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In the early 1970s, Julian modernized traditional menswear with innovative new silhouettes and fabrics while introducing new colors and color combinations becoming the first
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while working at his father's clothing store. Julian pleaded with his father to open a store of his own, and while his family was away for a month in the summer of 1969, Julian released one of his father's tenants from a lease, dropping out of school and at age 19 opening his first store,
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clothing brand and designing his own clothing fabric. Julian has won five
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when they joined the NBA, and re-designed the
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in 1942. Julian pursued a degree in
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