At the Elder Statesman, Greg Chait and Bailey Hunter are busy growing their creative universe. “This season, we explored going a lot more into wovens and cut-and-sew, and expanding our materials library,” Hunter said via Zoom from Los Angeles. Their spring 2025 look book opens with a proper khaki linen coat with an asymmetrical lapel … Read more
The Elder Statesman founder Greg Chait and its creative director Bailey Hunter like to come up with elaborate concepts for their collections—and their lookbooks—that match the level of creative exploration and expression that they’ve come to be known for. This season, it was the classic All-American catalogs that rose to prominence in the 1980s and … Read more
For almost a year, The Elder Statesman’s Greg Chait and Bailey Hunter had been discussing the idea of starting a surf label. “Surfing can be more than just surfing,” Chait said on a Zoom from the Paris showroom where they’re holding market appointments. “You can surf waves of many different things; it’s such a good … Read more
