Seven Questions for Joseph Altuzarra

Here’s a riddle for you: Michelle Obama is to Jason Wu as _____ is to Joseph Altuzarra.Curious who Altuzarra himself credits with “putting [him] on the map” by putting his clothes on her back? So were we, especially considering how very, very much on the map Altuzarra is right now. Altuzarra's CFDA nomination this week (the label's second in its two years existence) further bolded a big red X on the grid, and to no one's surprise.His feminine but not precious collections (think Alaïa and Tom Ford) have become fast favorites of socialites (LSD), celebs (Rihanna), and some very discerning critics. We caught up with Joseph at his Barneys trunk show yesterday to chat about his success so far, what's to come in the future, and yes, to fill in the blank of that riddle...