& ian murray brothers headquarters stamford connecticut united states number of locations 59 stores 15 outlets 97 retailers products clothing and accessories owner shep and ian murray slogan every day should feel this good . website vineyard vines vineyard vines is an american clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 in martha s vineyard massachusetts by brothers shep and ian murray . the brand markets high end ties hats belts shirts shorts swimwear bags for men women and children . it has grown to a collection of retail stores and outlets across the united states . their clothing is considered preppy . 1 contents 1 history 2 expansion 3 stores 4 references 5 external links history edit shep and ian murray grew up in greenwich connecticut and spent their summers on martha s vineyard where they were introduced to the coastal lifestyle of sailing fishing and boating . the two brothers originally held jobs in new york city but soon grew tired of the corporate lifestyle . ian claims the duo traded in their business suits for bathing suits and started making neckties so they didn t have to wear them . before quitting their jobs the two brothers opened credit cards so they could buy silk and launch vineyard vines . the company s entire startup capital was raised from the brothers accrued credit card debt . shep and ian sold their neckties on martha s vineyard selling out of a backpack from their boat or jeep rather than a storefront . initially they offered four different styles of ties . after they sold 800 ties on a single weekend in july shep and ian quickly re ordered more paid off their accrued debt and moved into a new office . the murray brothers claim that the business was founded through a philosophy of living the good life which is reflected by their slogan every day should feel this good . vineyard vines is still owned outright by the two murray brothers . 2 expansion edit since the summer of 1998 the vineyard vines company has expanded nationally particularly along the east coast . vineyard vines has opened numerous company outlet and retail stores . in addition to these traditional channels vineyard vines has expanded its sales to online shoppers . the company manufactures licensed nfl and mlb product which it sells through its retail channels . vineyard vines also manufactures licensed college apparel which is sold primarily through campus stores . vineyard vines was placed on inc. magazine s list of the 5000 fastest growing businesses in the u.s. in 2007 . between 2004 and 2007 the relatively new company s revenue tripled . 3 stores edit a vineyard vines store in fashion island in newport beach california the first stores were opened in northeastern locations associated with the sea such as martha s vineyard . the first was in edgartown martha s vineyard followed by the flagship store in greenwich connecticut . the company has expanded to more than 59 stores as well as 15 outlet locations across the u.s. states . 4 references edit maidenberg micah 27 may 2014 . prepster clothing chain expands in mag mile move . chicago real estate daily . crain s chicago business . retrieved 5 may 2015 . milford maureen 16 august 2015 . whale war vineyard vines rehoboth shop clash over logo . the news journal . retrieved 10 december 2015 . vineyard vines . inc. 5000 . inc. retrieved 5 may 2015 . what you need to know before going into business with family video . business insider . 25 november 2015 . retrieved 10 december 2015 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vineyard vines & oldid 740223909 categories 1998 establishments in massachusettsclothing retailers of the united statescompanies based in massachusettscompanies established in 1998martha s vineyard navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 19 september 2016 at 20 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view