# People

# Authors



# William Gibson

One of the first authors to use or maybe even coin the term *cyberspace*, William Gibson one of the first and most important authors writing cyberpunk books. For off-topic information and works, see [his wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson).

His most fashion related works may be the *Blue Ant / Bigend* trilogy, beginning with the novel *Pattern Recognition*.

### Fashion connections

In his novel *Pattern Recognition*, he has a character wear a *Buzz Ricksons* MA-1 in a black colorway the jacket was never sold in. So they gave him his own collection including a [black MA-1](https://www.burgundschild.com/en/clothing/jackets/jackets/william-gibson-ma-1-jacket-slender-long-black).

In the last book of his *Blue Ant / Bigend* trilogy, *Zero History*, he thanks the founders of Acronym: "Michaela Sachenbacher and Errolson Hugh introduced me to the architecture of a “secret” brand, and the passion behind it."

He owns a lot of Acronym, including [this 3A-1](https://www.flickr.com/photos/brucesterling/4971397363/in/photostream/) ([2](https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ6ydbyldrR/)) and this [3a-3TS](https://x.com/GreatDismal/status/1243403927384539136).

### Addional Links

- Interview from 2019 with Acronym mentions [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/16/how-william-gibson-keeps-his-science-fiction-real](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/16/how-william-gibson-keeps-his-science-fiction-real)
- William Gibson Interview: His Buzz Rickson Line, Tech Wear, and the Limits of Authenticity (2015)
    
    [https://www.heddels.com/2015/03/william-gibson-interview-buzz-rickson-line-tech-wear-limits-authenticity](https://www.heddels.com/2015/03/william-gibson-interview-buzz-rickson-line-tech-wear-limits-authenticity)
- William Gibson interview: 'I'm always striving not to be noticed' (2020) on *Acronym* and *Pattern Recognition*
    
    [https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/jun/16/william-gibson-im-always-striving-not-to-be-noticed](https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/jun/16/william-gibson-im-always-striving-not-to-be-noticed)
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