Jon Buscemi
{{Short description|Italian-American fashion designer (born 1975)}}
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Jon Buscemi ({{IPAc-en|b|uː|ˈ|s|ɛ|m|i}} {{respell|boo|SEM|ee}}, {{IPA|it|buʃˈʃɛːmi|lang}}; born October 3, 1975) is an American fashion designer known for his work at Oliver Peoples, co-founding Gourmet,{{cite web| url=http://hypebeast.com/2013/8/jon-buscemi-of-buscemi-speaks-about-the-brands-influences-and-founding-gourmet-footwear| title=Jon Buscemi of BUSCEMI® Speaks About the Brand's Influences and Founding Gourmet Footwear| date=27 August 2013| publisher=Hypebeast| accessdate=June 3, 2014}} and his eponymous brand Buscemi.{{cite web| url=http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/articles/jon-buscemi-is-now-a-brand/| title=Jon Buscemi is Now a Brand| publisher=Sneaker Freaker| accessdate=June 3, 2014}} Jon Buscemi is a cousin of the actor Steve Buscemi.
Career
After working on Wall Street,{{cite web| url=http://agendaemerge.com/info-ny.html| title=Agenda Emerge| publisher=Agenda Emerge| accessdate=June 3, 2014| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406205352/http://agendaemerge.com/info-ny.html| archivedate=April 6, 2014}} Buscemi began to amass a very broad sneaker collection and soon took his hunt for very exclusive and limited edition sneakers world-wide.{{Cite news|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/an-800-sneaker-plays-hard-to-get-1406508959|title=An $800 Sneaker Plays Hard to Get|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=28 July 2014|last1=Karp|first1=Hannah}} 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.{{cite web| url=http://www.complex.com/style/2014/02/10-emerging-designers-you-need-to-get-familiar-with/jon-buscemi| title=10 Emerging Designers You Need To Get Familiar With| work=Complex| accessdate=June 3, 2014}}
In 2006, Buscemi and two partners launched the footwear brand Gourmet.{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alextaub/2013/10/03/greats-is-building-the-next-great-footwear-company/| title=GREATS Is Building The Next Great Footwear Company| work=Forbes| accessdate=June 3, 2014}} 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.{{cite web| url=https://solecollector.com/news/2017/10/how-a-designer-fought-a-cease-desist-from-nike-won-jon-buscemi-complex-blueprint| title=How a Designer Fought a Cease and Desist From Nike| publisher=Sole Collector| accessdate=February 14, 2018}} After leaving Gourmet in January 2013, Buscemi launched the eponymous brand Buscemi at Capsule Show in Paris in June 2013.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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Category:American fashion designers
Category:American businesspeople in fashion