What kind of person can pull off a metallic gunnysack? Radar investigates.

The Designers:
• Jean Paul Gaultier
• Yohji Yamamoto
• Heatherette
• Toni Maticevski
• Grant Krajecki

Radar's Panel:
• Malan Breton, independent designer, contestant on Project Runway, season three
• Seth Howard, stylist and market editor, Out magazine
• Jerry Alicea and Lauren Hubert, students at the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (conveniently located in Radar's building)
• John Flood and Nick Cuccia, outgoing patrons of Duke's bar, 99 E. 19th St.,
New York City

The Look: Lumberjack Rock Star

The Inspiration:
Warren Beatty in Shampoo meets a kilted Kurt Cobain.

Who Wears That?
Spokesperson for Jean Paul Gaultier: "A man who is living a life on the edge, comfortably, with disregard to what others think of him and his lifestyle."
Seth Howard: "Vincent Gallo, on any given day in Los Angeles."
Nick Cuccia: "David Hasselhoff."
Malan Breton: "Wolverine, after playing in his grandmother's dress closet."
Lauren Hubert: "Definitely not my boyfriend in Illinois."

The Look: Posh New Rave

The Inspiration:
Seattle, a city known for its hiking, thrift shopping, and bar hopping.

Who Wears That?
Spokeperson for Toni Maticevski: "Girls who are daring enough to try something new; girls who can get away with it; more to the point, girls who like it."
Seth Howard: "This looks like it came straight out of Victoria Beckham's closet." [Ed.: Pro or con?]
Malan Breton: "The chicest potato sack I ever did see."
Jerry Alicea: "I just did something with the Misshapes. They all looked exactly like this."

The Look: Café Racer

The Inspiration:
'50s Italian motorbikers

Who Wears That?
Spokesman for Yohji Yamamoto: "A man who cares about wearing a stylish yet versatile outfit that offers a relaxed sportswear aesthetic combined with the formal tailoring of ready-to-wear."
Malan Breton: "Fireman Bob, come to rescue a cat from a tree."
Seth Howard: "Anyone with urban appeal, from Ashton Kutcher to Kanye West."
John Flood: "A Vanilla Ice wannabe."

The Look: The Pop Cop

The Inspiration:
The nexus of bondage, grunge, and law enforcement.

Who Wears That?
Spokeswoman for Heatherette: "Jake Shears from Scissor Sisters would look incredible in this. The tie would be perfect for a formal event."
Seth Howard: "The shirt and the tie are great, but the pants push it over the edge."
Malan Breton: "Richard Simmons in the cast of The Producers' "Springtime for Hitler" number.
Lauren Hubert: "It's for the 'wants everyone to know he's gay' man."

The Look: Party-on Urban Guru

The Inspiration:
Oversized tees from the mid-'90s with tie-dye/dream catcher/American Indian imagery.

Who Wears That?
Spokesperson for Grant Krajecki: New-agers; owners of sweatshirts with wolves on them.
Seth Howard: "Brad Pitt, circa Angelina Jolie, not Jennifer Aniston."
Malan Breton: "I'm wearing it right now. So are Sophia, Dorothy, and the rest of the Golden Girls."
John Flood: "The lovechild of a ménage à trois between Keanu Reeves, Dustin Hoffman's character in Meet the Fockers, and Johnny Depp."
Lauren Hubert: "It's for a metrosexual with body image issues."

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The Look: The Big Feathery Bang

The Inspiration:
A featherbed, deconstructed. (Or, according to designer Toni Maticevski: "Times on a beach, where colors are bleached out by the sun, glistening gold features and satin finishes. Sun-kissed photographs with their color bleached out. A romantic friendship between curving figure sculpting shape and languid unrestricted scribbles.")

Who Wears That?
Spokesperson for Toni Maticevski: "Any and every woman. It's all about how she possesses it and makes it hers."
Seth Howard: "This dress is obviously made for the superskinny. It would be great for Gwyneth Paltrow."
Malan Breton: "Big Bird, stuck between the Mercedes and the Jaguar at the car wash." [Ed.: ?]

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