R Magazine, Ex-TeenArt_Issue 1_Authenticity Jun. 2015 | Page 55

Ritchie White
As we are focusing on black & white in this issue, isn’t it a good idea to talk about this incredible person
whose last name is White and who designs black, white, and black and white sunglasses? Ritchie White is
a young ambitious man from Baltimore, Maryland USA. He is only in his 20’s, but he has already managed
to build his own business to which he gave his name. “I’ve been designing pretty much since I was young,
but I made it into a business in 2013,” Ritchie says. “It’s a functioning business; so every morning I check
emails, check for any orders that may have been sold overnight and I go straight to business man mode.”
According to him, his day as a designer consists of meetings with his staff, doing the inventory, ordering
supplies and fulfilling orders, and working with customers. “My everyday isn’t consumed with designing,”
he adds. “I’m inspired everyday but I don’t do the act of physically designing every day. I take my
inspirations and lock it up in my brain for later.” To become a designer, Ritchie did not have to go to school
or take courses on designing. He has been self-taught. “I just threw myself into it,” he explains. “My main
motivation was just my love for fashion and my love to create.”
As his designs are primarily in black and white, Ritchie says to love the clean and pure look of white, as he
also loves the deep and mysteriou 2