Alex Carleton was born in Munich in 1969 but grew up in New England. He worked in antique furniture restoration, and then moved into the clothing industry, starting as a merchandiser at Polo Ralph Lauren, which was followed by stints as a designer for Abercrombie & Fitch and then with L.L. Bean in Maine.
In 2002 he set up Rogues Gallery with a small group of friends from Maine College of Art, and they began to garment dye their own T shirts. After moving to Portland to meet production demands, they began to produce a full clothing range.
Rogues Gallery clothing shows a very strong naut