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History Of Stüssy: How Stüssy Became The Godfathers Of Streetwear - HIP Blog
November 8, 2022 - Shawn carried on to make sure to ... the history of Stüssy brand was about to begin. As 1984 comes along, Shawn Stussy went into partnership with accountant Frank Sinatra Jr....
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3 weeks ago - Stüssy (/ˈstuːsi/) is an American privately held fashion house founded in the early 1980s by Shawn Stussy. It benefited from the surfwear trend originating in Orange County, California, but was later adopted by the skateboard and hip hop scenes. Shawn Stussy (born 1954) was a Californian ...
STÜSSY PROFILE - WHAT IS STÜSSY?
Now one of the most famous streetwear brands of all time, Stüssy is a Californian skate/surf brand with an origin story in keeping with the brand’s laidback, free-spirited identity.
Growing up near California’s Laguna Beach, a famous spot popular amongst surfers and counter-culture communities, Shawn Stüssy stumbled into his business when he started out placing his distinctive signature onto his handmade surf boards in the early 1980s.
Over the next few years he began placing the Stüssy logo onto T-shirts, caps and other simple pieces, and a small local brand began to build. In 1984 he partner
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STÜSSY HISTORY - 1954
Shawn Stussy is born in Southern California.
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Stüssy: What You Need to Know About the Clothing Brand | Highsnobiety
STÜSSY HISTORY - 1987
Stussy moves the brand into a 4,000-square-foot office in Irvine, California.
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Stüssy: What You Need to Know About the Clothing Brand | Highsnobiety
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The Rise of Stussy from Surfboards to Streetwear – The Supply Network
April 13, 2025 - From its humble beginnings as a surfboard label in the early '80s to its rise as one of the most influential streetwear brands in history, Stussy's journey embodies the spirit of innovation and cultural fusion that defines skateboarding, surfing, ...
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Stüssy: What You Need to Know About the Clothing Brand | Highsnobiety
Stussy officially starts a clothing brand with his friend and business partner, Frank Sinatra Jr.
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History of Stussy and all tags – archivebyx - Limitowane buty oraz odzież w jednym miejscu
March 9, 2024 - Stussy is an iconic clothing brand, founded in 1980 by Shawn Stussy in California, USA. The brand gained huge popularity in the 80s and 90s thanks to its unique designs and style, which combined elements of surfing, skateboarding and hip-hop culture.
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The History of Stüssy: Streetwear brand
September 11, 2024 - Stüssy, a brand synonymous with streetwear, was born out of California’s surf culture in the early 1980s. Founded by Shawn Stussy, a surfboard shaper, the brand initially gained attention with its hand-shaped boards featuring Stussy’s signature ...
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About Stüssy – Stüssy UK
In the late ’80s and early ’90s, ... of casualwear. That brand was Stüssy, a label that grew organically from youth movements and inadvertently revolutionized the clothing business....
Complex
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The Oral History of Stüssy: Part 1
December 18, 2012 - If you just look at that shirt from front to back, it's almost the history of the company. It's playing two worlds against each other. I think the most important thing they did was that shirt. It was affordable, it was populist, and people just seemed to like it. It's a modern classic. Alex: Michael Koppelman was really important. I met him and James Jebbia at the same time. Michael started doing Stussy in London.
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Stussy, Inc. -- Company History
Key Dates: 1979: Shawn Stussy first signs his name on surfboards, creating a logo that is then transferred to T-shirts. 1984: Stussy, Inc. is created with partner Frank Sinatra, 1991: The company opens a New York boutique. 1993: Stussy Sista line is launched.
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Shawn Stüssy: surf, skate and the genesis of streetwear
August 2, 2025 - Stüssy’s symbolic work drew from Rolex and Chanel, from the crown and the famous No.4, demythologizing the legendary aura hovering over these brands. Between punk and Warhol, between waves and asphalt, the umlaut first crossed the Californian borders, with the first, historic flagship store opened in New York, then the ocean waters, reaching Japan and Europe.
GQ
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How Stüssy Infiltrated the Downtown Streets of ’90s New York | GQ
November 18, 2025 - Shawn Stüssy hailed from California, but his brand blew up in NYC thanks to James Jebbia, Union, and even John F. Kennedy Jr. Said Stüssy, “New York ended up being one hundred percent of our image.”
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The Story of Stüssy - StockX News
November 18, 2022 - Roughly thirty years ago, the term “streetwear” identified a small niche of enthusiasts in skateboarding, surfing and listening to rap. Today, streetwear is a trend that rules over the whole world, shares catwalks with luxury brands and tells the story of contemporary times through t-shirts, hoodies, and sneakers. The credit for all this tracks back to a single name: Shawn Stussy.
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Stüssy World Tour – Stüssy
The fall of 1989 was remembered for the first release of the Stussy World Tour t-shirt. Shawn Stussy created what would become an enduring concept in graphic t-shirt designs. The idea and execution were simple: juxtapose two cultures from ...
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The Beginnings and History of Stüssy: From Surfboards to Streetwear – Payday Vintage
May 27, 2024 - Stüssy traces its roots back to Laguna Beach, California, in 1980. Shawn Stussy, a local surfboard shaper, began handcrafting boards for the growing Southern California surf scene.
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The History of Stüssy – Impress Montreal
November 26, 2023 - Let’s take a ride on an exhilarating journey through the captivating tale of Stüssy and the innovative mind behind it all, Shawn Stüssy. Imagine yourself transported to the early 1980s in Laguna Beach, California. Picture the sun-kissed beaches, the vibrant surf scene, and a burgeoning culture where skateboarding, music, and art collided.
Business of Fashion
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How Stüssy Became a $50 Million Global Streetwear Brand Without Selling Out | BoF
September 25, 2024 - Growing organically from its surf-inspired roots, the independent label, which turns 35 this year, managed to parlay its heritage into a business that generated $50 million last year, even without the man whose name is on the label.
TENSHI
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Stüssy : History of the pioneer streetwear brand - TENSHI
May 3, 2021 - In 1984, Shawn Stussy teamed up with his friend Frank Sinatra (no relation to the singer) to start selling clothes. Starting in 1988, the company expanded to Europe and then opened a store in New York City.
Collateral
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History of the Stüssy logo | Collater.al
May 29, 2024 - It was at that time that the stylized logo of the two intertwined S’s, designed and created by Shawn, was born, mimicking the Chanel logo with the two interconnected C’s. The brand’s founder replaced the two Cs with his initials, two Ss in fact, creating a new historical logo for the brand.
MR PORTER
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Stüssy | The Journal | MR PORTER
July 15, 2015 - In 1980, when SoCal-born Mr Shawn Stussy began to make graphic T-shirts featuring his handwritten logo, intending to promote his services as a surfboard shaper, he didn’t just create a brand, but a tribe.
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Flashback Friday – The History of Stüssy - Natterjacks Blog
June 20, 2018 - Originally from surf inspired roots, California-bred Shawn Stüssy started his business in 1980. A business which turns 38 this year and generated over $50 million last year, today we are finding out a bit more about what made it so successful.