Buck Mason

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Buck Mason
Company typePrivate
Industry Retail, e-commerce
Founded2013
Founders
  • Erik Allen Ford
  • Sasha Koehn
Headquarters,
United States
ProductsMen's clothing, Women's clothing, Jeans
Website www.buckmason.com

Buck Mason is an American clothing brand founded in Los Angeles in 2013 by Erik Allen Ford and Sasha Koehn. Buck Mason sells men's and women's apparel primarily online, and also through 33 brick and mortar retail locations in the US.

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Products

Buck Mason produces t-shirts, denim jeans, chino pants and button-ups along with a handful of branded menswear products. The brand has a total of 27 brick and mortar retail locations in the US, [1] [2] although the business remains a predominantly e-commerce company. [3]

Manufacturing

In 2023, Buck Mason formed the Buck Mason Knitting Mill factory at the 150-year-old Mohnton Knitting Mills in Berks County, Pennsylvania. [4] The facility includes a knitting mill in Shillington and a sewing factory in Mohnton. Amidst the acquisition, many of the mill’s employees were retained. [5]

Marketing

The brand received initial nationwide publicity via GQ when the magazine photographed NFL player Tom Brady wearing a Buck Mason tee for its 2016 Man of the Year feature. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Collaborations

In 2023, Buck Mason partnered with Eddie Bauer to produce a collection of Responsible Down Standard down-filled jackets, pants and accessories. [11] [12]

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References

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