Ernest is an award-winning designer and creative director based in New York City.

Ernest is passionate creative director and team leader. His extensive background in advertising, design, luxury goods, branding and digital marketing are deeply woven throughout his career. His love for storytelling and creating authentic customer journeys continues to be the foundation of his various pursuits in the retail and design world.

Prior to his career as a creative director, Ernest was the founder and designer of Ernest Alexander, a men’s apparel label based in New York City. Pairing his downtown sensibility with a slight preppy edge, Ernest built the label into a successful e-commerce brand and later went on to launch physical retail locations in New York and the west coast.

He was named one of GQ Magazine’s “Best New Designers in America” and has been featured in GQ, Esquire, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Monocle, among many others. In 2015 Ernest was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).

He would later go on to become creative director at brands such as J.W. Hulme, a century old accessories brand based in St. Paul, Minnesota and Madison Avenue Couture, a leading retailer of luxury goods and accessories.

Ernest lives in SoHo, New York City with his family and his two year old Australian Shepherd, Molly. In his free time he loves painting large abstract expressionist paintings inspired by coastal themes, and recently held his first gallery show in Tribeca.