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Byline: Mark Holgate
Proenza Schouler's Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough are bouncing back and forth, in that you-start-and-I'll-finish way of theirs, in answer to the question of which fashion house currently represents how they'd like their business to look in the future. "Our model is Chanel," says Hernandez. "We definitely identify with that house because of its sense of timeless chic," adds McCollough. That this relatively young duo-next spring's collection of palm-print jackets, gold sequined dresses,
and one singularly sensational pale crocodile coat will be their fourth-aspires to become a luxury brand speaks volumes about their views on the current state of New York fashion. "Marc [Jacobs], Michael [Kors], Narciso [Rodriguez] . . . became the establishment," says Hernandez. "Then there was a period where all it took to be a designer ...