Max Osterweis

By Sarah Haight from "W Editor's Blog" Portrait: Sarah Elliott Count Max Osterweis among the handful of young designers whose careers have been kick-started by Michelle Obama. The San Francisco native and former screenwriter, 34, started his clothing line, Suno , last year, a culmination of many years of travel to Kenya's Lamu Island, where his mother has a retreat ("she went on a safari and didn't come home," says Osterweis, who named the line after his mom). Using traditional Kenyan textiles and local seamstresses, Osterweis has created an ethnic and entirely modern collection. The basis of the line is the fabric—the bolts of ... Read Full Story

By ERIC WILSON NEW collection called Suno landed on the selling floor at Opening Ceremony this week, not from the runways in Bryant Park but from a factory in Nairobi, Kenya, where the apparel industry was all but decimated decades ago. The clothes — cotton skirts, tops and shift dresses in vibrant prints — were made by Max Osterweis, a new designer who has already been flagged by Women’s Wear Daily and Style.com without even having had a show, largely because his designs are so captivating. Mr. Osterweis, a 34-year-old screenwriter and film director from San Francisco, began collecting traditional East African kangas more ... Read Full Story

Suno New York is sailing into another season of fair trade and fair winds enterprise for designer Max Osterweis. These stunning Kenyan textile-inspired pieces are travel friendly and globally appealing. It is great to see the high-style of Kenyan artisans making such waves in the contemporary fashion realm. *Suno New York Share and Enjoy: Read Full Story

An aesthetically pleasing medley of rich brights, bold details, and ethnic inspiration best describe the debut label, Suno, the clothing brainchild of textile entrepreneur Max Osterweis. The Spring/Summer 09 collection is a playful ode to ... Read Full Story

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