Patrik Ervell

Patrik Ervell is an American menswear designer. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied political science, economics and art history. Ervell ran his eponymous label in New York City from 2005 until 2017, when he stopped producing seasonal collections and became vice president of men's design at the Los Angeles–based brand Vince.

Early life and education Ervell was born in California to Swedish immigrant parents, who had met in San Francisco in the 1960s; his father worked in the shipping container industry.

Upon winning the Ecco Domani Award for Menswear in 2007, Ervell debuted his collection in his first runway show. and for the CFDA's Menswear Designer of the Year award, for which he was nominated again in 2012.

Ervell launched his online store in 2010. He kept the label independent, saying in 2017 that he had taken no outside investment, had never worked with a stylist, and staged his runway shows himself with a small support staff.

Design Ervell's designs are characterized as utilitarian, minimal and elegant. Among his signature designs was the Air Jacket, a nylon piece whose silhouette echoed the technical fleeces made by Patagonia and The North Face, brands he named as reference points, and he described his aesthetic as rooted in the tradition of American sportswear rather than in preppy dress. Reviewing his fall/winter 2015 show, Interview described him building the collection from sportswear staples such as bombers, windbreakers and hoodies while drawing on futuristic and science-fiction imagery.

Later career Ervell showed his final runway collection, for spring/summer 2018, in July 2017. He was still Vince's menswear designer in late 2018.

In August 2024, Fashionista reported that Proenza Schouler had engaged Ervell to work on a men's collection, and in January 2025 WWD reported that he described himself on LinkedIn as the label's head of menswear, a question its chief executive declined to address.