A Day in the Life of Kith Founder Ronnie Fieg

RONNIE FIEG started working in retail when he was 13, stocking shoes in a warehouse for his second cousin’s New York City store, David Z. Mostly, he hauled boxes up and down a ladder. “Two months in, the ladder rolled out from under me,” Fieg says. “I was hanging from the top shelf by one arm, screaming for my manager.” The manager never came. Fieg fell. That night, his cousin confessed he hadn’t expected Fieg to last even a day on the job and transferred him, moving him into the store. There, Fieg rose from stock boy to buyer, working with clients like Tupac and Jay-Z. He also began collaborating on sneaker designs...