GET TO KNOW HIM:

* favored by celebs like Molly Sims, Kelly Osbourne, and Eva Amurri

* launched his American sportswear collection in 2007

* had a limited-edition Lancome lipstick shade named after him ("Chris & Tell"), which immediately sold out!

* graduated from Parson's School of Design in 2004 (and won the coveted CFDA Emerging Designer Award)

* described his fall/winter 2010 collection as "inspired by the idea of if that bad girl was sent away to outward bound"

Check out ChrisBenz.com to view his entire collection.