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Born in 1975 in Long Island, New York, he spent much of his early childhood engulfed in hip-hop, graffiti, break dancing, skateboarding, sneaker collecting and fashion design. At age 8, with close friends in his hometown of Uniondale, Jon started customizing clothing and hats. A true product of his environment where fashion and music and people like Dapper Dan emerged, he was right in the middle of the Long Island hip-hop movement along with the being involved in the beginnings of the New York City skateboard renaissance. |
Born in 1975 in [[Long Island]], New York, he spent much of his early childhood engulfed in hip-hop, [[graffiti]], break dancing, [[skateboarding]], sneaker collecting and fashion design. At age 8, with close friends in his hometown of Uniondale, Jon started customizing clothing and hats. A true product of his environment where fashion and music and people like [[Dapper Dan]] emerged, he was right in the middle of the Long Island hip-hop movement along with the being involved in the beginnings of the New York City skateboard renaissance. |
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| Born | October 28, 1975 Long Island, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
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Jon Buscemi (born October 28, 1975) is an Italian-American fashion designer born in New York that resides in Los Angeles. Jon is best known for his work at Oliver Peoples, co-founding Gourmet[1] and his eponymous brand Buscemi[2].
Early Life
Born in 1975 in Long Island, New York, he spent much of his early childhood engulfed in hip-hop, graffiti, break dancing, skateboarding, sneaker collecting and fashion design. At age 8, with close friends in his hometown of Uniondale, Jon started customizing clothing and hats. A true product of his environment where fashion and music and people like Dapper Dan emerged, he was right in the middle of the Long Island hip-hop movement along with the being involved in the beginnings of the New York City skateboard renaissance.
Career
After a small residency working on Wall Street[3], Jon began to amass a very broad sneaker collection and began hunting for very exclusive and limited edition sneakers from around the globe. Simultaneously, many of his skateboarding counterparts and peers started brands in the street-wear and skate space. Through these industry connections, Jon was called on by ground-breaking skateboard footwear brand DC Shoe Co. USA to work on special projects[4]. Along with the founder Damon Way, he helped build the internally named DC Black Water, Connoisseur and Lifestyle collections.
After DC, he left to become the Creative Director of Lotto USA, a partnership with the Italian tennis and soccer brand Lotto. Along with a small team of creative Jon launched Lotto Leggenda in the US and before going on to work as a Brand Director at Oliver Peoples. At Oliver Peoples, he headed up the Mosley Tribes brand along with working on exclusive brand collaborations including Maharishi and the fabled Nom de Guerre frame, NDG-1.
In 2006 came his first brand independently, GOURMET[5]. Gourmet is a brand that defies categorization. The brand was founded with 2 Italian-American partners and was based on nostalgic design and reinterpretations of timeless, classic footwear and apparel.
After leaving Gourmet in January of this year, Buscemi launched the eponymous brand at Capsule Show in Paris in June 2013.
Buscemi is an American luxury brand conceptualized from high-end fantasy. The products derived in this fantasy stem from decades of Jon’s experiences in luxury culture, travel and retail consumption. Jon is a consumer first and designer second. The inaugural collection of Buscemi was derived from dreams. One of the keystone items in the collection is a footwear piece, named the 100mm, is based on a rare purse. Other complementary pieces in this collection were the deerskin leather wrapped skateboard valet, deerskin leather and 18k gold dog leash and coffee sleeve.
In closing, BUSCEMI[6]. is an American luxury brand by globally recognized footwear and accessories designer Jon Buscemi.
References
- ^ "Jon Buscemi of BUSCEMI® Speaks About the Brand's Influences and Founding Gourmet Footwear". Hypebeast. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Jon Buscemi is Now a Brand". Sneaker Freaker. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Agenda Emerge". Agenda Emerge. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "10 Emerging Designers You Need To Get Familiar With". Complex. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "GREATS Is Building The Next Great Footwear Company". Forbes. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "From Humble Sneaker to Luxury Icon". NY Times. Retrieved May 26, 2014.