The NEW YORK TIMES - The California Designer Behind the Unisex Label Phlemuns

The NEW YORK TIMES - The California Designer Behind the Unisex Label Phlemuns

“That’s the collection that changed everything,” Mr. Flemons said. It featured tie-up bralettes in iridescent raw silk and fringed denim, and drew upon the Moulin Rouge outfits worn by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink and Lil’ Kim on the red carpet at the Video Music Awards in 2001. “I have such a soft spot for tacky early 2000 fashion,” he said. Then Ms. Knowles spotted one of his off-the-shoulder dresses on his Instagram feed and commented, “ooooohhhhhhhh the black dresssssss.”

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