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L’AGENCE Built a $100 Million Online Closet One Pair of Jeans at a Time
The Los Angeles label turned premium denim into a wardrobe system - then used wholesale reach, celebrity stylists and a fast-growing online store to move from one Melrose boutique to a global retail footprint.
PAIGE Built a Global Fashion Business One Millimeter at a Time
A former fit model turned the fitting room into a research lab. Two decades later, PAIGE sells denim, tailoring, footwear and wardrobe staples through more than 1,000 retailers in over 80 countries.
True Religion
True Religion is a Los Angeles-born premium denim and lifestyle brand founded in 2002, known for its signature Super T stitch, thick contrast stitching and the horseshoe logo that came to define 2000s denim. After two bankruptcies and a broad reset, the company has rebuilt itself as an omnichannel retailer with a fast-growing e-commerce arm, roughly 50+ branded stores and a marketing playbook that blends hip-hop culture, celebrity campaigns and Gen Z nostalgia. In January 2025 ACON Investments, with strategic partner SB360, acquired a controlling stake in the brand.