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"Fashion designer, photographer, editor, and, oh yeah, co-owner of Miami&amp;amp;#x2019;s coolest new clothing emporium. The Webster&amp;amp;#x2019;s Milan Vukmirovic on the art of living well while working relentlessly \n\n[\n\n](http://blog.gq.com/images/.a/6a00d8341cc8d453ef011571499ad6970b-pi.jpg)\n\nMilan Vukmirovic may not be the most high-profile guy in the fashion world, but he&amp;amp;#x2019;s certainly one of the busiest. A founder of the Paris design mecca Colette, he now shuttles between France, Italy, and the States, serving as creative director of the revamped Italian label Trussardi 1911, editor-in-chief of the French fashion mag L&amp;amp;#x2019;Officiel Hommes (for whom he shoots most of its content), and co-owner of the just opened South Beach store the Webster.\n\nWhy I do so much:\n\n &amp;amp;#x201C;Nothing I do feels like work. Plus, people can do much more than they  realize. Look at Hedi Slimane: He&amp;amp;#x2019;s a photographer, an artist, a fashion designer.&amp;amp;#x201D;\n\n[\n\n](http://blog.gq.com/images/.a/6a00d8341cc8d453ef01157149b233970b-pi.jpg)\n\nHandcrafted pens that can handle the weight of your words, at www.montblanc.com.\n\nWhat inspires me:&amp;amp;#x201C;\n\n I travel a lot. And for me, on the train, on the plane, in the cab\u2014that&amp;amp;#x2019;s when I think and draw and write down ideas. I always carry a notebook, my Montblanc pen, and my Smythson of Bond Street stationery.&amp;amp;#x201D;\n\nHow I stay fresh:\n\n &amp;amp;#x201C;I see a lot of movies, listen to a lot of music, read a lot of magazines. It&amp;amp;#x2019;s very important to be like a sponge. That was the foundation of Colette: fashion, furniture, design. They&amp;amp;#x2019;re all connected, and they all influence each other.&amp;amp;#x201D;\n\n[\n\n](http://blog.gq.com/images/.a/6a00d8341cc8d453ef0115705488c8970c-pi.jpg)\n\nAesop antioxidant facial toner\n\nHow I look fresh:\n\n &amp;amp;#x201C;Aesop antioxidant facial toner, Armani skin minerals face cream, and Shiseido retinol eye patches\u2014they all help me look less tired.&amp;amp;#x201D;\n\n[\n\n](http://blog.gq.com/images/.a/6a00d8341cc8d453ef01157149b509970b-pi.jpg)\n\nThis compact digital video camera makes feature-quality film, at www.red.com.\n\nWhat I shoot with:\n\n &amp;amp;#x201C;The Mark III Canon\u2014it&amp;amp;#x2019;s very, very fast. I&amp;amp;#x2019;m also eyeing the RED, a small digital video camera. The quality is amazing, and I want to try my hand at movies.&amp;amp;#x201D;\n\n[\n\n](http://blog.gq.com/images/.a/6a00d8341cc8d453ef01157149ad25970b-pi.jpg)\n\nThe ultimate\u2014and luxurious\u2014lightweight travel scarf, at www.hermes.com.\n\nWhat I fly with:\n\n &amp;amp;#x201C;Herm&amp;amp;#xE8;s does a cashmere losange scarf, very light, that I always wear on the plane, because it can get so cold. Children have a piece of fabric they need, and this scarf is like that for me.&amp;amp;#x201D;\n\nKeep it casual:\n\n &amp;amp;#x201C;I wear white V-neck T-shirts by American Apparel. It&amp;amp;#x2019;s a basic everyone should own.&amp;amp;#x201D;\n\n[\n\n](http://blog.gq.com/images/.a/6a00d8341cc8d453ef01157149af7e970b-pi.jpg)\n\nWashed-leather boat shoes from Belgian brand N.D.C., at the Webster\n\nShoes you need:\n\n &amp;amp;#x201C;N.D.C. were among the first to do shoes that looked used. I love their boat shoes. New Yorkers call to have us ship them from Miami.&amp;amp;#x201D; \n\nHow I rock denim:\n\n &amp;amp;#x201C;I like to wear a denim shirt with jeans. Maybe in the U.S. that looks too cowboy. But in Europe it looks more like the Clash than like Texas.&amp;amp;#x201D;\n\nThe French perspective:\n\n &amp;amp;#x201C;I go to L.A. and people tell me, &amp;amp;#x2018;I love the way you dress, but I could never do that because everyone will think I&amp;amp;#x2019;m gay.&amp;amp;#x2019; American guys worry too much about what others think. Fashion is fun, and you should be able to play with your look.&amp;amp;#x201D;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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