Brand profile

Midnight Rider

LA label making officially licensed rock and country music merch plus vintage-Americana basics, cut and printed in the USA.

Los AngelesOrigin
StreetwearStyle
$$Price

Similar to Brixton, Wrangler, Levi’s

A faded blue Midnight Rider graphic t-shirt laid flat on a brown leather surface

What to know about Midnight Rider

Licensed music merch, not lookalikes

The catalog runs on official licenses from artists and estates including Waylon Jennings, Creedence Clearwater Revival, ZZ Top, The Band and Chris Stapleton.

Distressing is the whole technique

Tees, sweatshirts and hats are cut and printed in the USA using processes built to mimic the worn-in feel of seventies band shirts.

A merch table with a designer

Founded in 2012 by Parsons graduate Mitra Khayyam, formerly of Blood Is The New Black, with an Eagle Rock Boulevard shop and stockists like Anthropologie and Free People.

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Brand facts

Midnight Rider is a Los Angeles label founded in 2012 by creative director Mitra Khayyam, a Parsons graduate who previously ran Blood Is The New Black. The brand builds officially licensed music merchandise and vintage-Americana basics, working with artists and estates including Waylon Jennings, Creedence Clearwater Revival, ZZ Top, The Band and Chris Stapleton. Tees, sweatshirts and hats are cut and printed in the USA using distressing processes that mimic worn-in seventies band shirts. Khayyam opened a retail shop on Eagle Rock Boulevard in 2021; wholesale accounts include Anthropologie, Free People and Iron & Resin.

Founded
2012
Origin
Los Angeles, United States
Price
$$
Facts checked
August 2026
Styles
Streetwear, Workwear / Heritage

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