Q&A: Haider Ackermann doesn’t need the spotlight. Just give him an island and some fresh fish

Haider Ackermann knows how to roll with the punches. Despite the fact that his Fall 2010 collection got stuck at customs the day of his first North American runway show (held at Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum in June), the Colombia-born, Belgium-based designer, who usually shows in Paris, remained the very definition of cool—which could also describe his namesake line, launched in 2001. Ackermann uses laser-cut leathers, floor-scraping skirts and avant-garde draping, so it’s no wonder A-listers like Tilda Swinton and Penélope Cruz don his sexy long, lean looks for the red carpet and beyond. FASHION caught up with Ackermann at Yorkville boutique 119 Corbò the day after his show to talk throwing out his BlackBerry and escaping with friends.

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