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On what may well be considered the homestretch leading up to the June 6 CFDA Awards, Menswear Designer of the Year nominee Simon Spurr headed out west to mingle with a different sort of industry crowd. At a dinner in his honor, hosted by the recently launched Mr Porter (the 12-week-old brother site to Net-a-Porter), a collection of well-heeled gents descended on the Hollywood-heavy scene at the Chateau Marmont for dinner.

Its nice to have a designer who actually cares to send you the right size, who you can call up on the phone, and who wants to see you look good in their suits and represent their brand well, said a loyal Kellan Lutz, reigning king of the Young Hollywood scene. (Hes also of the sturdily built type somewhat more popular in film than in fashionbut Spurr, unlike some of his contemporaries, has never catered exclusively to the sylphs.) Back from filming Breaking Dawn, the finale to the vampyric Twilight saga, the actor joined Dermot Mulroney, True Bloods Stephen Moyer, newcomers Xavier Samuel and Colin Egglesfield, and Joe Jonas, who seemed eager to wear more of Spurrs designs. Im taking a break from my brothers right now and launching my solo career, so I am sure there will be plenty of opportunities to wear one of Simons suits in near future, he told Style.com. I love that theyre a little bit different.

For his part, Spurr was there to celebrate Mr Porters launchand his biggest retail partner to datewhile also courting his most photographed fans, many of whom first wore Spurrs suits on-set. We havent actually won any awardto date, he was quick to point out of his many nominations and accolades, but as clich as it sounds, I really do think being nominated is enough. Noticing a bigger sell-through and an uptick in editorial coverage, Spurr seems poised on a slow-and-steady growth pattern, while hinting that womenswear could be on the horizon. But for now, hopefully all this will give us the opportunity to become the next generation of American menswear.

tags: Chateau Marmont, Dermot Mulroney, Joe Jonas, Kellan Lutz, Mr Porter, Spurr, Stephen Moyer, Xavier Samuel

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