ROBERT H. THOMASIAN
Mr. Thomasian has been in the fashion/apparel industry for more than 12 years since first starting his own brand, Epoch Clothing LLC in 1995. Since graduating from the
After leaving Epoch Clothing to pursue new opportunities, Mr. Thomasian began consulting other apparel and accessory companies, primarily start up’s and others facing growing pains. In 2002, Mr. Thomasian was introduced to Alison Eastwood who had been operating her clothing company Eastwood Ranch LLC, a line that was themed around the western lifestyle. Initially, Mr. Thomasian was involved from a consulting standpoint and then was hired as General Manager to develop a new business plan and restructure her brand and operations. The “Bred out West” marketing campaign was born and the business began expanding its doors while mainstreaming its product line.
Mr. Thomasian has helped other brands get their start in the business which included Scam-Co Industries, a line of vintage tee shirts for men, women and children themed around old comic book ads. Some notable designs are the world famous, Joy buzzer, X-Ray Vision glasses, Squirrel Monkey and Whoopee Cushion. Mr. Thomasian, as brand manager for a Tween watch company, Monji USA LLC helped develop and patent a safety pin glass beaded elastic band watch. He was directly responsible for the product development and production which was all done out of
Most recently in 2007 Mr. Thomasian served as the Disney Couture Jewelry Brand Manger for the licensee, Lucas Design International, who acquired the license from Walt Disney consumer products in 2006. Mr. Thomasian was instrumental in building brand awareness through trade show exhibits and local trunk shows at department stores like Bloomingdales and Nordstrom. Mr. Thomasian also handled in-house sales and opened the first national account for the brand with Mervyn’s and Kohl’s.