Richard Torry

Twin brothers Charles and Alan Rosenberg made their mark on the New York fashion scene of the 1980s as models and youthful dandies about town. Favored subjects of photographers from the Village Voice's Amy Arbus to Mario Testino, the brothers captivated spectators with their coordinated looks, with Charles as "dandyish" and Alan as "alternative."

This ensemble was put together at Charles's request from their donations to the collections of the RISD Museum and the Museum at FIT, and it represents one of many facets of the brothers' joint style, which celebrated the power of fashion both to settle and unsettle. The bull's-eye sweater was made by Richard Torry, a London-based designer who started his career knitting garments in cavernous punk clubs. Worn with these Vivienne Westwood trousers, it reflects an avant-garde approach that only the most daring gentlemen of the time would have embraced.