Self.made creates beautiful products meant to connect, empower and inspire the entrepreneurial community.
The past 25 years have been plagued by a series of unfortunate overlapping economic and political trends. The early 90’s recession, The 2000 Presidential Election Upset, The War on Terror, The Global Financial Crisis in 2008, and The Occupy Wall Street movement have all attributed to the political unrest in the United States. Congress is slow to move on anything let alone moving this country forwa
rd and for most citizens the vote has lost all meaning. Millennials are facing the highest debt burden of any graduating class in history, are faced with high unemployment and underemployment, and feel disenfranchised by their government. This has created an entire generation of activists and entrepreneurs looking to make a change. True participatory democracy -> Our actions determine the future climate Revolutionary startups face walls when looking for funding from traditional sources -> Generational desire to make the world a better place trumps VC risk adversity. Team of business minded and fashion forward entrepreneurs -> enable our generation; look good doing it. Allowing our identity to be established in the corporate world. Self.made, originally named R.Chester paying respect to our hometown of Rochester, NY a once historic hub for menswear. In 2010 our vision was to simply be a neckwear company meant to connect and empower. The life of a close friend inspired us to do and be much more. We became Self.made in 2012 when our mission became making entrepreneurship truly accessible to any and everyone. The Red Dot and Enso Circle are identifiers of your individual vision, mission and passion, as well as your participation in the Self.made process.
