Who is luxury sportswear founder Cole Buxton?
COLE BUXTON the luxury sportwear brand is on the road to recovery after supply chain issues nearly put an end to the brand altogether.
The co-founders continue to document their mistakes and the brand's ability to bounce back from their shortcomings through film. Here's everything you need to know about Cole Buxton.
Who is luxury sportswear founder Cole Buxton?
Cole Buxton is a British fashion designer.
Born October 3, 1992, Cole started the luxury menswear brand from his bedroom when he was 22-years-old.
He studied performance sportswear design at Falmouth University in Cornwall, England.
In 2014, Cole officially teamed up with business partner Jonny Wilson to become co-founders of the company.
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Where is Cole Buxton based?
Cole Buxton opened the flagship store in Soho, London in 2020.
Located on 52 Marshall Street, the shop is just a few streets away from where Cole first met his co-founder Jonny.
The Cole Buxton clothing line specialises in luxury sportswear and is known for a bold, and simplistic approach to design.
The store is unlike any other because workstations are present on the shop floor.
People are seen on sewing machines creating new branded stock in the shop window as customers shop around.
The co-founders pride themselves on offering customers a behind-the-scenes peak at the craftmanship that goes into making the clothing items.
It has been documented that the shop faced supply-chain challenges on the brands first ever Black Friday event, during the pandemic of 2021.
Who is Cole Buxton co-founder Jonny Wilson?
Born September 1994, Jonny Wilson is based in Sunderland, England.
He hasn't always been into fashion, as he previously worked as a freelance photographer.
In 2018, Jonny joined Cole Buxton, where he worked together with Cole on their brand from a workshop in Tottenham, London.
Jonny is the CEO, as well as the co-founder of the sportswear brand and helped design trainers that have been named after him as the ‘Wilson’ sneaker.
The Wilson sneaker are priced between £295 and £310 on the Cole Buxton online store.
Describing the brand to Vogue Jonny said: “If you put Our Legacy, Rick Owens, Stone Island and Bottega Veneta in a blender, you would get Cole Buxton”.
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