New Location
Ambsn Clothing
By Evan Da Silva
808 N. El Camino Real
949.218.1916
Ambsn is located at 808 N. El Camino Real in San Clemente and opened June 29. Photo: Courtesy of Ambsn
By Evan Da Silva
Men’s clothing company Ambsn Clothing has come a long way from its charity start-up roots and with that progress has officially opened its first retail store and headquarters in San Clemente.
“We’re a local business that has a different point of view on retail,” said part owner and co-founder Dustin Odbert.
The clothing company, owned by brothers Dustin and Dylan Odbert, originally started in San Luis Obispo in 2002 as a fundraiser for a friend who had been hit by a train, causing him to lose both his legs and right arm.
After finding success and a returning customer base, the two continued to expand the brand and eventually moved with it to San Clemente in 2008. On Monday, the company opened its first permanent location.
Ambsn is located at 808 N. El Camino Real in San Clemente. Photo: Evan De Silva
The men’s-only line has been sold in multiple outlets including PacSun, Hobie and Nordstrom, in addition to being available in foreign markets in Europe and Japan.
Ambsn focuses on delivering comfortable, light-weight clothing influenced by the California beach lifestyle.
“We try to keep it a full California beach vibe,” Odbert said. “Everything is always really fun, more tailored toward the fashion and play sides of surf. We have a pretty wide demographic we sell to.”
To this point, the brand’s brightly colored, lightweight board shorts and T-shirts are their biggest sellers. Odbert explained, however, that Ambsn’s true vision for their shop and company is to become much more than a big name in retail.
“We really want this place to be a community hub,” Odbert said. “We’re going to do events like Thursday night bike rides, coloring clubs, just different fun things. We’re also trying to put a community garden in our back lot, too.”
For more information about the brand, visit them on Instagram and Facebook.