We recently connected with Jorge Perez and have shared our conversation below.

Jorge, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you talk to us about a risk you’ve taken – walk us through the story?

Business is all about taking risk, I started my business at 24 and I was very daring at that age, I felt I had nothing to loose and it has paid off since we celebrated 12 years since my first launch.. Now that I’m older it’s definitely scarier to take big risk because there is so much more at stake but in business you have to always take risk but first make sure you do your homework and make sure to always stay consistent. We expanded to men’s apparel this year and the response has been great and I finally get to wear the samples so that’s fun!

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?

BETSYMOSS is an international clothing brand founded + designed by Jorge Perez. BETSYMOSS is sold in over 200 specialty stores worldwide.

Jorge Perez is an American Venezuelan clothing designer + entrepreneur, who launched the women’s ready to wear collection BETSYMOSS in 2010. The collection first hit stores and online in the Spring of 2011.

BETSYMOSS was named after Jorge Perez’ sister + muse Betsy Perez.
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BETSYMOSS is manufactured in the United States and is well known for their women’s statement wear, from resort style flowy dresses and tops to amazing day to night figure flattering pieces that are always sexy yet chic.

Okay – so how did you figure out the manufacturing part? Did you have prior experience?

I started my career working for another brand based in Miami and I saw hands on how manufacturing works and got recommendations on how to get started so I thought I had it down but once I got started everything started to move so fast as you want to make sure the items arrive to the stores and clients on time and things got very overwhelming with our first deliveries and we made a few mistakes that felt devastating at the time but you always have to pick yourself up and never give up and try again until you finally get it right and now we are extremely meticulous to make sure that quality control is perfect. I was always taught to never give up on things you are passionate about and the best way to learn is through trial and error. Don’t let mistakes get you down, always learn from them, focus on the lesson and keep going.

Where do you think you get most of your clients from?

Since the pandemic so much of the wholesale business has moved online, of course the old school ways of selling wholesale through trade shows and buying appointments are still happening but there are many online wholesale platforms out there that have brought us so many great new clients from all over the world.

Contact Info:

• Website: Betsymoss.com and jorgemoss.com
• Instagram: @betsymoss and @shopjorgemoss
• Facebook: Betsymossonline
• Twitter: @betsymossonline
• Youtube: Betsymossonline

Image Credits
Founder and creative director Jorge Perez with sister and vice president Betsy Perez. Photo by Erika Yang.