We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Brandon Hunt a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Brandon, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. The first dollar your business earns is always special and we’d love to hear how your brand made its first dollar of revenue.

Wow, I will never forgot the feeling I felt when I got my first customer. I remember spending countless hours the night before updating my website with all of the new items. I had finally executed my plan and started an Etsy shop featuring a curated collection of hand-picked vintage items. Really it was just a conglomerate of things that I thought was dope from accessories, old vinyl records, vintage toys, antiques or anything that reminded me of my child hood. The beginning of Livintage Apparel.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Brandon Hunt aka B.Hunt is a multi-talented award-winning celebrity wardrobe stylist and designer, and CEO of Livintage Apparel. Fashionable since he could dress himself, B.Hunt has always had an eye for fashion. Being the go-to-person for friends and family for fashion advice, he took his passion and turned it into a business.

He is known for his close attention to detail, eclectic taste in fashion, and versatility in being able to style anyone. His natural ability to style and assist people with looking their best is what motivated him to turn his passion for people and fashion into a career.

B.Hunt began his career as a freelance runway model working for Reebok in Phoenix, Arizona, doing local runway shows and traveling to New York. In 2015, Brandon launched Livintage Apparel, as an online fashion source. He turned his focus to wardrobe styling, working for himself and helping others to style photoshoots while also building his clientele for personal styling. In 2016, Phoenix Fashion Week featured Livintage Apparel in a styling competition where he won 1st prize as best stylist in Arizona. This was a pivotal moment for his career. This is when B.Hunt began booking his first styling clients.

B.Hunt has since styled looks for Chris Brown, DaniLeigh, Lance Gross, Elgin Charles, Phor, Alix Lapri, Robyn Hood, and many others from reality tv and entertainment industry. B.Hunt has demonstrated consistent success and composure working with a wide range of people.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

I had to pivot during Covid. No one was out shopping like usual. It was all online. This is when I dropped my first collection. I still wanted to provide dope trends to the masses even during a pandemic. The collection was a success. I needed to find a way to still make an income while being stuck in the house. I had to overcome the struggles of life plus I had a new born baby. The hustle got real for me. I also launched my online wardrobe styling business.

We’d love to hear the story of how you turned a side-hustle into a something much bigger.

My side hustle definitely turned into my my main business. I was styling my friends photoshoots and helping others with their vision until I stepped into my own greatness. I remember my first celebrity client I booked. It was for a custom fedora I made for Lance Gross. I was persistent in reaching out to his team and they finally responded and I met him at his hotel to do a fitting and take photos of him in the item. I felt unstoppable.

Contact Info:

• Website: [email protected]
• Instagram: @Officialbhunt @Livintageapparel

Image Credits
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