Jump to content

Jon Buscemi: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
replacing {{IPA-it| → {{IPA|it| (deprecated template)
 
(41 intermediate revisions by 31 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Italian-American fashion designer (born 1975)}}
{{multiple issues|
{{autobiography|date=November 2014}}
{{cleanup|reason=general inconsistencies|date=November 2014}}
{{cleanup-reorganize|date=November 2014}}
{{confusing|date=November 2014}}
{{external links|date=November 2014}}
{{notability|Biographies|date=November 2014}}
{{original research|date=November 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2014}}
{{self-published|date=November 2014}}
{{unreliable sources|date=November 2014}}
{{Orphan|date=February 2015}}
}}
{{Infobox fashion designer
{{Infobox fashion designer
|name =Jon Buscemi
| name = Jon Buscemi
|image =Jon-buscemi-agenda-emerge.jpg
| image = Jon-buscemi-agenda-emerge.jpg
|image_size =220px
| image_size =
⚫
| caption = Buscemi in 2013
|birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1975|10|3|mf=yes}}
| birth_date =
|birth_place =[[Long Island]], [[New York]], United States
| birth_place =
|residence =[[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
|nationality =American
| nationality = American
|label_name ={{plainlist}}
| label_name = {{plainlist}}
* Buscemi
* Buscemi
* Greats Brand
* Greats Brand
Line 26: Line 14:
{{endplainlist}}
{{endplainlist}}
}}
}}
'''Jon Buscemi''' (born October 3, 1975) is an Italian-[[United States|American]] [[fashion design]]er born in New York that resides in Los Angeles. Jon is best known for his work at Oliver Peoples, co-founding Gourmet.<ref name="Hypebeast">{{cite web| url=http://hypebeast.com/2013/8/jon-buscemi-of-buscemi-speaks-about-the-brands-influences-and-founding-gourmet-footwear| title=Jon Buscemi of BUSCEMI® Speaks About the Brand’s Influences and Founding Gourmet Footwear| publisher=Hypebeast| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> and his eponymous brand Buscemi<ref name="Sneaker Freaker">{{cite web| url=http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/articles/jon-buscemi-is-now-a-brand/| title=Jon Buscemi is Now a Brand| publisher=Sneaker Freaker| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref>
'''Jon Buscemi''' ({{IPAc-en|b|uː|ˈ|s|ɛ|m|i}} {{respell|boo|SEM|ee}}, {{IPA|it|buʃˈʃɛːmi|lang}}; born October 3, 1975) is an American [[fashion design]]er known for his work at Oliver Peoples, co-founding Gourmet,<ref name="Hypebeast">{{cite web| url=http://hypebeast.com/2013/8/jon-buscemi-of-buscemi-speaks-about-the-brands-influences-and-founding-gourmet-footwear| title=Jon Buscemi of BUSCEMI® Speaks About the Brand's Influences and Founding Gourmet Footwear| date=27 August 2013| publisher=Hypebeast| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> and his eponymous brand Buscemi.<ref name="Sneaker Freaker">{{cite web| url=http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/articles/jon-buscemi-is-now-a-brand/| title=Jon Buscemi is Now a Brand| publisher=Sneaker Freaker| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> Jon Buscemi is a cousin of the famous actor [[Steve Buscemi]].
<!--

==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in 1975 in [[Long Island]], New York, Jon spent much of his early childhood engulfed in hip-hop, [[graffiti]], break dancing, [[skateboarding]], sneaker collecting and fashion design. At age 8, along with close friends in his hometown of Uniondale, New York, Jon started customizing clothing and hats. A product of the same neighborhood that birthed groundbreaking music, art, and fashion, Jon was right in the middle of the Long Island hip-hop movement along with the beginnings of the New York City skateboard renaissance.{{cn|date=May 2015}}He is the younger brother of actor Steve Buscemi.
Born in 1975 in [[Long Island]], New York, to an Italian American father and a mother of English, Irish, and Dutch ancestry. Buscemi spent much of his early childhood engulfed in hip-hop, [[graffiti]], break dancing, [[skateboarding]], sneaker collecting and fashion design. At age 8, along with close friends in his hometown of Uniondale, New York, Jon started customizing clothing and hats.
-->


==Career==
==Career==
After a small residency working on Wall Street,<ref name="Agenda">{{cite web| url=http://agendaemerge.com/info-ny.html| title=Agenda Emerge| publisher=Agenda Emerge| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> Jon began to amass a very broad sneaker collection and soon took his hunt for very exclusive and limited edition sneakers world-wide.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/articles/an-800-sneaker-plays-hard-to-get-1406508959</ref> Simultaneously, many of his skateboarding counterparts and peers started their own brands in the street-wear and skate space. Through these industry connections, Jon was called on by ground-breaking skateboard footwear brand [[DC Shoes|DC Shoe]] Co. USA to work on special projects.<ref name="Complex">{{cite web| url=http://www.complex.com/style/2014/02/10-emerging-designers-you-need-to-get-familiar-with/jon-buscemi| title=10 Emerging Designers You Need To Get Familiar With| publisher=Complex| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> Along with founder [[Damon Way]], he helped build the internally named DC Black Water, Connoisseur and Lifestyle collections.
After working on Wall Street,<ref name="Agenda">{{cite web| url=http://agendaemerge.com/info-ny.html| title=Agenda Emerge| publisher=Agenda Emerge| accessdate=June 3, 2014| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406205352/http://agendaemerge.com/info-ny.html| archivedate=April 6, 2014}}</ref> Jon began to amass a very broad sneaker collection and soon took his hunt for very exclusive and limited edition sneakers world-wide.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/an-800-sneaker-plays-hard-to-get-1406508959|title=An $800 Sneaker Plays Hard to Get|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=28 July 2014|last1=Karp|first1=Hannah}}</ref> Simultaneously, many of his skateboarding peers started their own brands in the street-wear and skate space. Through these industry connections, Buscemi was hired by skateboard footwear brand [[DC Shoes|DC Shoe]] Co. USA to work on special projects.<ref name="Complex">{{cite web| url=http://www.complex.com/style/2014/02/10-emerging-designers-you-need-to-get-familiar-with/jon-buscemi| title=10 Emerging Designers You Need To Get Familiar With| work=Complex| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref>


