Paige Mycoskie is an artist, fashion designer, and businesswoman, best known as the founder and owner of the Lifestyle / Fashion Brand, Aviator Nation. Paige's brand story is featured in

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showcasing her success as a female entrepreneur. She was named GQ Magazines Designer of the Year, one of LA Business Journals Top Bosses Under 30. She and her brother Blake Mycoskie were runners up and contestants on season 2 of ''

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Early life and education

Mycoskie was born in Arlington, Texas to Pam Mycoskie, an author and Mike Mycoskie, an orthopedic surgeon. She has two siblings: younger brother Tyler Mycoskie and older brother

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, founder of TOMS Shoes She attended Arlington Martin High School. She was on the Arizona State University Water Ski Team while attending ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.

Career

In 2001, Paige moved to Southern California and began her career at Shape Magazine and shifted focus to freelance photography, video, graphic design, and branding. She developed successful campaigns in branding and commercials, including TOMS Shoes. She became a buyer's assistant at ZJ Boarding House in Venice, CA. With a passion for entrepreneurship and design Paige decided to create her own clothing line - sewing, dying, and designing each piece herself. Her 70's-inspired, California lifestyle brand, Aviator Nation, was established in 2006 with the focus to create quality Made in America clothing. Today Aviator Nation has 17 store locations within the US and a factory in downtown Los Angeles that employs over 300 people. The garments are still made in America and Paige continues to inspire other companies to push the limits on manufacturing local. Paige connects fashion with music while raising funds for charities, she has worked with a variety of nonprofits including Charity Water; Surf Aid;

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; The Flatwater Foundation; and

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. The brand also has partnerships with

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; Lollapalooza ; SXSW, BottleRock and with John Mayer's previous concert tours. The company is also expanding Aviator Nation's retail “experiences,” each tailored to the brand's 17 physical locations. The new store in Nashville and the Austin location double as a live-music venue. Aviator Nation Dreamland, in the old Malibu Inn, is a mix between a concert/event space and a restaurant bar. In April Aviator Nation RIDE opened, a combination cycling, boxing and yoga gym.

''The Amazing Race''

in January 2002, Mycoskie competed on the second season of the

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adventure reality show ''

'' with her older brother

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. The two reached the final leg of the race and finished in third place.

The Amazing Race 2 finishes

*An placement with a double-dagger () indicates that Blake and Paige were the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg. *A indicates that Blake and Paige won the Fast Forward. ''Roadblocks performed by Paige are bolded '' ;Notes

Personal life

Spending time in her home state of Texas, Paige enjoys being out on the lake. She has a passion for music, loves to travel and stays active through surfing, snowboarding and daily exercise for her mental health and wellness.

Press & Media

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2022/06/13/how-selling-160-sweatpants-turned-a-socal-surfer-into-one-of-americas-richest-women/ https://www.gq.com/story/announcing-the-2013-gq-best-new-menswear-designers-in-america https://schedule.sxsw.com/2022/events/OE42494 https://www.aviatornation.com/blogs/news/112322887-malibu-magazine-paige-mycoskie-feature https://www.aspentimes.com/magazines/aspen-times-weekly/alpine-aesthetic-aviator-nation-founder-paige-mycoskies-perfect-day-in-aspen/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-cool-paige-mycoskie-founder-of-aviator-nation/id1550883345?i=1000520419007 https://oceandrive.com/blogs/tag/paige-mycoskie https://www.createcultivate.com/blog/paige-mycoskie-workparty-interview/

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mycoskie, Paige 1980 births Living people American artists American fashion businesspeople American fashion designers Arizona State University alumni Participants in American reality television series