When you hear about Barneys NY snapping up a complete debut collection from a just-graduated design duo, looking to Europe to crack the mystery of fashion’s newest stars is probably the first instinct. But this time, Proenza Schouler, the new label from Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, is a New York born Parsons School of Design bred design team that has retailers and editors buzzing for their polished elegance, luxe fabrics (sponsored by Marc Jacobs and Micheal Kors) and precision silhouettes with an air of a dressier past-all features that defy their junior status in the industry. And as recipients of "the future of fashion" award from the CFDA and with strategic supporters such as Anna Wintour and indefatigable stylist Patti Wilson, this duo’s stars are certainly on the rise.

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