Billy Reid
Catching up with the Alabama-based designer.
Intel:
Simon Spurr
Mister Crew pointed us toward Interview's recent chat with Simon Spurr. The CFDA-nominated designer talks about the economy, doing his own thing in the menswear field along with his recent marriage to a doctor. And despite the fact that his spring collection was influenced by Jimi Hendrix, he talks about the simplicity of his clothes:
To make a perfect T-shirt is hard—all you have is white cotton and fit. That's where experience comes in. 
Sir Paul Smith
Lessons in life and business from the British designer.
