Som is a Star

Coffee date with the fashion legend

I had the privilege of sitting down for coffee with the legendary Creative Director, Somsack Sikhounmuong. He’s currently the co-founder and creative director at Alex Mill, but I’ve been following Som’s career for years - first during his time as head designer at J.crew and Madewell, and now at Alex Mill. One of my favorite things about his designs is the way he incorporates vintage inspiration in a truly wearable way - because as all vintage lovers know, not everything you buy vintage is something you can wear - sometimes it just SMELLS! We got into that and so much more during our chat. Let’s get right into it:

In Alex Mill pants and jacket with Somsack

Abby: First of all, I love your hat!

Somsack: Thank you! Very random. Rose, who you met, helped me start off the Substack {Som’s Substack a must read}. It was her birthday, and I thought It’d be funny to get her a hat with Somstack on it. I found one on Etsy and I just had it made, and now there’s a bunch of people wearing them around …