AETHER (pronounced “ē-ther”) was started in 2009 when founders Palmer West and Jonah Smith were inspired to create something they couldn’t find. They were city dwellers with a passion for the outdoors, businessmen who wanted outerwear that supported their lifestyle without making them look like they were in a lift line. AETHER was born out of the desire for a men’s collection that looked at home in the city but was built to withstand the outdoors. Today, AETHER is a complete lifestyle collection for urban-dwelling, design-focused, well-traveled men and women. The company is headquartered on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, just blocks away from its flagship store on La Brea Avenue. Other retail locations include San Francisco, Aspen, and Jackson Hole.

E-Commerce

AETHER Apparel

AETHER Apparel's headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, United States

The San Francisco office focuses on overseeing operations, sales, and customer support to enhance service delivery.

San Francisco

The New York office serves as a retail hub, focusing on leadership and strategic management for store operations.

New York

This department focuses on creating and refining technical designs to support product development and ensure functional specifications are met.

Technical Design

The Operations and Customer Service team at AETHER Apparel is responsible for ensuring smooth business processes and providing exceptional support to customers. This includes overseeing e-commerce shipping logistics, managing retail operations, coordinating customer and warranty services, and ensuring digital/e-commerce platform efficiency. The team also handles sales operations and ensures that customers receive timely assistance and high-quality service throughout their shopping experience.

Operations and Customer Service

The Design and Creative team at AETHER Apparel, comprising a Graphic Designer, Art Director, and Senior Designer, is responsible for conceptualizing and creating innovative designs that seamlessly blend urban aesthetics with outdoor functionality. They collaborate to produce visually compelling and functional apparel and marketing materials that reflect the brand’s ethos of stylish resilience for well-traveled, design-conscious individuals.

Design and Creative

This department manages the organization's financial planning, reporting, and analysis to ensure fiscal responsibility and strategic budgeting.

Finance Department

The Retail Operations and Development team at AETHER Apparel is responsible for managing the company's retail locations, optimizing in-store operations, and driving the expansion of new stores. Their key roles include ensuring a seamless customer experience, overseeing inventory management, implementing efficient operational processes, and developing new retail concepts to align with the brand's urban-outdoor lifestyle ethos.

Retail Operations and Development

This department focuses on guiding design initiatives and strategic vision within the organization.

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