JOSÉ LYON — Integrated & Product MarketingNew YorkAvailable for roles and projects
Port de Bras campaign photograph of a dancer in activewear

Case study · Zero-to-one Brand

Taking ballet out of the studio.

Building a luxury, eco-conscious activewear brand from zero.

Client
Port de Bras
My role
Brand and marketing lead
Year
2015–2018
Scope
Brand development, e-commerce, content strategy, digital marketing, wholesale materials

The challenge

A new luxury, eco-conscious activewear label needed a distinct point of view in a category crowded with generic performance claims.

Lookbook images from the Première Collection
Fig. 02Original scope · Lookbook · Première Collection

The shift

Ballet became the strategic foundation. Its combination of strength, precision, discipline, and grace gave Port de Bras a coherent story for customers and buyers.

My role

As brand and marketing lead, I built positioning, narrative, and voice, then carried that foundation into e-commerce, content strategy, digital marketing, and the content library. I also created the catalogs and sales materials used to approach wholesale buyers.

Product, wholesale and e-commerce

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  • Product photography
    Fig. 03Original scope · Product photography
  • Wholesale line sheet spread
    Fig. 04Original scope · Line sheets
  • Port de Bras e-commerce website
    Fig. 05Original scope · Website

The result

Port de Bras secured placement with Anthropologie, Revolve, and Carbon38, alongside editorial coverage in ELLE.

Results

  • Placement with Anthropologie, Revolve and Carbon38

  • Editorial coverage in ELLE

Concept extension · Move with intention

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  • Move with intention key visual
    Fig. 06Concept extension · Generated imagery as stand-ins
  • Expanded creative selection
    Fig. 07Concept extension · Generated imagery as stand-ins