Caulfield Preparatory, the exciting new line from designer Vincent Flumiani, has set up shop at the Blue Bee Men store on State Street in downtown Santa Barbara. This brand new line, based upon the writings of the designer, has built a special "shop in shop" which is now featured at the store.

Caulfield Preparatory's first men’s collection, for fall 2009, is based on a story Flumiani wrote about a young man, Finn, who runs away on various adventures around the world. Not unlike the designer's own past, the hero takes off after school, driving across the country and living out of his car. "I wanted to take classic, preppy clothes like the wool blazer or corduroy suit and make them more rebellious and more rumpled than the originals," Flumiani explains. “This first collection is Chapter One of my story."

"Your style should always advance a cause . . . and that cause must always be yourself . . . everything you wear has to be about you."

Designer Vincent Flumiani was born in San Francisco, California. At his father's insistence, he studied Business Management at the University of California Los Angeles. After graduation and several months of indecision he embarked on a journey of self discovery. His journey took him all around the world, however in 1998 he returned to Los Angeles and began his design career by selling basic sketches. His " "basic" designs were initially more successful than his "collection" however he continued to concentrate on collection and in the Fall of 2009 launched Caulfield Preparatory. The life and breadth of the collection is designed to be absorbed and understood. The collection is about personality, courage, risk and emotion. It's Ivy league with a hint of mutiny.

Stay tuned for further adventures of Finn as he travels the world.