Aulblack

Aulblack, an all around creative, specializing in fashion design and creative direction, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 4, 1993. Both his mom, Marilyne, and his dad, Derrick, grew up entangled in fashion, always dressed to impress. As a child he would see his mom stepping out in sheer black button up tops paired with black flowy pants and black boots, while his dad would couple his leather paneled sweater with silver tip cowboy boots. They both were big inspirations in molding what Aulblack is today. Aulblack dropped out of highschool in his junior year, but that didn’t frighten his parents, they remained believing in him to follow whatever dream he felt he needed to pursue. In 2016, Aulblack found himself creative directing in Los Angeles California, where 2 months after moving, on September 1, 2016, his mom passed, which profoundly played a part in the way Aulblack open-mindedly approaches life, creatively as well as personally.

Aulblack was always heavily involved in the arts. In 2012 he found himself with a drawing of his which he wanted to put on a t-shirt. That turned into a spiral of research where he discovered screen-printing. With that information, he figured he’d get the 12 shirt minimum printed, take one for himself and sell the rest. With his love for fashion at the forefront, that turned into making more designs for t-shirts which then put him in the mindset of starting a brand.

1 year later, in 2013, Aulblack moved to Orlando, Florida where he simultaneously  found out he had a son on the way, Domanic Reed, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. With that information and distance, Aulblack took making clothes even more serious, knowing he couldn’t work a regular job and that would be the way he could travel from Orlando to Green Bay constantly for his child.

In February 2016, Aulblack released his first full collection, Drop 1, which featured Native American characteristics as a nod to his half Native American son. He continued to release collections, innovating through drastic detailing which would, along the way bring Aulblack  to collaborate in works with artists and brands such as Jordan Brand, Adidas, Teyana Taylor, Diddy, Lil Baby, Mariah the Scientist, BIG KRIT, DJ Mustard, Nike, Mitchell & Ness, Vanson Leathers, Def Jam, Sony Music, RCA and more. Merchandise designed by Aulblack has surpassed over 8.5 million dollars in sales.