How To Make It: 10 Rules For Success From Fashion Industry Insiders

Don't take it from us. Take it from the ones who done did it.

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Everyone and their mother wants to be the next one to come up big in the fashion world. And why shouldn't they? Menswear has definitely become more profitable over the past few years, and making it big could lead to a life of fame, a shit ton of money and co-signs by names like Lebron, Kanye and Pharrell

But what does it take to start a successful menswear brand? More than you could ever imagine. What if you could get some key insight? Perhaps rules of some sort from the top minds in the industry. Well, lucky for you we were able to enlist the help of some of our favorite brand founders and shop owners. Honestly, we thought about keeping all this good advice for ourselves, but it was just too good to not share. Take out those ruled notebooks kids, here's How To Make It: 10 Rules For Success From Fashion Industry Insiders

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jeffstaple (Staple Design/Reed Space)

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Rob Babigian (WHARF)

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Frank the Butcher (Butcher's Block/Boylston Trading Co.)

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Eunice Lee (UNIS)

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Shimon & Ariel Ovadia (Ovadia & Sons)

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Chris Gibbs (Union L.A.)

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Acapulco Gold

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Andrew Chen (3sixteen/Self Edge NY)

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Mark McNairy (Mark McNairy New Amsterdam/Woolrich Woolen Mills)

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Matt Baldwin (Baldwin Denim)

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