Scott Morrison is an

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and

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. He is best known for pioneering premium denim in America and as the founder of Paper Denim & Cloth, Earnest Sewn and 3x1. He also served as the CEO/Creative Director for

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company

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. Morrison is currently the co-founder of golf lifestyle brand Radmor.

Early life and education

Morrison was born in

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. His parents were both educators. At age 11, Morrison started playing golf, and after graduating from

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he received a scholarship to play Division 1 golf at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

. He attended the University of Washington (Seattle) from 1990-1995, receiving (4) Varsity letters for men's golf.

Career

After college, in late 1995, Morrison went to work for Seattle based clothing company Derek Andrew. Morrison moved to

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in 1997 to work at a new division of Mudd Jeans, and in 1999, started Paper Denim & Cloth. In 2004 Morrison left Paper Denim & Cloth to start Earnest Sewn. In 2009 Morrison left Earnest Sewn and became the CEO/Creative Director for

. In 2011, Morrison started 3x1, America's first bespoke denim tailor in

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. In 2019, Morrison co-produced and hosted a denim docu-series Common Thread. In 2020, Morrison co-founded golf

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Radmor with former University of Washington golf teammate Bob Conrad.

References

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