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GUIDE • WINTER 2023
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BEAUTY
I N THE WORLD OF LUXURY FASHION, BUYING INTO A BRAND
IN THE
means stepping out of your own world and immersing yourself in another — it’s why logos carry weight, and why fashion is one of our purest sources of escapism. The ideas anchoring streetwear can be relentlessly aspirational, too. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing; some would argue that this is why fashion is still fun. But it’s refreshing when a brand takes a different approach.
STRUGGLE
When German-born, Paris-based ex-footballer and designer Danny Williams decided to launch his own brand of graphic tees, seersucker shirting, and billowy kimonos, it was not to distance himself from his hardship but to reinterpret — hence the name: Beautiful Struggles.
At 29, the dual citizen was at an impasse. Near the end of Williams’s lifelong soccer career playing on rosters like the U.S. Men’s National Team, Reading F.C., and SC Freiburg, his contract
FORMER SOCCER STAR DANNY WILLIAMS’S CAREER PIVOT IS A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
By Sumiko Wilson
STYLE