L.A. based blank apparel startup

  • Jonny Rich

Complete creative brand setup for the B2B and B2C blank basics startup in Los Angeles, including branding, e-commerce, sales tools and packaging.

The project: Creative direction and production for Prepared, a new blank apparel startup in Los Angeles. Vertically owned, Prepared’s in-house fashion team designed and manufactured blank apparel to wholesale and B2C customers, and warehousing and distribution operated from L.A. Deliverables: Develop and produce creative across all business touchpoints including company CI, e-commerce, packaging and sales tools. Role: Creative concept, graphic design, photography.
ILLUSTRATION: The talented Louis Carreon (L.A.) created a hand drawn pattern for Prepared in his sketchpad, which later became a core brand element used throughout packaging and sales tools.
FUNCTION: E-commerce needed to allow simple and efficient bulk ordering for wholesale clients, as well as a familiar UI for direct-to-consumer sales.
PRINT: Catalogues, colour cards, labels, tags and other sales tools were developed for the sales team.
35MM PHOTOGRAPHY: I also got to shoot most key visuals on 35mm film, in-studio and on location. *Main photographer (digital): Tony Christie.
Some more 35mm shots
BTC, picturing Tony Christie shooting in-studio.
Prepared Blanks later was bought by blank apparel stalwarts Spectra USA.
Digital photography: Tony Christie
Illustration: Louis Carreon
Product Development & Merchandising: Sara Colley, Odette Kleynhans, Michela Benigno