By Anna Fitzpatrick

When Parson’s students Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez met in 1999, neither one of them could predict that they’d end up where they are today.

In truth, both designers grew up with very different intended career paths.  Hernandez, who hails from Miami, originally wanted to be a doctor.  McCollough, on the other hand, grew up in New Jersey and originally went to the San Francisco Art Institute to study glass blowing.  Eventually, the two made their way to Parson’s School for Design in New York City.  They met in their junior year and instantly bonded over their similar fashion tastes.