PIERCE LOPATIC IS A FOOTWEAR DESIGNER, DEVELOPER, AND MAKER THAT HAS WORKED IN FOOTWEAR AND FASHION FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
IN THE FALL OF 2010, JUST AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, PIERCE LEFT HIS HUMBLE HOMETOWN IN PENNSYLVANIA TO CHASE HIS DREAM OF BECOMING A SHOE DESIGNER. THIS JOURNEY LED HIM TO LOS ANGELES WHERE HE ATTENDED THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING, OBTAINING A DEGREE IN MERCHANDISE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.
PIERCE UTILIZED HIS EDUCATION, A FOOTWEAR PORTFOLIO CREATED FROM SCRATCH, AND A LITTLE TENACITY TO LAND A POSITION ON THE DESIGN TEAM FOR CREATIVE RECREATION. HERE, HE WORKED HIS WAY UP AND MADE NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN BOTH FOOTWEAR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, LANDING SEVERAL NEW MODELS ON STORE SHELVES ACROSS THE GLOBE WHILE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE REST OF HIS CAREER.
IN 2017, DOMINIC CIAMBRONE A.K.A THE SHOE SURGEON ENTRUSTED PIERCE AS HIS FIRST DIRECTOR OF DESIGN. FOLLOWING DOMINIC’S CREATIVE VISION, PIERCE BUILT AND LED A TEAM THAT DESIGNED EXTREMELY LIMITED, LUXURY BESPOKE SNEAKERS FOR ATHLETES, CELEBRITIES, AND WORLD-CLASS BRANDS SUCH AS DRAKE, BAD BUNNY, LEBRON JAMES, KYLE KUZMA, NIKE, FARFETCH, AND MORE.
HIS CAREER THEN LED HIM TO JOIN NEW REPUBLIC IN 2020, WHERE HE LEAD PRODUCT FOR THE BRAND’S FIRST RELAUNCH; DIRECTING, DESIGNING, AND DEVELOPING THE FULL COLLECTION OF MENS AND WOMENS FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES. HERE, HE BUILT THE BRAND’S DESIGN DNA AND IMPROVED PRODUCT QUALITY ACROSS THE BOARD.
IN 2022, PIERCE JOINED THE TEAM AT UGG AS DESIGN DIRECTOR FOR MEN’S AND PERFORMANCE FASHION FOOTWEAR, WHERE HE IS LEADING A DESIGN TEAM TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF THE BRAND’S MEN’S COLLECTION.