My Open Book

Paul Frank well known for their colourful clothes and friendly characters.  Julius the monkey has become the focal point of the business leading them straight to the hearts of most of global t-shirt fans.  The label was originally founded when a young Paul Frank was an art student in Southern California and beganmaking wallets for his college buddies.  The wallets featured the cheeky face of a smiling monkey known as Julius.  These led to guitar straps and ruck sacks being customised by Paul Frank and it was the beginning of a worldwide clothing brand.  Before Paul knew it he was making wallets day and night and he was looking for a way to make it a job. After his buddy Ryan tried to get him a position at Mossimo and failed, he turned to Paul and suggested “Why don’t you just do this yourself”.  Paul didn’t have the money and Ryan decided to get some money together and fund the clothing brand himself.  They soon had a business license and they began building the brand.

With Paul handling the creative side the rest of the Paul Frank Industries team was headed up by Paul’s buddy Ryan Heuser and John Oswold.  Ryan had worked for clothing brand Mossimo handling public relations for the brand’s men’s division and John had earned a degree from San Diego and had two business ventures.  After meeting Ryan in the late nineties, they became friends and business partners.  The label quickly became a favourite with many bands becoming fans of the clothing and accessories.  This raised the profile of Paul Frank as well as Paul Frank Industries.  The business began to grow faster with a wider range of Paul Frank characters, a larger clothing line andcustom Paul Frank accessories for rock star fans.  Paul Frank was here to stay.

Mr Frank continued to make new designs himself while Ryan and John handled the business side and for a while times were good.  Paul was pleased to be allowed to let his creativity flow but the brand had become big.  Paul didn’t feel entirely comfortable.  Paul was having to make more and more public appearances to promote the brand in magazines and on television as well as fashion events.  Paul felt unhappy in the role and eventually things came to a head and the business began to clash with creativeness.  This would eventually turn in to a lawsuit and a victory for Paul Frank Industries who got a restraining order against the artist.  This meant Paul was temporary not allowed to use the Paul Frank trademark.

In the meantime the business has expanded to include Small Paul, a range of Paul Frank clothes and accessories for kids and a selection of children’s furniture.  Paul Frank, himself, is now no longer affiliated with Paul Frank Industries and he now has some design studios, Treestitch Design, Inc. and Park La Fun.  Despite the fall out the label continues to be loved with Paul Frank accessories and clothing becoming increasingly popular.

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