G/Fore

Founded 2011 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Apparel & Footwear; Bags & Accessories

#35

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G/Fore arrived in 2011 with a simple thesis: golf apparel had become boring, and the sport's fashion-conscious participants deserved better. Founded by Mossimo Giannulli, the Los Angeles designer behind the namesake fashion brand, G/Fore launched with colorful luxury gloves featuring the now-iconic three-stripe design and matching tees. The product was deliberate: gloves are highly visible, frequently replaced, and offered an accessible entry point to test whether golfers would embrace color and style over tradition. They did. G/Fore's gloves became a status signal on courses from Bel-Air to Augusta, and the brand quickly expanded into footwear, apparel, and accessories, all carrying the same design language, clean lines, bold color palettes, premium materials, and unapologetic personality. The brand's positioning is explicitly luxury, with polos priced around $145, outerwear exceeding $400, and limited-edition collaborations that treat golf gear like streetwear drops. G/Fore partnered with designers and brands including Rolls-Royce, Mackenzie Childs, and various artists for capsule collections that blend golf with broader culture. In 2019, Peter Millar, itself owned by Richemont (the luxury conglomerate behind Cartier and Montblanc), acquired G/Fore, providing capital and distribution infrastructure while maintaining the brand's independent aesthetic. The move validated G/Fore's market positioning, not as performance equipment, but as luxury sportswear that happens to be golf-appropriate. The brand's influence extends beyond product; it helped shift golf's aesthetic conversation, proving that younger, style-focused consumers would spend on golf apparel if it looked like something they'd wear off the course. G/Fore's target is clear: affluent, design-literate golfers who view their wardrobe as an extension of identity, not just function. The brand remains absent from professional tour endorsements, a deliberate choice that reinforces its positioning as lifestyle-first rather than performance-validation dependent.