My o My
Erottajankatu 9, Helsinki
+358 (0)10 423 3733
pauliina@myomy.fi
We open our doors at 10.
We close them from Monday to Thursday at 19,
on Fridays at 20 and on Saturdays at 16.
Sundays we stay closed.
Neil Barrett - Sharply black
MEN’S FASHION - Neil Barrett started his own label in 1999. He’s known for his rumpled leather jackets, sharply cut suits, and skinny jeans—usually in schemes of gray or black.
Both Barrett’s grandfather and great grandfather were master tailors. Following Neil’s graduation from the Central Saint Martin’s School of Art and Design, Barrett earned his master’s degree in men’s fashion design at the Royal College of Art in London. His designs caught the attention of Gucci, where he started his professional career and was quickly promoted to senior menswear designer. After five successful years, he presented a project to Prada, proposing the launch of the company’s first designer menswear collection. Under Barrett’s direction, Prada became renowned among fashion insiders as the forerunner of “minimalist” menswear.
The first, free-standing Neil Barrett brand store opened in the central Tokyo Aoyama shopping district in 2001. In 2007 Neil began working with artist-architect Zaha Hadid on a concept store that opened in September 2008 in Aoyama, Tokyo. The store concept revolved around a large sculpture, 28 metres long and three metres high, in the central area.