Making Mischief with Mike Eckhaus

<p>Mike Eckhaus has always done things his own way, but he&rsquo;s not unaware of the consequences. If anything, he finds them amusing.</p> <p>When he was a 16-year-old high schooler in Westchester, New York, he and a friend (who now produces Eckhaus Latta&rsquo;s fashion shows) assigned themselves themed days that they would dress to. The looks were loud. Everything backwards. Too many layers. A broken mirror glued to the front of a shirt. One look, procured from the hardware store, involved a big rope tied in knots around his body. A teacher mistook it for a cry for help. &ldquo;When you&rsquo;re a teenager in the suburbs, it&rsquo;s fun to freak people out a little.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/making-sense-the-2022-design-writing-and-research/making-mischief-with-mike-eckhaus-a6a59e663001"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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