Jon Buscemi |
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| Born | (1975-10-03) October 3, 1975 (age 49)
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| Nationality | American |
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- Buscemi
- Greats Brand
- Gourmet
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Jon Buscemi (born October 3, 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, 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.[citation needed]
Career
After a small residency 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 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 Shoe Co. USA to work on special projects.[5] Along with 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 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.
In 2006, Jon Launched his first brand independently, GOURMET.[6] GOURMET 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 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.[7] Other stuff in this collection were the deerskin leather wrapped skateboard valet, deerskin leather tie, 18k gold dog leash and leather coffee sleeve.
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