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
Website buckmason.com

Buck Mason is an American clothing brand founded in Venice, California in 2013 by Erik Allen Ford and Sasha Koehn. [1] [2] [3] Buck Mason sells men's and women's apparel online and through 33 brick and mortar retail locations in the US. [4] Buck Mason produces casual basics like t-shirts, denim jeans, blazers, chino pants, and button-up shirts.

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History

Buck Mason opened its first physical store in 2015 on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Los Angeles.

Manufacturing

Buck Mason produces some Made in USA garments including t-shirts and jeans, while the majority of its manufacturing is international. In 2023, Buck Mason formed the Buck Mason Knitting Mill by purchasing the 150-year-old Mohnton Knitting Mills in Berks County, Pennsylvania. [5] The facility includes a knitting mill in Shillington, Pennsylvania and a sewing factory in Mohnton, Pennsylvania. Amidst the acquisition, many of the mill’s original employees were retained. [6] As of 2023, about 300,000 of the 500,000 t-shirts the brand sells annually are made in the US from American-made fabric. [7]

Publicity

In 2016 the brand received its initial nationwide publicity via GQ when Tom Brady was photographed wearing a Buck Mason t-shirt for its Man of the Year feature. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Since then, the brand has been recommended by publications such as Vogue, New York magazine, and Wirecutter. [5]

Collaborations

In 2023, Buck Mason partnered with Eddie Bauer to produce a collection of Responsible Down Standard down-filled jackets, pants and accessories. [13] [14] In 2025 Buck Mason collaborated with J. Press on a collection of traditional Americana menswear. [15] [16]

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  15. J. Press and Buck Mason's New Collab Is Pure Americana Trishna Rikhy, Esquire, 30 OCTOBER 2024
  16. BUCK MASON & J. PRESS JOIN FORCES FOR STYLISH MENSWEAR COLLECTION Maxim, BEAU HAYHOE, July 22, 2024