Brands

I started in the apparel business in 1996. In 1999 I created my first brand, Paper Denim & Cloth, and I was hooked. The pressure, the stress, the creative flexibility, the opportunity to build something of my own. There was no turning back.

Thirty years in, I have built brands, tested new ideas, disrupted industries, and even tried my hand at resurrecting my favorite Japanese denim label, Evisu. In between it all there were collaborations, some incredible talent to discover, a lot of travel and a lot of real world perspective.

In each case the job was the same: get the product right, make the supply chain solid, and get the business underneath it, the sales, the marketing, the mission, all working together.

As much as I love starting new brands, I am more interested in helping get great ideas, products and stories into the world, and those could be yours.