The moment California repealed Proposition 8, San Francisco–based friends Kyle Moshrefi and Erin Berg knew it was time to make a dream of theirs come true: to create Kipper Clothiers, a clothing brand and custom suiting store for the LGBT community. Moshrefi, an openly gay woman, and Berg, a transgender man, saw an opportunity not only to succeed in what was sure to be a growing market—with more openly gay and trans people getting married—but also to provide a needed source of inspiration for the community.
"Our brand is a message of hope to LGBT youth, and we want to provide comfort," Berg says.
Berg and Moshrefi teamed up in 2013 to found the company and have seen a significant growth in their clientele since their first days in business. They started with a space where they custom-designed bespoke suits, more recently launching a more casual ready-to-wear line—but they didn't always know they'd work in fashion.
"I have a degree in neuroscience," Berg says with a laugh. "I was applying for all these different jobs in different fields after I graduated; I fell in love with menswear."
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