{"product_id":"designing-man-9781970947212","title":"Designing Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigning Man: From Housing to Haute Couture\u003c\/strong\u003e is not just a fashion story. It's a blueprint for building identity when the odds are stacked against you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Tamil Robinson didn't inherit connections, capital, or corporate backing. What he had was vision - and the discipline to sharpen it. From airbrushed tees and local corridors to national trade shows, television placements, factory floors in Europe, and the global supply chain, Tamil built TCA (Tamil's Creative Artwear) from the ground up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir moves beyond clothing. It explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it means to build credibility in the inner city\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between hustle and strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe discipline behind design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cost of ambition where survival is real\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd how culture, when understood correctly, becomes momentum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough setbacks, street realities, buyer rooms, warehouse grind, and international production, Designing Man reveals the transformation from raw talent to structured brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about more than fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about learning that design is not just how something looks -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit's how it's built, how it moves, and how it lasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd ultimately, it's about what it costs to become a Designing Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creative Books Plus Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970947212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Tamil Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679567179957,"sku":"9781970947212","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_48c7c586-6c99-4f88-9035-604a8c6a7cdb.jpg?v=1781044180","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/designing-man-9781970947212","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}