Scott Morrison (designer)

Scott Morrison is an American designer and entrepreneur. He introduced premium denim in America^{[citation needed]} and founded Paper Denim & Cloth, Earnest Sewn and 3x1.^[1][2][3] He also served as the CEO/Creative Director for Japanese designer clothing company Evisu.^[4][5]

Scott Morrison
Born	Palm Springs, California
Alma mater	University of Washington
Occupation(s)	Designer, entrepreneur
Years active	1995 - present
Known for	Pioneer of premium denim
Title	Founder of Paper Denim & Cloth, Earnest Sewn, 3x1 Denim, Radmor Golf
Board member of	Leo's Lighthouse Foundation
Spouse	Gracileia (married 2009 - present)
Children	2

Morrison co-founded golf lifestyle brand Radmor.^[6]

Early life and education

Morrison was born in Palm Springs, California. His parents were both educators. At age 11, Morrison started playing golf, and after graduating from Palm Springs High School he received a scholarship to play Division 1 golf at the University of Washington.^[7]

He attended the University of Washington (Seattle) from 1990-1995, receiving (4) Varsity letters for men's golf.

Career

After college, in late 1995, Morrison went to work for Seattle-based clothing company Derek Andrew. Morrison moved to New York City in 1997 to work at a new division of Mudd Jeans, and in 1999 started Paper Denim & Cloth.^[8] In 2004 Morrison left Paper Denim & Cloth to start Earnest Sewn.^[9][10]

In 2009 Morrison left Earnest Sewn and became the CEO/Creative Director for Evisu. In 2011, Morrison started 3x1, America's first bespoke denim tailor in SoHo, New York City.^[2]

In 2019, Morrison co-produced and hosted a denim docu-series Common Thread.^[11]

In 2020, Morrison co-founded golf lifestyle brand Radmor with former University of Washington golf teammate Bob Conrad.^[12]