In 2006, Buscemi and two partners launched the footwear brand Gourmet.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alextaub/2013/10/03/greats-is-building-the-next-great-footwear-company/| title=GREATS Is Building The Next Great Footwear Company| work=Forbes| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> During his tenure at Gourmet, the company raised controversy and fandom alike by releasing sneakers that took design cues from iconic sneaker silhouettes, such as the Air Jordan 7 and Air Jordan 11.<ref name="Sole Collector">{{cite web| url=https://solecollector.com/news/2017/10/how-a-designer-fought-a-cease-desist-from-nike-won-jon-buscemi-complex-blueprint| title=How a Designer Fought a Cease and Desist From Nike| publisher=Sole Collector| accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> After leaving Gourmet in January 2013, Buscemi launched the eponymous brand Buscemi at Capsule Show in Paris in June 2013.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
After DC, he left to become the Creative Director of Lotto USA, a partnership with the Italian tennis and soccer brand [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]. Along with a small team of creatives, Jon launched Lotto Leggenda in the US before going on to work as a Brand Director at Oliver Peoples. At [[Oliver Peoples]], he headed up the Mosley Tribes brand along with spearheading exclusive brand collaborations including Maharishi and the fabled Nom de Guerre frame, NDG-1.


⚫
==References==
In 2006, Jon Launched his first brand independently, GOURMET.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web| url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/alextaub/2013/10/03/greats-is-building-the-next-great-footwear-company/| title=GREATS Is Building The Next Great Footwear Company| publisher=Forbes| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> GOURMET was founded with 2 Italian-American partners and was based on nostalgic design and reinterpretations of timeless, classic footwear and apparel.
⚫
{{reflist}}


{{authority control}}
After leaving Gourmet in January 2013, Buscemi launched the eponymous brand at Capsule Show in Paris in June 2013.


Buscemi is an American luxury brand conceptualized from high-end fantasy according to the jonbuscemi website. The products stem from Jon’s experiences in luxury culture, travel and [[retail]] consumption. Jon claims to be a consumer first and designer second. One of the keystone items in the collection is a footwear model, the 100mm, based on a rare purse. Footwear retails for around $800 and claim to be produced in limited quantities.<ref>http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2014/07/-starting-a-shoe-company.html</ref> Other stuff in this collection were the deerskin leather wrapped skateboard valet, deerskin leather tie, 18k gold dog leash and leather coffee sleeve.

{{clear}}

⚫
==References==
⚫
{{reflist|30em}}

{{Persondata
⚫
|NAME = Buscemi, Jon
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
|SHORT DESCRIPTION = [[People of the United States|American]] [[fashion designer]]
|DATE OF BIRTH = October 28, 1975
|PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Long Island]], [[New York]], [[United States]]
|DATE OF DEATH =
|PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buscemi, Jon}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buscemi, Jon}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2010s fashion]]
[[Category:2010s fashion]]
[[Category:High fashion brands]]
[[Category:Luxury brands]]
[[Category:American fashion designers]]
[[Category:American fashion designers]]
[[Category:American fashion businesspeople]]
[[Category:American fashion businesspeople]]
[[Category:American people of Italian descent]]
[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Artists from Los Angeles, California]]

Latest revision as of 04:36, 16 August 2024

Jon Buscemi
Buscemi in 2013
NationalityAmerican
Labels
  • Buscemi
  • Greats Brand
  • Gourmet

Jon Buscemi (/buːˈsɛmi/ boo-SEM-ee, Italian: [buʃˈʃɛːmi]; born October 3, 1975) is an American fashion designer known for his work at Oliver Peoples, co-founding Gourmet,[1] and his eponymous brand Buscemi.[2] Jon Buscemi is a cousin of the famous actor Steve Buscemi.

Career

[edit]

After working on Wall Street,[3] Jon began to amass a very broad sneaker collection and soon took his hunt for very exclusive and limited edition sneakers world-wide.[4] Simultaneously, many of his skateboarding peers started their own brands in the street-wear and skate space. Through these industry connections, Buscemi was hired by skateboard footwear brand DC Shoe Co. USA to work on special projects.[5]

In 2006, Buscemi and two partners launched the footwear brand Gourmet.[6] During his tenure at Gourmet, the company raised controversy and fandom alike by releasing sneakers that took design cues from iconic sneaker silhouettes, such as the Air Jordan 7 and Air Jordan 11.[7] After leaving Gourmet in January 2013, Buscemi launched the eponymous brand Buscemi at Capsule Show in Paris in June 2013.[citation needed]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Jon Buscemi of BUSCEMI® Speaks About the Brand's Influences and Founding Gourmet Footwear". Hypebeast. 27 August 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jon Buscemi is Now a Brand". Sneaker Freaker. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Agenda Emerge". Agenda Emerge. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  4. ^ Karp, Hannah (28 July 2014). "An $800 Sneaker Plays Hard to Get". Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ "10 Emerging Designers You Need To Get Familiar With". Complex. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  6. ^ "GREATS Is Building The Next Great Footwear Company". Forbes. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "How a Designer Fought a Cease and Desist From Nike". Sole Collector. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Jon_Buscemi&oldid=1240579808"