We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Ryota Sakai. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Ryota below.
Ryota, appreciate you joining us today. What’s the backstory behind how you came up with the idea for your business?
i originally owned a vintage store in soporro japan in 2000 , in 2010 i started delinquent brothers being inspired by vintage clothing i made 40-50s reproduction and inspired clothing . in 2016 came here to the united states alls while still having my store over sees i wanted to expand the brand
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
rockabilly music , car culture , & tattoos got me originally got me into the fashion of it all . from the inspiration of 50s alternative subcultures i started making clothes witha rebel attitude
Can you talk to us about manufacturing? How’d you figure it all out? We’d love to hear the story.
when i started in japan i did all my own manufacturing and it was alll made in japan with original production style
If you have multiple revenue streams in your business, would you mind opening up about what those streams are and how they fit together?
yes along with delinquent brothers i have Delinquent kustoms where we export hot rods and classic vehicles to japan , also another business where i do something similar but with antique and especially mid century furniture
Contact Info:
- Website: https://delinquent-bros.com
- Instagram: delinquent_bros
Image Credits
Photographer @cornelio_shoots on instagram and @mr.mukatsuku Models @kimberlylefluer & @destinee.deville @zac.vargas @kapital.zee