SEAN JOHN, A PRIVATELY HELD COMPANY, WAS CREATED BY COMBS AND MADE ITS FASHION DEBUT WITH A MEN'S SPORTSWEAR COLLECTION IN 1998. WITH ANNUAL RETAIL SALES IN THE UNITED STATES OF OVER $375 MILLION SEAN JOHN REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE FULL LIFESTYLE BRANDS IN THE US. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF HIS LABEL, SEAN JOHN, COMBS HAS BEEN PRAISED FOR HIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO FASHION. HIS EFFORTS WERE RECOGNIZED IN 2004 WHEN HE WAS AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS "PERRY ELLIS MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD" FROM THE COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA (CFDA).
IN MAY OF 2010 SEAN JOHN SIGNED A PARTNERSHIP WITH MACY'S TO BE THE EXCLUSIVE U.S. DEPARTMENT STORE RETAILER FOR THE SEAN JOHN MEN'S SPORTSWEAR COLLECTION. MACY'S HAS ALSO MADE MAJOR COMMITMENTS TO SEAN JOHN FOR ALL IT'S OTHER PRODUCT CATEGORIES.