We’ve got some rather big and bittersweet news to share with everyone: after 13 years, S&S Co-Founder Neil Berrett is stepping down from his position here at Standard & Strange. Before anyone starts to worry, everything is okay, and Neil is moving on from his time in the apparel industry in good health and of his own volition. In graduating from S&S, Neil and his partner are moving to Sweden, where Neil plans to study the language and eventually enroll in nursing school for hospice care. Neil has been half of S&S since our inception, having also been half of our predecessor business, Cedar Cycling, before the creation of Standard & Strange. Over the years he’s done everything—from working the floor, buying trips abroad, and opening new stores, to the less sexy stuff, like mopping floors, clearing broken glass, and paying the internet bill. He’s been intimately involved with the front end as well as behind the scenes, growing S&S from a scrappy small business into a serious company that spans multiple cities, building close and lasting relationships with our brands and countless customers over the years. You can read all the details on our blog at StandardandStrange.com, and if you want to send Neil a farewell message and some kind words, write an email to hello@standardandstrange.com with the subject “Farewell Neil!”, and we’ll make sure every message is forwarded to him, even after he has officially left. On behalf of everyone at Standard & Strange, thank you and farewell Neil, it’s been an honor.