As the blog mentioned yesterday, Jerrod Cornish and Keith Richardson of Los Angeles brand Corpus were just honored with the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award for menswear. I couldn't think of a better recipient for 2009—while the duo has been in business since '02 (and are contemporaries of past winners like Trovata and Rag & Bone), they haven't enjoyed those brands' level of success. But one gets the distinct feeling that their profile (if not fortunes) will rise now, in part because (in my humble opinion) their Spring/Summer '09 collection is easily their best to date. They've finally reached that elusive point where brand identity, seasonal concept, and wearability are in perfect balance. (In the past, they have strayed too far in one direction or another.) The clothes are refreshingly unpretentious, combining West Coast ease with nautically inflected details. (As you might guess, their ideal customer is a guy who's equally comfortable in NYC or L.A.) And while there's never a bad time to celebrate a collection that's well designed but not lavish and well made but affordable, it feels particularly right in 2009. Congrats, guys.