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JF & SON
230 Fifth Ave. / Suite 1712
New York, NY 10001
[email protected]
Tel. 212.696.0765

JF & SON STOREFRONT
19 Kenmare (at Elizabeth St.)
New York, NY 10012
[email protected]
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projects and collections
+Nov/Dec 2009
+S/S 2010
+F/W 2009
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+F/W 2008
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mission

JF & SON’s fanatical obsession with textiles informs the company’s approach to production and design. Working with hand-weavers throughout India, the company develops custom fabrics, which are sent to the vertically integrated JF & SON studio in New Delhi. In this creative environment, JF & SON authors a new design vernacular, combining elements of modernism with traditional methods of beading, embroidery, and printing. By partnering with artists and artisans from New York to India, JF & SON meets its ideals of fairness in labor, while reinforcing its commitment to community and collaboration everywhere.

The founder of JF & SON, Jesse Finkelstein, received a B.A. in Political Science and Visual Arts from Brown University in 2005. Afterward, he worked for a technology company specializing in homeland security and textile technologies. Partner Kathryn "Katie" B. King received her B.A. from UC Santa Barbara in Costume Design and an A.A. from Parsons in Fashion Design. She is a prolific illustrator and one-time gymnast. Travis Boyer joined JF & SON in mid-2009 as resident curator. Together, the JF & SON team symbolizes a new breed of New York City designers, creating forward-thinking clothing through socially conscious strategies.