Spring Cleaning With... Timo Weiland

By Julia Frakes

As the creative director of Timo. (alongside partner Alan Eckstein) and founding partner of Heir Apparent, designer Timo Weiland has way more than his venerated neckwear to occupy his mind. Armed with his sparkling personality, singular vision, and stirring muse Annabelle Dexter-Jones, the Vanderbilt alumnus and Gotham social fixture is slated to present his first full men's and women's prêt-à-porter Timo. range this New York Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Week.

SPRING BASICS
Name: Timo Weiland
Age: 25
Location: The West Village, New York City
Chosen occupation: Fashion Designer
Unchosen occupation: Filmmaker
Side-gig: Filmmaker, musician
Best spring of my life: This one!

TIMO'S SPRING PICKS
Park for picnicking: The Cloisters (Fort Tyron Park) or by the DIA:Beacon (Beacon, NY)
Stroll route: Around the Storm King Art Center (Mountainville, NY) as often as possible.

Facial: Bergdorf Goodman (745 Fifth Ave.)
Barber's shave: Freemans Sporting Club Barber (5 Horatio St.)
Massage: Clay (25 W. 14th St.)
Haircut: Freemans Sporting Club Barber
Pet groomer: Not applicable, unfortunately!
Upcoming event: New Yorkers for Children A Fool's Fête (Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle) tomorrow (4/15) then Coachella (Indio, CA) on Thursday (4/16)!
Spring salad: From The French Laundry
Outdoor café: Alexandra on 45 Hudson St.
Springtime cocktail: The Cipriani Bellini at Downtown Cips (376 W. Broadway)
Farmers market: Chelsea Market (75 Ninth Ave.)
Staycation hotel: The Ace Hotel (20 W. 29th St.)
Spring flower: Tulips from Magnolia (436 Hudson St.)

SPRING ESSENTIALS
Jeans: Cheap Monday, Acne (10 Greene St.), or Dior (17 E. 57th St.)
Underwear: Calvin Klein (654 Madison Ave.)
Basic T-shirt: My own design – (SS10)
Soap: Neutrogena
Shampoo: Pantene Pro-V
Moisturizer: Crème de la Mer
Hair product: Salt Water from the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean
Springtime fragrance: Marc Jacobs Men (163 Mercer St.)
Springtime candle: L'Occitane (101 University Place)
Sheets: Egyptian cotton, no idea of the brand!
Stationery: William Arthur stationery
Dinnerware: Crate&Barrel (650 Madison Ave.)
New episodes of: The Tudors Sundays on Showtime or Parks and Recreation Thursdays on NBC
Film release: Adventureland
Spring escape: Hudson River Valley or Coachella River Valley
Spa weekend: Cowshed at The Soho House (29-35 Ninth Ave.) or Viceroy Palm Springs (415 S. Belardo Rd., Palm Springs, CA)... aaaah next week!