About Us


SECOND/LAYER is a Los Angeles based independent menswear brand exploring the unification of self in the context of style. Like the outside and inside of a human body, they are meant to be together. 'I pull you on like a garment, first my arms and my head to follow, I push myself upwards and breathe you in.' In this context, our proposition is to create clothes that find the balance of a confident silhouette, smart fabrication, and tamed tailoring as an extension of your own skin. Authenticity and the importance of an anywhere/anytime flexibility led us to create what we call 'TAILOR-MADE/DAILY-WEAR.' 

 

Rooted in a Southern California upbringing, founders Joshua Willis, Jacob Willis, and Ant De Padovane grew up exposed to a wide range of cultural influences that ultimately became the DNA of SECOND/LAYER- namely Mexican American street culture in the '90s, skateboarding, surfing, and the calm cool demeanor of Suavecito 

(suave-smooth.) SECOND/LAYER is more about a vibe, somewhere between Oldies and New Wave Romantic.

Authenticity and the importance of an anywhere/anytime flexibility led us to create what we call 'TAILOR-MADE/DAILY-WEAR.'  Rooted in a Southern California upbringing, founders Joshua Willis, Jacob Willis, and Ant De Padovane grew up exposed to a wide range of cultural influences that ultimately became the DNA of SECOND/LAYER- namely Mexican American street culture in the '90s, skateboarding, surfing, and the calm cool demeanor of Suavecito (suave-smooth.) SECOND/LAYER is more about a vibe, somewhere between Oldies and New Wave Romantic.