April 7, 2008

Gone Fischer-ing

Matsu Launches

The time: Sunday. Post-brunch, predinner, when reasonable souls are home sleeping off the (long) night before.

The setting: The 6 train wheezing downtown.

The characters: An elderly lady in a housecoat picks through shopping bags clustered around her feet. High school boys solicit candy bars for cash. By the door, a young woman pulls at her trench coat ties, revealing a little lacy something underneath. Her smile implies Walk of Shame.

Spotlight: on Megan Fischer, the Shanghai-based designer behind Matsu, and the one responsible for hiding the incriminating outfit. In her new line of sportswear, Fischer beckons and teases with jewel-tone tent dresses, slouchy men’s trousers, and silk trenches. Her East-meets-West biography is reflected in high-context bombers, jumpers, and tunics. All of it’s sophisticated, feminine, and tailored enough to keep your indiscretions under wraps.

Quite literally.

Available at Shop, 105 Stanton Street, between Ludlow and Essex Streets (212-375-0304). To see styles, go to matsudesign.com.