As Willy Chavarria and David Ramirez roamed around Ramirez’s hometown of Palmer, MA, they surveyed the decay of textile mills and knew that they wanted to bring back quality, American-made wares. Palmer Trading Company’s retail space was constructed with original wood from an old mill and houses both old and new pieces, all made with extreme care. Their clothing line is masculine and ...

Jeffrey Sebelia started off designing one-offs for rockers such as Dave Navarro and Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) with his line Cosa Nostra, and he went on to become the winner of Project Runway’s third season and a creative director for Fluxus. Now the designer has set his sights a little smaller—as in children’s clothes—with his line La Miniatura.

Above Benny Gold’s desk there is a flash set by tattoo artist Scott Althen that is “inspired by subtle jokes and popular icons” from Gold’s eponymous brand. Althen and Gold attended the same art college and now, instead of working for the man in graphic design, they are their own bosses—one a tattooist and the other an influential street clothing designer who ...

Daniel and Jonathan Feldman dreamed up a line that’s as American as apple pie, soul music, and blue jeans. Their New American Classics line is an ode to denim. The fabric “was worn in the early days by cowboys and stylized decade after decade by the modern man,” Daniel says. Although the company has only been in existence for a few years and their ...

Dreamed up by Fahrani Empel and Miles Pitt, Cast Eyewear is a funky-chic line of shades that uses shapes and colors no other designers would dare to. “My passion for eyewear was the first thing that inspired me to do what I do. Then, in the process of creating it, I got my inspirations from everything that surrounds me—people, environments, vibes, energies, anything, you ...