Lazaro Hernandez

Today marks the debut of Proenza Schouler's exclusive capsule collection with Net-a-Porter.com — the first time designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez have designed a limited-edition line under their brand specifically for one retailer. (Their much-beloved collaboration with Target's Go International program was sold both at Target and Opening Ceremony.)

The nine-piece collection the two created for Net-a-Porter.com — which includes miniskirts, a t-shirt, a sweater, and shorts, among other items — is based on some of the bestselling pieces from past Pre-Spring collections, but the styling takes cues from surfing. The offering includes a pair of leather board shorts, a tweed pullover with a drawstring hood, and a cotton jacket printed with an aqua-and-black print that, from far away, looks like a very geometric exercise in tie-dyeing.

Get a look at all the pieces here in the gallery.

The New York City apartment Proenza Schouler's Jack McCollough put on the market this Fall sold fast, but don't worry — Lazaro Hernandez's place is still up for grabs.

Both designers listed their homes for sale on the same day in October, and McCollough's two-bedroom West Village duplex just sold for $1,895,000. But Hernandez recently reduced the asking price for his apartment — which takes up the parlor floor of a townhouse in Chelsea — from $985,000 down to $950,000.

Why both places didn't sell immediately is a mystery: McCollough's light-filled, two-floor apartment has a modern, clean-lined sleekness to it that's warmed up with natural elements like a wall of wood cabinetry in the living room and dark gray stone countertops in the kitchen. There's even a small terrace just steps away from the study.

Hernandez's home is furnished and appointed a little more traditionally: there's a brick fireplace in the living room, which features wooden shutters on its windows. The terrace here is slightly larger than at McCollough's place, and accommodates a table, chairs, and an outdoor sectional.

Speculation has the couple pooling their resources and moving in together, but until then, here's a glimpse of both homes here in the gallery.

Photos via Corcoran.

For Proenza Schouler's Pre-Fall 2013 offering, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez applied a mix of inventive patterns and imagery to the shapes they've had success with in the past.

The blue and orange hues from photographs the designing duo took on a trip to Fiji ended up on a number of pieces, most notably a coat with an asymmetrical neckline. A painterly logo print got cut up for trousers cut on the bias and a belted shift with a carwash hem.

That these pieces are simpler in shape and implication than their runway counterparts — as most precollections are — may have to do with McCollough and Hernandez's new roles as retailers who want to sell product. But it could also very well be a sign that after a decade in the business, these two young men are growing up.

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez churned out an array of patchwork leather, digital prints, and grommets for Proenza Schouler's Spring '13 collection — bold and bright as ever. The duo were inspired by the digital world, "the Internet, the images you're bombarded with, and the collage of information that you get every day," said Hernandez. With that notion in mind, the designers pieced together an array of bright leathers to create structured vests, oversize perforated jackets, skirts, and dresses. In between all of the in-your-face leather, there were satin dresses and tops showcasing the same collage technique with digital prints featuring images like kids at a pool, crowds of people, and beach scenes. It's a given that this isn't a collection for wallflowers, but statement makers like front-row attendees Kate Bosworth and Alexa Chung are sure to give these pieces a go. For the finale, the designers highlighted digital-printed dresses adorned with neon pink or green buttons on top and grommet detailing on the bottom. It was controlled chaos, and we loved every second of it.

• Trends: Leather, patchwork, bright colors, digital prints, embellishment.
• Colors: Red, lime green, black, white, navy, pink, turquoise.
• Key Piece: The photo-printed dress embellished with hot-pink buttons and metal grommets.
• Accessories: Cutout platform sandals, knee-high gladiator sandals, tough paillette and printed bags, grommet-detailed platform sandals
• Who Should Wear It: Bold statement makers like front-row attendees Kate Bosworth, Alexa Chung, and Kirsten Dunst.

About a week ago, when the Proenza Schouler Spring 2013 show invite arrived, we were struck by its odd, quasi-digital look. With its rounded font and high-contrast blue-on-white color scheme, it called to mind the kind of low-fi imagery one might see flashing across a late-night TV screen. You know, when there's nothing on but infomercials. Quite frankly, it seemed a little cold for a line that's always had one eye on artisanal craft.

On Wednesday evening, though, when the actual show finally rolled around, that strange invite imagery suddenly made sense. For this was a collection about the information age, and, more precisely, the constant influx of pixelated imagery that bombards us on a second-by-second basis.

Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough called it "randomness," but there was nothing random going on here. Sure, there was a wild array of texture and pattern — colorblocked python skins, collaged photo prints, reflective leathers, perforated skins, primary colors — but it was all harnessed in by sharp, boxy silhouettes and carefully appointed lines. Skirts covered in graphic panels of texture were cut in precise A-line shapes, while chiffon dresses emblazoned in swirling prints were carefully fit to hug the body.

And as for the designers' signature use of traditional craft? Well, that was there too. It came in the form of geometric crochet, paneled patchwork, and gorgeous embellishment. The series of dresses that closed the show, with their perfect rows of grommets and studs that glistened like digitized sequins, were especially entrancing.

In the 10 years since they graduated from Parsons and started their powerhouse label Proenza Schouler, designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez have earned awards and accolades from all corners of the industry. This month marks another big milestone: the designers have opened their very first store at 822 Madison Avenue in New York. "All these classic designers are up here — the Chanels, Celine, Jil Sander, with Dolce & Gabbana and Cartier across the street," Hernandez said. "It just seems kind of big-league."

And while opening a store is undoubtedly a big move for the duo, they've already accomplished a great deal in the decade they've spent in fashion. Herein, a timeline of their other impressive accomplishments throughout the years.

Photo: Lazaro Hernandez (left) and Jack McCollough take a bow at the end of their Spring 2005 New York Fashion Week show.

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez said they were focused on "creating product: wearable, salable clothes that girls want" when they designed Proenza Schouler's Resort 2013 collection. Perhaps it's their new found responsibility as store owners — their first boutique will open in New York this July — that has them focusing on less directional offerings. Regardless, these boyfriend jeans, slouchy t-shirts, and relaxed tweed jackets and skirts, are sure to appeal to both loyal fans and new customers alike. Even the multitude of leather pieces — a sleeveless shirt, skirt, and jacket among them — seem designed with a wider customer base in mind.