R. H. Macy, Macy's Founder, Deemed 'A Total Hipster' By Ruffian Designers

R. H. Macy, Macy's Founder, Deemed 'A Total Hipster' By Ruffian Designers

What was it like working with Macy's?

When we started, we did a lot of research on Macy's specifically, which is super-interesting--it's been around for 150 years, and it has a great American tradition. It was exciting for us to explore the DNA. R.H. Macy himself was a West Village guy. He started his store there, on 14th Street and Sixth Avenue. He also had a big red tattoo on his arm, from his time as a sailor in the navy. He was a total hipster--and the first Macy's was right on the Sixth Avenue L train stop!

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