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Descendant of Thieves

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Descendant of Thieves is an NYC-based indie menswear brand founded in 2009. Our non-conformist approach is to manufacture in limited batches of approx 200 units per style (+/-) by a select team of master tailors rather than the traditional assembly line process. This more complicated way of manufacturing ensures elevated quality standards. It keeps to the brand's mission of making you the most interested person in the room by wearing clothing not commonly found in the market. We release new products every Friday at noon (est) online and in our NYC retail locations. With select worldwide distribution, Descendant of Thieves caters to the effortlessly stylish individual who demands to wear clothing as unique as they are.

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What makes us different?

LIMITED BATCH MANUFACTURING
As a small batch manufacturer, all styles are carefully constructed by hand in our workshop by a team of 12 expert tailors. By challenging the status quo of mass production, we can focus on the craftsmanship of the details while releasing a controlled amount of product. Each garment lists the number of units made per style and born date.

WEEKLY PRODUCT LAUNCHES
Enter the world of Fresh Friday, a tribute to the art of style. Every Friday at noon (est), we release new products online and in-store. To get weekly updates join our mailing list Here.

SINGLE RELEASE STYLES
With a primary focus on single release pieces, we do not reissue or restock our garments after they are sold out. Those who wear Descendant of Thieves inherently become members of an unspoken and stylish society of outsiders. We don't sell clothing; we sell the power to stand apart.

Be The Needle, Not The Haystack

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Don't wear this brand

Descendant of Thieves does not design clothing for everyone. We make a limited number of interesting clothing for a limited number of interesting people. So, let the few styles in circulation go to the non-conformist and independent thinkers... the cult of individuals who are the needle, not the haystack. If this is not you, there are many other brands to choose from.

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The brand name is inspired by designer Dres Ladro. The word “Ladro,” translated from Italian, means thief. Thus the name, Descendant of Thieves came to be.

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The logo is the shape of an ink dot and is inspired by the Descendant of Thieves acronym: D.O.T. It was designed to have a dual meaning, as it abstractly resembles a genealogy (family) tree and is attached to the idea of descending from a lineage of thieves.

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"We Don't Sell Clothing. We Sell the Power to Stand Apart."

Dres Ladro

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Descendant of Thieves was founded by Matteo Maniatty and Dres Ladro to build something unique that rejects the mass, assembly-line sameness of fashion. From the start, Dres set two rules: every piece must be made in tightly controlled batches, and his real name and identity must remain hidden behind the alias, Dres Ladro.

Dres’ interest in design can be traced back to his childhood, when he would carefully steal clothes from his father’s closet. He would de-seam and reengineer each garment to create a look unlike any other. When his father discovered the mischief, he lashed out, calling him Ladro, Italian for thief. The vilified nickname stuck and later became the origin of the name behind the brand.

Dres still designs and wears only his own clothing, so as to never shadow anyone else’s style. That same mindset became the foundation of the brand’s ethos and the reason Descendant of Thieves produces in limited batches, so others can feel that same sense of individuality and exclusivity.