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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KA WA KEY A/W21’THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS’
Through The Looking Glass, KA WA KEY AW 21 collection observes the duality of the imagination and reality inspired by larger than life characters and their dual personalities. Characters like Willy Wonka, Moira Rose, Peter…
TEDDY VON RANSON Fall 21… Love Letter to Manhattan
‘It was important to me that this collection be about New York City. Spending time apart was grounding and reflective but I was eager to be reunited. And though it may feel as if we…
Victor Li Fall 21 “Suspension of Time”
The scenery inspired the perfect photograph that I could only capture with my eyes and store in my memories.” VICTOR LI “After a revisit of the achingly beautiful film Brokeback Mountain, the sustained melancholy evoked…
PRIVATE POLICY FALL 2021 TALES OF GHOST MOUNTAIN
For the Fall-Winter 2021 collection, PRIVATE POLICY brings awareness to the important historical achievement of the nineteenth century Chinese transcontinental railroad workers who built the American railroads and acknowledges the xenophobic feelings of that era,…
‘Getting Dressed Up’ Molly Goddard A/W2020
Molly Goddard’s press release for Autumn/Winter 2020 was a photograph by Shoichi Aoki,1992 it was published in Fruits, a Japanese cult magazine capturing street photography in the bohemian area of Portobello Road in London ….
‘Off World Aesthetic Exit’- MATTY BOVAN A/W 2020
What Happens When a Designer Drops the ‘Englishness of English Dress? Matty Bovan looked toward exploring negative spaces around the body, allowing fabric to ‘land’ and react against the form. His London Fashion Week collection…
‘Soviet Aerobics in Space’ A.W.A.K.E. MODE A/W2020
A.W.A.K.E MODE at London Fashion Week was another season filled with rich themes from film. Together with the designer’s interest in ‘duality’ and ‘interruption’ this is how Alaverdian creates drama. When a designer has an…
‘Double Imprint’ F/W220-JUST IN XX
Among the key strands of fashion DNA would have to be art. Justin Yu-Ying Chou the designer of JUST IN XX looked to Shanghai born contemporary artist Tsong Pu for his fall 2020 collection concept….
FIX & FAX F/W2020 by Katya Leonovich
All Hail the Urban Peacock,Male Warrior! Fix & Fax Fix & Fax is a men’s fashion collection by design veteran and artist Katya Leonovich. Made a significant step forward during NYFW. The runway collection of…
