ABOUT

OPENING THEORY, FOUNDED BY DESIGNER BENJAMIN MASSING IN 2022, IS A LUXURY DESIGN ATELIER AND VERTICALLY-INTEGRATED FACTORY ROOTED IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

UTILIZING HIS EXPERT EXECUTION OF GARMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION ATTAINED OVER 16 YEARS, MASSING UNITES EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE WITH DETAIL-ORIENTED MODERN READY-TO-WEAR DESIGNS.

BY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH HIS PATTERN-MAKERS AND SEAMSTRESSES IN-HOUSE, MASSING IS ABLE TO ACHIEVE A LEVEL OF QUALITY AND PRECISION THAT IS BAR-NONE IN TODAY'S LANDSCAPE OF CLOTHING PRODUCTION.

THE CENTRALIZED PRODUCTION PROCESS NOT ONLY MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR MASSING TO CONTROL HIS GARMENTS DOWN TO THE THREAD, BUT IT ALSO REDUCES THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF PRODUCTION OVERALL - LESS SHIPPING, LESS MISTAKES, AND LESS WASTE - WHILE PROVIDING JOBS FOR AMERICAN ARTISANS.

USING ONLY THE MOST PREMIUM FABRICS, MASSING DESIGNS FREE FROM THE RESTRAINTS OF SEASONS OR COLLECTIONS CREATING INSPIRED GARMENTS RELEASED SPURADICLY IN COVETED, LIMITED DROPS.

 

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