Thanks Greg

JRO of Alley Collection





Everyone at Alley knows I love boots. I live in them. San Francisco weather calls for them. You can keep your little top-siders and hipster vans. I'll be wearing my boots for years to come. My new favorite are from Ksubi and you can find them at http://www.ssense.com/.


Now we want you! We are looking for athletically built handsome real men (non-models) to be the face of Alley for Spring/Summer 2012! Here's how to nominate a 'real man', whether it's you, a husband, boyfriend, brother, friend or dad- just email a photo of him, include his chest & pant size, weight, height, occupation and contact information to info@alleycollection.com. Also write a brief description about why he should be the face of our next campaign.
Submit all information by midnight on June 11, 2011. We will announce the winner by June 30, 2011 on our blog and all social networking sites. We will not only offer the winner the status of being the face of Alley for our next collection, but we will also give the winner $300 to use towards Alley Collection clothing. Please nominate local men only or ones that are willing to pay for their own travel to San Francisco, CA.
We look forward to hearing from you and seeing your real men!
San Francisco Designers and Partners: Laura Patnaude and John Robblee
Since John was young, he has had the ability to design clothes in his head. His fashion forward style and cute boyhood dimples caught Laura’s eye in the sixth grade which led to them becoming middle school sweethearts. Little did they know what lay ahead.
Fifteen years later, they reconnected and have been inseparable ever since.
While discovering that each had a love for fashion, John still had not put his designs on paper. His frequent critique of shirts and lack of clothing options for an athletic physique led to Laura’s suggestion for John to finally sketch out what he would do differently. A few hours later, the ALLEYCollection was borne.
Combining John’s background as a Bay Area Firefighter with Laura’s upbringing around the family farm, a rough element of canvas and duck were transformed into stylish outerwear while soft twill was made into edgy fitted dress shirts. Alley Collection has filled a major gap by providing urban workwear tailored specifically for the athletic male. Each piece is designed and crafted in San Francisco, the city where the two reunited and now live with their Rottweiler dog,Alley.