It was 2006, in a small garage near Venice Beach, California. The breeze was easy and soft, and only the quiet hum of a sewing machine could be heard against the distant echo of the ocean. Paige Mycoskie was tediously crafting her future. Stitch by stitch, the 26-year-old immersed herself in screenprint tees and taught herself how to sew. Between shifts at a local surf shop, the Texas-born blonde spent the evenings entranced in texture. “I’m obsessed with extreme quality in all the tiny details,” Mycoskie remarked.
Nineteen years later, she’s the founder of Aviator Nation, a California-based clothing label. Best known for han...

















English (US) ·