West Coast Prep

I think in order for anybody to understand why the johnnie-O brand was created, they might need to know a little something about yours truly.

I was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the fifth of seven kids. We moved to Chicago in 1968, then moved to Los Angeles in ‘72, and then moved back to Chicago in ‘74. I spent most of my time growing up on the north shore of Chicago in a town called Winnetka, a place where blue blazers, khaki pants, and “alligator” shirts were pretty much the norm. Ten years later I went back to Los Angeles to attend UCLA. Suddenly, I saw fewer blue blazers and more corduroy OP shorts. Needless to say, my penny loafers got a lot less play than my new flip flops.

Upon graduating from college, I embarked on a career in radio and television advertising sales back in the midwest. But before I knew it, I was back on a plane to Los Angeles for the third time in the fall of 1997, and I haven’t looked back since. After a few more years in advertising sales and some walking in my sleep selling financial printing in LA, I had an idea, an idea that was rooted in years of blue blazers, penny loafers, and khaki pants coupled with years of flip flops, board shorts, and graphic t-shirts. Ten years later, johnnie-O, the brand, is making good on my original vision of bringing west coast prep to life.

Who’s to say a guy can’t wear khaki shorts with a blue blazer? Who’s to say a guy can’t drink margaritas with a strip steak? Or eat fish tacos with a glass of red wine, for that matter? Who’s to say a guy can’t love links golf at Chicago Golf Club and still love playing in the canyons of Bel-Air Country Club? Who’s to say a guy can’t love swimming in a fresh water lake and surfing in a salt water ocean? And who’s to say a guy can’t love his family and friends just as much on the west coast as he can in the midwest?

Certainly not me……….

A PREP-FORMANCE POPOVER?!

AN UPDATE TO A CLASSIC

The Cody 1/4 Zip Pullover is the Spring version of our popular Newport style. We made the fabric a little lighter and a little softer, which makes it the perfect layering piece for a polo, tee or button down.

KICK BACK, RELAX

We like to consider ourselves experts on how to spend weekends looking and feeling good. Our San Lucas Shorts are perfectly broken in with a comfortable drawstring waistband. Pair them with a soft cotton Ford Tee and you're making the weekend work for you.

ALL ABOUT STRIPES

Let's face it, you can't really go wrong with a stripe anything, especially when it's in as fun of a color as 'Electric Blue'. The Jack Polo also features extremely soft cotton fabric so it's a double bonus.

TALK ABOUT AN ALL-AROUND PLAYER

The Lammie PREP-FORMANCE 1/4 Zip is a core part of the johnnie-O collection so it's no big surprise that it plays well for wherever life takes you. Here we've paired it with our Featherweight Flip Flops and Derby Shorts for the ultimate in good looking comfort.