Brand profile
Second/Layer
Independent Los Angeles menswear label blending surf-skate roots with soft-structured, Italian-made tailoring under a "tailor-made/daily-wear" ethos.
Los AngelesOrigin
MenswearFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Second/Layer
Second/Layer is an independent Los Angeles menswear label founded in 2013 by Southern California natives Joshua Willis, Jacob Willis and designer Anthony Franco (Ant De Padovane), a former Stussy lead designer. The brand describes its approach as "tailor-made/daily-wear," translating surf and skate subculture into soft-structured tailoring: pleated Valluco and Passo trousers, camp-collar and pin-point shirting, knitwear, suiting and boots in neutral, largely gender-neutral palettes, much of it made in Italy. It remains founder-owned and independent, with current-season collections carried by SSENSE, END. and Maxfield.
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Other LA label doing elevated, drapey, subculture-rooted basics
What changes: Far higher prices and much bigger oversized silhouettes
72% matchOliver Spencer
Unstructured suiting built to be worn daily
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Oversized tailoring in a similarly muted, neutral palette
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Brand facts
- Founded
- 2013
- Origin
- Los Angeles, United States
- Price
- $$$
- Typical prices
- Knitwear $840–$967
- Focus
- Menswear
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Streetwear