Playlist: John Varvatos

Detroit-born menswear designer John Varvatos debuted his namesake line in 2000 after learning the ropes at Polo Ralph Lauren, where he acted as the Head of Menswear Design and Calvin Klein, where the rock n’ roll loving Varvatos oversaw the launch of the brands men’s collection in 1990. He turned NYC’s underground rock club CBGB’s into his first freestanding shop and with music at the pulse of his brand – we turned the tabled on Mr. Varvatos and had him reminisce about some of his top favorite songs of years past.