UK-based website and PAPERMAG contributors TheCrane are in New York covering Fashion Week and recently caught up with Cushnie et Ochs designers Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs. .

We were lucky enough to collaborate with photographer Dan Mandell to introduce you to the designers of Cushnie et Ochs, two of New York Fashion Week's most-watched rising stars. Here the duo discuss New York's indispensable garment district and their ethereal Spring 2011 line