[Patrick McMullan, Anita Sarko, Sam Bolton, Mike Battaglia, Shaokao Cheng. Photos by PATRICK MCMULLAN and JONATHON ZIEGLER for PMc] Last night, Sally and Andrew Brunger took the fall fashion scene by storm at BoConcept Chelsea with their new line, The Brungers, a men's knitwear line dedicating to dressing tall, slender men in stylish, fitted cuts and finer threads (like alpaca and Italian merino wool). Guests dabbled over flutes of champagne, sported neon sweaters (see Patrick McDonald...quite the statement, but we love it!)
The contemporary collection simultaneously stemmed from Andrew Brunger's constant complaint that most swanky sweaters available on the market sported a lackluster color palette and patterns cookie cut for boxy American men (And, you know what? We have to agree). Wheels turned, lightbulbs lit and the couple traveled back to the 60's and 70's to identify a stronger inspiration for their product, with an edge and statement (think British couture color sense meets fabulous Fellini movies). All in all, if your sleeves are a tad short or knitwear hanging around your body like a bag? The Brungers have you covered (literally-and in style, no less).
Patrick McMullan, Andrew Brunger, Sally Randall Brunger, Patrick McDonald
Trez Thomas, Dylan Hundley, Walter Thomas
Patrick McMullan, Patrick McDonald, Chris Goercke, Dylan Hundley
Chris McGovern, Lauren Serebrenik, Sam Hamadeh
Douglas Keisler, Patrick McDonald
Amy Rosi, Peter Rosenthal, Susan Ashbrook
Adrienne Austermann, Annette Parkhurst, Patrick Askin
Angel Zimick, Sally Randall Brunger, Nancy Bacich
Courtney Maier, Sally Randall Brunger, Niki Cheng, Patrick McDonald
Candace Mills, William Clark Mauricio Bengelmans, Sara Bengelmans
Chris McGovern, Sam Hamadeh
Michael Rawson, Courtney Maier, Chris Goercke, Dylan Hundley
Annette Parkhurst, Adrienne Austermann, Patrick Askin
Partyy!!
Joey Ranzenbach, Sam Hamadeh, Chris McGovern
Lincoln Palsgrove IV, Sam Bolton, Patrick McDonald
Douglas Keisler, Patrick McDonald
Shaokao Cheng, Lauren Serebreni, Sam Hamadeh, Joey Ranzenbach
Michael Rawson, Sally Randall Brunger, Andrew Brunger
Stuart Argabright, Noyuri Tokiwa, Sally Randall Brunger
Scott Curley, Eric Ewell, Brendan Feeley
Sally Randall Brunger, Juliana Prather, Wesley Rowell, Jennifer Moore
Dylan Hundley, Sally Randall Brunger
Sam Hamadeh, Lauren Serebrenik
Amy Rosi, Peter Rosenthal, Susan Ashbrook
Brendan Feeley, Scott Curley, Eric Ewell
Trey Speegle, Peg Cafferty, David Ilku
Teller Thomas
Dylan Hundley, Patrick McMullan, Sally Randall Brunger
Trez Thomas, Dylan Hundley, Walter Thomas
Michael Rawson, Lincoln Palsgrove IV
Peg Cafferty, Trey Speegle, David Ilku
Teller Thomas, Walter Thomas, Prez Thomas
Patrick McDonald, Anita Sarko, Sam Bolton