I mean god, isn’t everyone sick of all those unoriginal companies out there? 

  

Brandon Scott, right

  

Brandon Scott is the man behind B:Scott, one of HG2’s hottest new men’s brands. His unique vision and ability to breathe new life into West Coast fashion is something that we think you will find impressive. Check it out.

HG2:  Tell us a bit about yourself. That is, where you’re from, how you got into the world of clothing design etc. 

B.S.: The thing is, I’m not really from one place. I’ve moved a number of times in my life. I was born in Chicago, moved to Nashville, TN when I was 8, then moved to Encinitas (bet. S.D. and O.C.), Ca when I was 15, then S.F. when I was 21, and then moved to L.A. at 29… 

The world of design has always been a big part of my life. I guess I would say when I was younger and trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life, My father told me stories of my grandfather’s life as an architect and living in Germany. My grandfather, John Scott, studied at the Bauhaus and went on to designing cities and skyscrapers in America after fleeing from Germany because of the war. I guess from that day on I knew that I wanted to design. Clothing is just an outlet that I really like to explore, but designing is so much more important to me than just clothing. 

HG2: One thing that instantly stands out with your clothes is the originality of the designs. Where do you draw your inspiration from? 

B.S.: This is always an incredibly hard question to answer. Because inspiration is basically living your life and what happens without you even knowing it. But in my day to day I would say the lines or shapes of how my surroundings are shaped would be a big one for me. From buildings to empty parking lots, to how people dress to vintage cars… I could go on about what inspires me every day. 

      

   

HG2: What must a piece of B:Scott clothing have going for it to make the final cut and be added to the collection?  

B.S.: I really only design around what I want to wear, to what’s not in my closet but should be. If I wouldn’t wear it then it doesn’t make it. Clothing is an art form first for me. I’m not a designer that designs clothing for what the market needs, but if it ends up being just that, well that’s icing on the cake.  

But when I design I like to fuse German and Japanese styles.  

  

HG2: You recently made a big transition, going from working as B:Son, under the Rebecca Beeson umbrella, to branching out on your own and starting B:Scott. What caused this change, and how is it going so far?  

B.S.: B.SON was a great experience. I learned a lot of valuable things there. I’m glad I had the opportunity, but it’s time to do my own thing. Ultimately, my goal is to have my own company and my own vision. One, that I don’t want to share.  

As far as how it’s going: Considering I launched 2009 when our recession was in full effect, I would say I’m doing better than I expected. But that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been a struggle to get this far. I’ve had some serious ups and downs trying to get off the ground, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.  

You gotta pay your dues.  

HG2: What do you hope to accomplish with B:Scott?  

B.S.: I really hope to help people change their perception of what the west coast is really about. Yes, it’s unfortunate that we have a lot of d-bag lines with studded dragons all over the place, or companies that are just in it to make money.  

I mean god, isn’t everyone sick of all those unoriginal companies out there? 

  

I’m so tired of all this “you need this because it will make you cool fashion”. I want to change that image of the west coast, or at least prove that there are some designers out here that design with a better purpose. I design with the intent to design not with the intent of what’s the next hot thing.  

HG2: What are some other lines out there right now that you find exciting?  

B.S.: My all time favourite designers are Hedi Slimane (http://www.hedislimane.com/), Raf Simons (http://www.rafsimons.com/), and Alexandre Plokhov (from cloak). But I’m really impressed with what Kris Van Assche (http://www.krisvanassche.com/) has done with Dior Homme.  

   

HG2: What can B:Scott fans look forward to next season (FW10), that may be new to the collection?  

B.S.: I’m doing a lot more outerwear pieces. I’m trying to have more balance in my collection, considering B.SON was very knit driven.  

HG2: Who would win in a race from your house in California to HG2’s doorstep in Alberta, Canada, The Flash or Superman?  

B.S.: Stumped  

HG2: Last time we saw you was in Las Vegas, can you tell our readers one place they must avoid while in Vegas, and one they must make a point of stopping in at?  

B.S.: I always say it’s always good to try something at least once in your life, (at least most things…) But Vegas is one of those spots, that after you’ve done it once, you never want to do it again.  

    

HG2: Any fashion, music etc blogs out there that you’d like to recommend to our readers?  

B.S.: Nope, just a big shout out to HG2!