Royal Elastics Made in LA

MANUFACTURING | Working as a designer for Royal Elastics was chief creative officer John Bondoc’s first job out of design school, so when he had the opportunity to take over management of the brand from K-Swiss two years ago, he jumped at it.
“I reached out to my own network of people to take it over. I just didn’t want to give it up,” he said.
Two seasons ago, the company, known for its urban skate–inspired footwear, which uses elastic ties instead of shoelaces, expanded into apparel for the United States. Prior to that, they had