Jon Buscemi ( , ; born October 3, 1975) is an

Italian-American Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan area ...

fashion design Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by culture and different trends, and has varied over time and place. "A fashion designer creates c ...

er known for his work at Oliver Peoples, co-founding Gourmet, and his eponymous brand Buscemi. Jon Buscemi is a cousin of the famous actor

Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi ( ,As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself, some may insist that his pronunciation of his own name is "wrong" because it does not match the original Italian pronunciation as well. It is not uncommon for people to pronou ...

Career

After working on Wall Street, Jon began to amass a very broad sneaker collection and soon took his hunt for very exclusive and limited edition sneakers world-wide. Simultaneously, many of his skateboarding peers started their own brands in the street-wear and skate space. Through these industry connections, Buscemi was hired by skateboard footwear brand DC Shoe Co. USA to work on special projects. After DC, he left to become the Creative Director of Lotto USA, a partnership with the Italian tennis and soccer brand Lotto. Along with a small team of creatives, Buscemi launched Lotto Leggenda in the US before going on to work as a Brand Director at

Oliver Peoples Oliver Peoples is an American luxury eyewear brand established in 1986, and owned by Luxottica. The brand is sold in Oliver Peoples boutiques, online, and in fashion boutiques and department stores throughout the world. Oliver Peoples eyewear is ...

. In 2006, Buscemi and two partners launched the footwear brand Gourmet. During his tenure at Gourmet, the company raised controversy and fandom alike by releasing sneakers that took design cues from iconic sneaker silhouettes, such as the Air Jordan 7 and Air Jordan 11. After leaving Gourmet in January 2013, Buscemi launched the eponymous brand Buscemi at Capsule Show in Paris in June 2013.

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