Hollander & Lexer was founded by Hicham Benmira and Brian Cousins in early 2006. We opened our first store in Boerum Hill adjacent to our 'found object' store Darr. This neighborhood was changing from a sleepy antiquing destination into a vibrant thriving one. It lacked a good Men's store so that is what we opened, curating a collection of new and established designers. But within months we were making our own shirts and very soon were designing complete collections. Several Japanese stores including Isetan, SHIPS and United Arrows supported the line for many years. Hollander & Lexer was also found in Bluebird, Oliver Spenser and Matches in the U.K. Bloomingdales was our largest client in the U.S. A second store opened in Williamsburg in 2009. For the past four years, our brick & mortar location has been in the Maker's Guild in Industry City. Here we are surrounded by other craftspeople that care deeply about their work.