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J. Alexander Martin
J. Alexander Martin (born and raised in Hollis Queens, New York) is a fashion designer, entrepreneur and the Editor and Chief of Afashionmind.com. J. attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1992. J. is also a member of the United States Navy, where he served in Desert Storm J. started his fashion career by working at Macy's department store as a salesman. J. is also an interior decorator who has worked with brands such as Kappa, Ted Baker, Coogi, Married to the Mob, Heatherette and Drunkenmonkey.

FUBU
FUBU(an acronym for "For Us, By Us) was created in 1992 by Daymond John, J.Alexander Martin, Carl Brown, and Keith Perrin . FUBU first started as a home made hat company made in Daymond John's house in Hollis, Queens, New York . In 1999 FUBU reported an annual turnover of  $350 million . FUBU has reported over $6 billion in sales.

Present Day
Today, J. Alexander Martin is the Editor and Chief of Afashionmind.com. J. is also on the board of the “Made For Men.” J. is a member of BRAG (Black Retail Action Group) and Fashion 2.0. He is an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. J. has won awards including the Ernst & Young’s(2003) and Crain’s Business of 40 Under 40 Award (2002). FuBu became the first recipient of the Essence Achievement Award given to a company, and in 2004, the FUBU partners/owners were the first to receive the Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship from Brandeis University.