About Us
“Humans are nomadic by nature. As well as Mallards, us humans look for the conditions for the best life.”
Mallard & Friends is a family-owned fashion business/brand co-founded by first-generation brothers. A portion of every purchase will go to a foundation that supports the battle against wildfires disasters in America.
What’s the story behind Mallard & Friends?
Two brothers who have always worked in the Construction and Mining Industries, decided to take a bet on a fashion brand. Since we have always enjoyed fashion, as entrepreneurs of businesses in different industries, we took the risk to make our own fashion brand and show the meaning of it. Being completely honest, we were inexperienced in the fashion world, but what set us apart from others is our mindset and work ethic that we brought from what we have learned through time in other industries. As a first-generation of entrepreneurs we know what it is to work your a*s off for a dream that you want to achieve, for something that you want to make it completely yours. We love hustle culture.
Both of us saw an opportunity when we perceived a fashion tendency on headwear and thought: “What if we make a hat with a better design and a meaning to it? Something you could wear with any outfit you are wearing.” That is when the name “Mallard & Friends” came to our minds.
Why “Mallard & Friends”?
Mallard is one of the names that is given to a breed of wild ducks, iconic for their green heads, and a combination of brown, gray, black, white, and blue plumage. The mallard is a bird that inhabits almost every continent in the world and one of its traits is that it migrates. As a nomadic bird, this bird travels from North to South for better weather conditions in winter, and from South to North in summer.
Similar to mallards, human nature is nomadic. From what we learned from history to this day, humans are always looking for better conditions to live in and, most importantly, enjoy life. That is why we chose a mallard as our main logo. Also, a mallard looks really cool on a logo.
We want to create this concept where our little “Mallard” travels around the world through different drops that we will be having through time, and us their “Friends” help him get through the different cities, areas, and zones of the world. Of course, we would love to leave a contribution to the world, that is why we joined up with a foundation that supports the battle against wildfire disasters.
We feel motivated to have a brand that will merge the traits of having a dope design, a great meaning of lifestyle, and that contributes for a world cause.
Just by making it to this end, we respect and appreciate taking your time to get to know what we really are.
- Alan and Esteban
Co-Founders of Mallard & Friends