Finding the right fashions has always frustrated oversized men.
Until now.
Two former American League MVPs, both large men themselves, have joined forces in a new venture designed to fill that void.
Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, winner of successive MVP trophies while playing for the Chicago White Sox, and Mo Vaughn, who spent most of his career with the Boston Red Sox, are now teammates in retail.
“I started the brand three years ago,” Vaughn told Forbes in an exclusive interview. “I was looking around for different products, different styles, and found nothing there. With me, because I’m a former professional athlete with a nice income, having stuff made was easy. But there really was no style for the big and tall guy.”
The brand, called MVP Collections, launched in August 2016 and found immediate success in the men’s fashion industry. The original founders were Vaughn and fashion industry veteran Diane Cutuli Bennett. Thomas, a friend of Vaughn’s since their college days, became a partner on May 29 of this year.
