Frere to Hold First Runway Show During New York Men’s Fashion Week

Davidson Frere is going it alone. For five years, the Haitian-American designer worked with Aleks Musika on a bespoke men’s suit brand named Musika Frere. But they parted ways last year, shutting down that brand, and Frere set out on his own. In February, he launched Frere, a direct-to-consumer business whose roots remain in tailored clothing, but are now complemented by ready-to-wear. Jesse Bride, the longtime vice president who had worked with the duo on Musika Frere, has remained with Frere for the company’s newest iteration. “This is not Musika Frere 2.0 — my mind-set was to create more of a house of fashion,” Frere said in his New York City showroom as he prepared for his “coming out party” and runway debut during New York Fashion Week: Men on June 4. Half of the 33-piece collection will be tailored and half sportswear. Leathers, trucker jackets, MA-1 bomber jackets and denim are all being offered, but with Frere’s unique twist. Like the former brand, Frere’s claim to fame is its suits with full-canvas construction and what Bride described as a “razor-sharp cut” in luxury fabrics — but at a significantly lower price than most of its competitors. A similar aesthetic is found in the

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