. The creative director Hampus Bernhoff’s vision was the story of a foolish man dreaming…
JEFF MIKKELSON’S KALÉIDOSCOPE
GENDERAITION: Unisex and Fluid Styles Reflective of Modern Life through the lens of Jeff Mikkelson. A bold exploration of self-expression, GENDERAITION captures the blurred boundaries between tradition and innovation, femininity and masculinity. With silhouettes that…
JORDANLUCA- Adam and Two Eves
Digital releases of collections are still the main form of communication for many designers and fashion weeks around the world. London Fashion Week has concluded and the next leg of the fashion story is about…
KA WA KEY- Butterfly Lovers
KA WA KEY – ‘Butterfly Lovers’ is one of the great Chinese folktales form the Great Folkloric Movement of the nineteen twenties with roots in the Tang Dynasty. The narrative is a tragic love story…
STAN by Tristen Detwiler
STAN is a men’s and women’s fashion label designed by San Diego native Tristen Detwiler. The brand’s Spring/Summer 2022 was presented at New York’s Men’s Day held at Canoe Studios, in the Hudson Yards neighborhood….
