#denimdesigners

I just received the new Fashion Mannuscript magazine in the mail yesterday. Make sure to check out the story at: www.mannpublications.com/fashionmannuscript/2021/04/01/talent-in-the-raw/ Thanks to @xxsebastian for the great photos! Will post more photos later. If there’s one garment that appeals to just about everybody, it’s jeans. For many people, jeans are more than a staple; the perfect pair is something personal and storied. But Maurice Malone, designer, and owner of Williamsburg Garment Co. and his namesake brand, Maurice Malone, takes the universal love of denim to a whole new level…. #mauricemalone #williamsburggarment #denimdesigners #selvedgedenim #americanstyle #americanmadejeans #rawdenim #americanjeans #denimtailor #blackdenimguys #denimheads (at Williamsburg Garment Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN7uk4vMYuJ/?igshid=cdkh79uxn2f9

I just received the new Fashion Mannuscript magazine in the mail yesterday. Here’s some snippets. “I saw business going online a long time ago,” Malone said. “Just dealing with retailers — it was more work than was worth it, we don’t have to deal with retailers wanting things back, taking discounts or whatever.” Without naming names, he mentioned that a bad experience with a department store was “the straw that broke the camel’s back” and steered him away from wholesale for good. “They didn’t really care about our brand,” he said. “My thing is, the best way to protect your brand is to be in total control of it. Because other people, they can blow your brand up, but they can also destroy it when they’re done with it.” Make sure to check out the full story at: www.mannpublications.com/fashionmannuscript/2021/04/01/talent-in-the-raw/ Thanks to @xxsebastian for the great photos! Will post more photos later. #maurricemalone #williamsburggarment #denimdesigners #africanamericandesigners #denimbrands #denimdesigner #blackdenimbrands #blackownedbusiness #blackownedbusinesses #blackownedfashionbrands (at Maurice Malone - Fashion Designer) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN7ek-vM3AZ/?igshid=13qskfhjs0g1u

Denim is in our blood. World’s youngest denim designer Rae Malone drew the artwork and made her 1st t-shirt tech pack using Adobe Illustrator last week. Yesterday she started sharpening her sewing skills. #denimdesigners #selvedgedenim #jeans #blackdesigners #youngdesigners #raemalone #mauricemalone #williamsburggarment #brooklyn (at Williamsburg Garment Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEb9JgqHma1/?igshid=1qc3xmcmkrwzq

Thanks to everyone who help me decide in the previous post, I’m sending free t-shirts to those who commented on day-1. I’ll DM codes to use on our website. Another new t-shirt inspired by my work from the 80s. February 15, 1984, I was making denim with metal knee pads & other decorations, so I called my first brand Hardwear by Maurice Malone. As a teen, I stonewashed clothing by hand in a concrete tub in our basement. I’d fill it with hot water, bleach and detergent, then used large pumice stones to rub the denim. The smell of the bleach was so strong I had to do this holding my breath, and dart in & out of the room for air. I wore away my finger prints – the tips of my fingers burned after each wash. I’d anger my mom by washing jeans with pumice stones in her new washing machine while she was away at working in the auto plants downtown My dad, his friends & high schoolmates put up money to buy my first industrial sewing machines. #mauricemalone #mojeans #denimdesigners #mystory #detroit #howistarted #denimdesigner #mauricemalonehardwear #denim #jeans #denimstories #denimstory #blackstories #denim #jeans #denimstories #denimstory #streetweardesigner #80s #80sfashion #80sdenim #denimbeginnings #blackdesigners #blackbrands #blackownedclothing #streetweardesigner #80s #80sfashion #80sdenim (at Maurice Malone - Fashion Designer) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBYSRTLpEu4/?igshid=1i5jb1hsk2vtf

Meet one of my mentees and little brothers from my design family tree, Sedgwick Cole. He is the Global Design Director of Lee Men's. Read our story detailing how he went from freelancer to Global Design Director at one of the world's most famous denim brands. Check BIO LINK to read the complete story. #denimdesigners #denim #denimheads #leejeans #selvedgedenim #jeans #blackhistorymonth #learndenim (at Maurice Malone - Fashion Designer) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ZQ7o_JonK/?igshid=107e7iqsr6pqn