Mike Elias

I mean, the whole basis of the brand is just shit that I want. Yeah, right. Everything I've ever designed is something that I see missing in the world or existed, but they don't make it the same way anymore. So I'll just, you know, this shirt is the... It's not a complete copy, but the old US-made Wrangler shirts.

They were cut trim, they were denim, they were good denim. Right. And at a certain point, they started making them elsewhere and made them out of shitty denim. And then it just turns to garbage. So... Ich dachte mir, die sind jetzt nicht mehr in der Welt, weil ich keine guten habe. Deshalb habe ich meine Version gemacht. Ich glaube, dieses Shirt ist ein pre-Sell-Out-Philson.

They were cut trim, they were denim, they were good denim. Right. And at a certain point, they started making them elsewhere and made them out of shitty denim. And then it just turns to garbage. So... Ich dachte mir, die sind jetzt nicht mehr in der Welt, weil ich keine guten habe. Deshalb habe ich meine Version gemacht. Ich glaube, dieses Shirt ist ein pre-Sell-Out-Philson.

They were cut trim, they were denim, they were good denim. Right. And at a certain point, they started making them elsewhere and made them out of shitty denim. And then it just turns to garbage. So... Ich dachte mir, die sind jetzt nicht mehr in der Welt, weil ich keine guten habe. Deshalb habe ich meine Version gemacht. Ich glaube, dieses Shirt ist ein pre-Sell-Out-Philson.

Ja, ich meine, die Geschichte dieser Firma... Die Tragödie dieser Firma. Ich stoppe das Shirt. But the history, there's so much good history in Filson. It's an inspiration for a small little brand like me, like what they've done over the years.

Ja, ich meine, die Geschichte dieser Firma... Die Tragödie dieser Firma. Ich stoppe das Shirt. But the history, there's so much good history in Filson. It's an inspiration for a small little brand like me, like what they've done over the years.

Ja, ich meine, die Geschichte dieser Firma... Die Tragödie dieser Firma. Ich stoppe das Shirt. But the history, there's so much good history in Filson. It's an inspiration for a small little brand like me, like what they've done over the years.

I come from, well, I always say I don't come from Joisey, I come from Jersey. Yeah, where? Dividend Creek, it's called. It's a little small town in... The closest town people seem to know is Vineland. Yeah.

I come from, well, I always say I don't come from Joisey, I come from Jersey. Yeah, where? Dividend Creek, it's called. It's a little small town in... The closest town people seem to know is Vineland. Yeah.

I come from, well, I always say I don't come from Joisey, I come from Jersey. Yeah, where? Dividend Creek, it's called. It's a little small town in... The closest town people seem to know is Vineland. Yeah.

Yeah, see, I'm two and a half hours south. Which way? Of Monmouth? Yeah. Well, where is Monmouth? Is that central?

Yeah, see, I'm two and a half hours south. Which way? Of Monmouth? Yeah. Well, where is Monmouth? Is that central?

Yeah, see, I'm two and a half hours south. Which way? Of Monmouth? Yeah. Well, where is Monmouth? Is that central?

Oh, okay, yeah. So, yeah, at least an hour and a half or two from there. You know where Cape May is, all the way down to the bottom? No, but like, what's the... The bottom of Jersey, that little dingle that hangs. So that's Cape May. I'm on the Delaware Bay side, half hour north of there, on the bay. So that's barely Jersey. No, that's actually Jersey. Hahaha.

Oh, okay, yeah. So, yeah, at least an hour and a half or two from there. You know where Cape May is, all the way down to the bottom? No, but like, what's the... The bottom of Jersey, that little dingle that hangs. So that's Cape May. I'm on the Delaware Bay side, half hour north of there, on the bay. So that's barely Jersey. No, that's actually Jersey. Hahaha.

Oh, okay, yeah. So, yeah, at least an hour and a half or two from there. You know where Cape May is, all the way down to the bottom? No, but like, what's the... The bottom of Jersey, that little dingle that hangs. So that's Cape May. I'm on the Delaware Bay side, half hour north of there, on the bay. So that's barely Jersey. No, that's actually Jersey. Hahaha.

Nein, das ist es nicht. Aber was ist es, direkt gegen Delaware, dann? Die Delaware Bay. Also, wenn du über die Bay kommst, von wo ich bin, bist du in Delaware. Ja. Also, du bist auf dem Wasser, dann? Auf dem Wasser. Mein Vater ist ein Oistermann, ein Kommerzfischmann. Oyster guy. Yeah, oyster guy. So you grew up with oysters? Yeah, my first job was on an oyster boat. Really? Yeah.

Nein, das ist es nicht. Aber was ist es, direkt gegen Delaware, dann? Die Delaware Bay. Also, wenn du über die Bay kommst, von wo ich bin, bist du in Delaware. Ja. Also, du bist auf dem Wasser, dann? Auf dem Wasser. Mein Vater ist ein Oistermann, ein Kommerzfischmann. Oyster guy. Yeah, oyster guy. So you grew up with oysters? Yeah, my first job was on an oyster boat. Really? Yeah.

Nein, das ist es nicht. Aber was ist es, direkt gegen Delaware, dann? Die Delaware Bay. Also, wenn du über die Bay kommst, von wo ich bin, bist du in Delaware. Ja. Also, du bist auf dem Wasser, dann? Auf dem Wasser. Mein Vater ist ein Oistermann, ein Kommerzfischmann. Oyster guy. Yeah, oyster guy. So you grew up with oysters? Yeah, my first job was on an oyster boat. Really? Yeah.

Is that where Ship John comes from? Yeah, Ship John is a lighthouse right in the middle of the Delaware Bay called Ship John Shoal. And that was kind of a point of reference when we're fishing as a young kid or working. We're south of Ship John today, north of Ship John, you know, that kind of thing.