Started in 2009 by Ryan O'Connor in Orlando, Florida, Ripndip is now based in Los Angles and has become a big player in skate culture. I think the aim was to just make weird clothing and that kinda took off. He established the phrase RipNDip and it transitioned into a brand. Beginning with the Lord Nermal character - that white cat - the graphic clothing soon blew up in the skateboarding world, and Ripndip now make and sell clothes, skateboards, and pretty much anything else you can think of, worldwide. Well done Ryan, that's quite impressive.