We’ve noted our hatred for the rigid rules that menswear lives by before, but we do believe in some kind of order. And apparently, so does Richard Chai as we share the same fashion pet peeve – too skinny jeans. Just to clarify, we don’t hate skinny jeans but we do hate them on guys who have no business wearing them. Now we’ve got that off our chest, where were we? Oh, yes, Richard Chai. The Cut have a nice interview with him and here’s our favourite answer in the interview:

What’s something everyone should have in their closet?
Confidence.

Read the full interview here.

Farfetch recently caught up with Henrik Vibskov and gave an interesting interview. Vibskov followers will know that his fashion shows are unlike any other, with the atmosphere closer to a gig than a fashion show. Farfetch asks Vibskov about his AW09 show, how he got into fashion and his upcoming plans and projects. When asked about if he purposely went about merging fashion with art, he responded:

No, I don’t even think in those categories… I follow my ideas and then work out in which project they fit. I don’t think about fashion and all its rules and systems.

Read the full interview at Farfetch.

There’s been a big jump in Rick Owens interviews and profiles this year but sometimes you need a newspaper to do away with the the obtuse prose of fashion magazines and focus on the details. This Observer article does just that. One notable quote from the man was about his approach to fashion:

“to do old Hollywood glamour, but in a ripped-T-shirt way. Black-and-white movies, but done in leather and T-shirting. I always resented how high fashion was so unapproachable and not for everyday.”

Read the full interview here.

Our friends at Wallpaper* took some time out to interface with Diesel’s own, Renzo Rosso to discuss the coming release of the expansion line, Diesel Home Collection. On the question of why launch an home line, Mr. Rosso says, “Last year we launched a fabric line in collaboration with Zucchi, which was a natural route for a fashion brand to enter the homeware market. We intended to follow this with a range of furniture and lighting to allow our customers to create a total lifestyle environment based around Diesel’s brand.”

Read the full interview at Wallpaper*.

Our housemates, Curated, sat down with Timberland’s president, Gene McCarthy, to discuss the opening of their Nature of a City buildout in NYC. “On February 13, Timberland opened their newest storefront at 474 Broadway, New York City. The shop is designed to promote the Timberland experience, and in that venture they partnered withpowerHouse for an exhibition of photographs curated by Sara Rosen.”

Read the full interview over on Curated.

Arne & Carlos have acheived a great deal in short time. At least, that was the perception – when their AW08 collection came out of nowhere and gathered a lot of press attention. Looks can be deceiving however, as the duo have been around for a while putting the work in. We caught up with half of the Arne & Carlos duo, Carlos Zachrison and quizzed him about the brands surge in popularity, growing too big and plans for the future. We also managed to snag some pictures of the SS09 collection, which will be available from Tres Bien soon. Check out the Q&A after the jump.

The sharp among you will have caught Martyn Bal’s AW09 collection hitting websites last week. We managed to catch up with the designer and ask him about the collection’s inspiration, his favourite pieces and where the label’s heading.

Check after the jump for the Q&A along with pictures of the collection.

Hint Mag caught up with Brazilian deisgner Alexandre Herchcovitch during fashion week in Sao Paulo recently. The well done interview covers a variety of topics and includes insight into Herchovitch’s world. “I started my career as a designer by making clothes for drag queens (not being one of them), prostitutes and transvestites in São Paulo. I dressed the first and most famous Brazilian drag queen, Márcia Pantera. I’ve made more than 300 outfits for her, but today she has none of them.”

Read the full interview at Hint Mag.

Buck have an interesting interview up with Mark Eley, focusing on his Eastpak collaboration. The interview reveals where the famous print came from, the resurgence of backpacks and his blog tips:

“Dinosaurs and robots, highsnobiety… We were possibly one of the first fashion labels to do a blog. I try not to blog too much about work, it just opens us up and we want to motivate people to do nice work. If they can see that we’re down to earth and realistic with what we do, instead of living some glorious avant-garde lifestyle.”

Read the full interview here.

1st Dibs have a great profile and interview of Thom Browne that’s been doing the internet rounds lately. The most interesting part of this feature however is the quick picks section, where Thom Browne picks his favourite vintage furniture. Anyone who was interested in the tables and typewriters used in his Pitti Uomo presentation will be intrigued to see his choices. Read the full feature here.