BLUE CAST Ep6 - Blue Blood on the Green

BLUE CAST Ep6 - Scott + Tricia

Blue Blood on the Green

This BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Designer Scott Morrison

Designer Scott Morrison was born and raised in Palm Springs, California, and attended the University of Washington, Seattle, on an athletic scholarship for golf.  A professional in the sport by age 23, he developed an interest in the clothing industry while in college, and soon accepted a position with local clothing designer, Derek Andrew.
Two years later, in 1998, Scott was hired to oversee the sales and marketing of a new denim division of Mudd Jeans, based in New York City.  

Scott chose to remain in the city and subsequently founded ‘Paper Denim & Cloth’ in 1999.
Scott’s reputation in the industry grew over the next four years at Paper Denim.  

After almost five years of developing, designing, and managing one of the first American success stories in the ‘Premium Denim’ market, Morrison left Paper Denim to launch a new denim brand called ‘Earnest Sewn’ and clothing line known as ‘An Earnest Cut & Sew’ in 2004.  Both reflected his passion for quality, the Japanese aesthetic principle of wabi-sabi (i.e. beauty in imperfection), and his love of American heritage.

Earnest Sewn became a modern day testament to quality, tradition, and the ever-present influence of denim in a continually evolving world culture.  Scott continued to develop his love of architecture and interior design during those years, designing all three of the Earnest Sewn stores, and the Milk Bar at Milk Studios in New York City.  

Morrison chose to move on from the brand in 2009, and briefly helped with the rebranding and repositioning of Japanese cult denim label, ‘Evisu’ from 2009 to 2010.

In February 2011,  Morrison took what may be his most personal vision, and launched ‘3×1’.  The name “3×1” is derived from denim’s standard weaving construction, the ‘3×1 Right Hand Twill’, and also references Morrison’s third venture, following Paper Denim and Earnest Sewn.  As a label, 3×1 is defined by its transparency, quality, and uniqueness with a location at 15 Mercer Street housing a 4,000 sq.ft. retail and gallery space, an entire manufacturing facility as well as their 3,200 sq.ft. design studio.

In 2020 Scoot sold 3x1, and moved back to California with his family to return to his 1st love Golf and start a company called Radmor with his college roommate Bob Conrad. 

Radmor is the first brand in the golf industry to focus on the elimination of using ‘virgin’ polyester on a garment level. and using Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) Organic and Extra-Long Staple (ELS) Pima cotton apparel while incorporating more environmentally responsible performance technologies, and thereby reducing our impact on the environment.

Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. 

Tricia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing’s botanic fibers. 

Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a membe