Oh and the peacock feathered suit was killer. See it, and our other favorite looks from backstage at the presentation, below.
Bridging the gap between fashion and finance, Marshall is taking an eclectic twist on the regular, boring debit cards we all carry around. Now with Pink, a customized pink Cash App debit card, you can add some personalization to your wallet. As an extension of the collection – a special edition Pink Cash App Card (a Visa debit card) will also be introduced, featuring customization abilities with special-edition Marshall Columbia stamps.
The Brooklyn based designer pulls inspiration from his skateboarding subculture in which he grew up, including classic skate styles in his signature color pink. Alongside the customized Pink debit card, the capsule includes Marshall’s puffy handbags, his first plush wallet, a skirt, hoodies, cargo pants, and a skateboard deck. Ranging from $50 to $175, the genderless collection is synonymous with the eponymous brand’s values, using clothing as an extension of his consumer’s playful spirits.
We sat down with Marshall to learn more about the premise of the collaboration.
Can you tell me about some of the early influences you drew from for this collection?
I like to incorporate playfulness into my work, usually drawing from specific childhood memories. My work brings me a sense of personal nostalgia that I think resonates with others’ experiences. Pointing back to the past is really grounding for me. I grew up in the suburbs of Colorado right next to a skate park where I would spend a lot of my time with my neighborhood friends. This was a key reference point for the creation of this capsule and I wanted to memorialize that energy while infusing a pop-pink and an array of unique individuals and personal friends. It was really amazing to be able to include a lot of friends as campaign talent and to have put together a such a lit glam team of people I really admire, making this project feel like a true extension of my personal world.
What was the collaboration like with Cash by cash app?
I love that the essence of your own brand really shines through. Looking back now on the past few months working together, I am so proud of what myself and the Cash App team were able to accomplish. They have a huge audience of so many different types of people and I really tried to keep all different types of personalities and body types in mind when designing this capsule. Keeping things playful but wearable and versatile was my main goal. Pink always makes things more playful which is why I gravitate towards using it so much in my work.
How do the cash-app card customizations work?
The fun part about Cash App’s cards is that there is a million different ways you can uniquly personalize them. You can draw your own designs on them or you can choose from a bunch of fun stamps to put on them. I was able to design 6 little smiley stamps, including my smiley flower icon, that anyone can use to design their card when they order it.
How can collaborations such as this strengthen the fashion industry and the community of emerging designers that exist in NY?
We need more brands like Cash App that are willing to invest in emerging designers and give them the space to share their creative vision with the world. Their mission to marry finance and fashion is very bold and I appreciate their support for artists like me. There are so many brilliant creative minds in New York but not enough resources behind these designers to develop beyond the emerging category. I’m really thankful to cash app for believing in my vision.
Stepping inside this 150-square-meter space feels like entering a realm of monochrome minimalism. The boutique's ambiance is a harmonious blend of LED panels casting an ethereal glow and the generous infusion of natural light streaming through expansive windows. Against this backdrop, the store's racks, sparsely adorned with Yamamoto's dark and enigmatic creations, stand as testament to the designer's artistry. It's an environment that exists on the cusp of contrasts, intentionally leaving room for individuality to weave its own hues into the black fabrics. This is precisely what Yamamoto excels at — captivating with arrogance and humility, revealing the enigma beneath a seemingly effortless facade. As Yamamoto once famously remarked about black, it signifies an "I don't bother you—don't bother me" appearance, and we're eager to see how New Yorkers embrace this philosophy.
More than a decade has passed since Yohji Yamamoto's last presence in Manhattan, initially opening in 2010 and subsequently closing. The revival of this store has been a longstanding project, initiated by Yamamoto Inc.'s acquisition of the location in 2021. This time, it seems the dandy has settled in for an indefinite stay, promising a continued and enduring presence in the city.
The dogs are the stars of the show, of course, but Poppy’s use of AI to assist in designing this collection is what really defines the Pet Collection. office sat down with the designer to discuss the impact of AI on her craft and the fashion industry as a whole.
When it comes to applying it to the world of fashion design, AI can be polarizing. What inspiration can artists and designers gain from using it?
In this collection, we see AI as both a tool for artists and designers and as an aesthetic in itself. As for the aesthetic part, we’re talking about a technology still in its early, imperfect stages. The images generated by computers today are still a bit wonky. There’s a friction and a wrongness there that we wanted to lean into. Rather than critique the way images turn out, we wanted to embrace it as an aesthetic in itself.
As for the movement of AI in the design world, there’s a lot of concern that the existence and development of this sort of technology will render artists and designers obsolete. And as a designer, I can’t really afford to think like that. I’m not trying to speak for all designers here, but I can’t single-handedly stop AI. Nor is my protesting going to do anything beyond me missing out on what could be a really fun way to bring my ideas to life. Instead of worrying too much about the downsides of computer-generated art, I’d rather become inspired by its potential and lean into the crazy.
I think it’s also important to remember that you can’t generate an original image without an original prompt, and to create an original prompt you still need an original idea. Those ideas come from us! And the idea of chucking some slightly skew-whiff Shih Tzus on a vegan leather handbag still came from my brain. There’s always a human element. The originality is in the prompt. I hope this collection inspires people to play around with AI — to use it as a tool for bringing your weirder ideas to life, and to remember that creativity lies within your ability to ask an original question, or in this case, give a slightly bizarre prompt to a machine and watch it turn it into a slightly imperfect reality.
We’re aware that you love Pomeranians, who take front and center in some of these designs. What spurred this eccentric, dog-inspired accessory collection?
If you saw the Explore page of my Instagram it’s literally just videos of Pomerianians and I love that. My heart skips a beat when I see one on the street, I squeal with excitement. I wanted to recreate that feeling on some bags — obviously, we had to start with a Pom, then we included some of the other dogs which are some of the most beloved family members of people I know.
How do you plan to continue incorporating AI into your design process while still honoring the human, hands-on elements of creation?
Honestly, the human, hands-on element of creating this collection far outweighed AI. The amount of tweaking, editing, and updating of this imagery was A LOT. So much so, that it took us just over a year from original conception to release, which is roughly three times longer than normal. At the moment, I don’t see us using AI too much more in the design process. It’s sometimes a great tool to use as a starting point then tweak and play with from there but the human touch is what works best for us.
Lots of Poppy Lissiman designs embrace weirdness. What advice would you give to help others find the beauty in the bizarre?
I love the left of center, the slightly off — the little bit ‘ugly.’ Run of the mill, same as everything else is boring. I very much feel beauty is in the eye of the beholder so the weird and bizarre might not be everyone’s taste — it’s very personal. But I do say lean into that weirdness. Seeing a Pomeranian literally brings me so much happiness that I had to have a bag with one of them on it. It might not be everyone’s cup of tea and there’s probably not anything in the rule book to say having a bag with small wonky dogs on it is du jour but if something brings you joy — wear it, do it, embrace it.
Which Poppy pet best reflects your personality and why?
As much as I’d like to say the Pomeranian bag, it’s probably the quivering little chihuahua on the Yap Yap bag. I probably most identify as a chihuahua. Constantly teetering on a state of flight or fight — anxious and ready to go at a moment’s notice.
