L.L.Bean to Launch New Lifestyle Collection

About Alex Carleton

Alex Carleton began his fashion career at Polo Ralph Lauren in New York, where he worked in visual merchandising and interior design. He then joined the Men’s Design team at Abercrombie & Fitch. In 1998 the New England native designer moved to Maine and signed on as Senior Designer for L.L. Bean. Shortly after Carleton’s return to Maine he began Rogues Gallery, a contemporary fashion label, with a small group of assistants from Maine College of Art. His silk-screened, garment dyed vintage tees and use of maritime iconography has garnered him praise among the fashion elite. In 2009 Carleton was nominated for the GQ/CFDA Best New Menswear Designer in America.