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Alex Carleton has harpooned the white whale of hipster style.
Favoring woodcut fonts and graphics, and a heavy dose of maritime iconography, the silk-screened, garment-dyed vintage tees of his Maine-based Rogues Gallery have been soaking up a tidal wave of success. And now, the collection is expanding.
German-born but New England-raised, Alex worked in furniture restoration before moving to New York and starting at Polo. But the romance of New England proved too strong, and in 1998 he moved to Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and signed on as L.L. Bean's senior designer. Starting Rogues Gallery as an "after-school job" with a small group of assistants from Maine College of Art, he has since brought a Nor'eastern style to boutiques worldwide.