13 MARKET MANAGEMENT®
is a trusted partner to leading talent and brands. Approaching each client’s needs as unique, 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT leverages a global network and operational expertise to grow careers and businesses for long-term success.
SERVICES:
13 MARKET MANAGEMENT secures brand partnerships, driving value for clients through co-branded collaborations and activations. Our global network facilitates access to new markets and categories while unlocking unique revenue opportunities for our clients.
From capital strategy to investment execution, 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT ensures brands are positioned to attract investors who recognize and value the full potential of the business. Combining commercial expertise, investor relations, and strategic positioning, 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT enables brands to secure investment that supports sustained growth and long-term value creation.
Optimizing financial and operational efficiency to reduce costs and drive profitability is at the core of 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT’s approach. Through supply chain oversight, cross-functional alignment, and process redesign, we support sustained growth and long-term success.
From customer acquisition to new business opportunities, our approach ensures brands remain dynamic and competitive in an evolving marketplace. 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT designs and develops growth, marketing and sales strategies that combine industry analysis, data analytics, and commercial insight.
13 MARKET MANAGEMENT’s management consulting and strategic advisory services support clients in navigating and capitalizing on the changing market landscape to create opportunities and drive growth. Adopting a forward-thinking approach that combines consumer insights, market analysis, and financial planning, 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT provides strategic advice on how talent and brands can differentiate themselves from competitors, achieve their vision, and allocate resources effectively to maximize value.
NOTABLE WORK:
13 MARKET MANAGEMENT structured and negotiated a multi-collection partnership between Ben Ganz and USM, presented by PIN–UP HOME. The collaboration introduced USM’s first multi-piece collection with an independent designer, translating New York’s architectural language into a new expression of its iconic modular system. A second collection, USM NYC MIDTOWN, debuted at Bergdorf Goodman during New York Design Week.
Eckhaus Latta’s summer 2026 collaboration with Mango brought the label’s experimental textiles and distinctive design language to an international audience. Structured and negotiated by 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT, the partnership delivered a 35 piece collection distributed globally through selected Mango stores and online.
Navigating the changing market landscape in the design and publishing industries, 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT identified an opportunity to drive growth and expansion for the renowned media platform PIN–UP Magazine. Leveraging 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT’s experience and global network, PIN–UP HOME was founded in 2022 as the Magazine’s homeware and design brand. Inaugural brand partners include USM, Shayne Oliver, Grau, and de Sede.
Shayne Oliver’s strategic partnership with Jean Paul Gaultier drew on the house’s couture archive to create a 55-piece capsule collection. 13 MARKET MANAGEMENT negotiated and executed the collaboration, securing global distribution and a key marketing partnership with SSENSE at the Met Ball.
13 MARKET MANAGEMENT structured and negotiated Vaquera’s multi-season agreement with NIKE, Inc., spanning collaborations with both Nike and Converse. The partnership brings Vaquera’s subversive design language to global footwear, from sculptural reinterpretations of the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star to a kiss-covered Nike Air Max Dn8.
13 MARKET MANAGEMENT offered strategic corporate advisory services to C-Suite executives at Thom Browne during the acquisition by the Italian fashion brand Ermenegildo Zegna Group. Zegna acquired an 85% stake in Thom Browne at a $500 million valuation, allowing Thom Browne to execute an aggressive expansion plan that has resulted in rapid growth across all categories, channels, and regions.
SELECTED CLIENTS:
Café Forgot is a New York–based retail concept and cultural platform founded in 2017 by Vita Haas and Lucy Weisner. Known for championing emerging designers, it brings together fashion, art, and community through curated retail, cultural programming, and brand partnerships, including Nike and Dr. Martens.
Come Tees is a Los Angeles–based streetwear brand founded in 2009 by artist Sonya Sombreuil. Rooted in the city’s arts underground, the brand is known for its limited-edition collections, expressive screen prints, and hand-rendered graphics, drawing on Sombreuil’s painting practice and references from art, music, and poetry.
Eckhaus Latta is a New York and Los Angeles based fashion label founded by Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta, known for its experimental design, innovative textiles, and inclusive approach to casting. The brand presents its collections at New York Fashion Week and has exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Venice Biennale.
Kirby Marzec is a New York–based stylist, fashion editor, and creative consultant. A former Senior Market Editor at Vogue and Accessories Editor at Teen Vogue, her clients include Glossier, MAC Cosmetics, Estée Lauder, Clinique, and Nike.
Mowalola Ogunlesi is the Founder and Creative Director of her namesake fashion brand, Mowalola, which presents its collections at London Fashion Week. Mowalola previously served as Creative Director of YZY Gap, and has led creative collaborations with Beats by Dre, Miss Sixty, Marc Jacobs and Ksubi.
Office Ben Ganz is the studio of Swiss designer Ben Ganz, known for his distinctive work across graphic, industrial, and furniture design. His USM collection is represented in the permanent collection of the Museum of Design Zurich, and he is a recipient of the Swiss Design Award. Clients include Prada, Nike, and Frank Ocean’s Homer.
PIN–UP is a New York–based magazine focused on architectural entertainment. Alongside its biannual publication, which has featured architects such as Frank Gehry and Rem Koolhaas, PIN–UP produces editorial projects and cultural activations with leading brands including B&B Italia, Loewe, and Barbie.
PIN-UP-HOME is the design and homeware brand of PIN–UP magazine, focused on objects shaped by PIN–UP’s distinctive design sensibility. The brand has launched collections and collaborations with USM, de Sede, Grau, and Shayne Oliver.
Prototypes is a Zurich- and Paris-based fashion label founded in 2021 by Laura Beham and Callum Pidgeon. Known for its innovative approach to upcycling, the brand transforms deadstock garments into singular pieces through inventive reconstruction. Prototypes presents its collections at Paris Fashion Week and was awarded the Swiss Design Award for Fashion and Textile Design in 2022. In addition to ready-to-wear, the brand has introduced tools like Proto Packs and Proto Prints which are conceptual formats that invite wearers to personalize and reimagine their wardrobes.
Shayne Oliver is the Founder and Creative Director of Hood By Air, the influential New York-based fashion label known for redefining the boundaries of streetwear and luxury. Hood By Air is a recipient of the CFDA’s Swarovski Award for Menswear and a special prize winner of the inaugural LVMH Prize.
THISTLES is a New York–based eyewear brand founded in 2023. The brand reimagines classic eyewear silhouettes through a contemporary lens, blending heritage influences with modern design. THISTLES is stocked by leading global retailers including Dover Street Market and SSENSE.
American designer Thom Browne is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of his namesake label, renowned for redefining modern tailoring through its conceptual collections and meticulous craftsmanship. Now part of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, the brand has been honored with multiple CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year Awards and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award. Browne’s work is held in the permanent collections of leading institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Vaquera is a Paris-based fashion label known for its subversive aesthetic and boundary-pushing runway shows. In 2020, the brand joined Comme des Garçons' incubator program, Dover Street Market Paris, becoming the only label founded in New York to be included in the initiative. Vaquera presents its collections at Paris Fashion Week and is stocked by leading global retailers including SSENSE and Dover Street Market.