who's behind Brandy Melville

[@aym.]

Sherlock who? We only know Elz Garrett

[@ElzGarrett]

this comment made me laugh too much hahaha

[@jolinlin2948]

this is how teachers expect us to do research projects lol

[@ElzGarrett]

Jolin Lin lol but it’s never something we’re interested in

[@neptoon928]

This comment needs more likes

[@koolkitty108]

My English teacher be like:

[@AnjaliBakhru]

Here before Brandy finds this and offers you money to take it down LOL

[@ElzGarrett]

Anjali Bakhru they can’t now you’ve written this comment... blackmail ;)

[@camillechoinieree]

I SWEAR

[@hannagurvey4454]

Elz Garrett ok but also if they do offer you money, you could take that offer and donate it all to charity, and the video would be taken down from your channel but it wouldn’t be erased from the internet, because nothing can be erased from the internet completely. The plan is fool proof😈

[@moonsetting]

@@hannagurvey4454 no its okay, she can take the money for herself

[@sasharoslyakova2228]

something about grown men running a company where they hire teenage girls based on looks doesn’t sit right with me

[@ElzGarrett]

yeah... it's a bit random...

[@malinasworld]

@@lupin0745 People in their early 20s would do fine. Young teens shop at places with old SAs too, that doesn't make sense. Plus it's not a secret that you're extremely unlikely to get hired if you don't have the Brandy Melville 'look': young, thin, attractive, and white.

[@sasharoslyakova2228]

but it’s not just about hiring young people. most people who work in retail are already young. the manager takes a picture of every single person who applies, sends it to corporate, then checks their instagram, because you can only work there if you’re pretty, thin, and popular. if you aren’t all three, they won’t even consider you for the job.

[@km-qt4qn]

milky tea its not about who they hire? its about the fact that grown men are looking at pictures of young girls and picking apart the way they look in order to hire the most attractive

[@Nadia-zr7hl]

Rings a bit like Seven Super Girls doesn’t it

[@remytherat7443]

Let's just take the time to appreciate how this girl took the time to research all this ♡

[@ElzGarrett]

🥺 thankyou gal

[@nixiecontreras3014]

Sharon Maldonado frr

[@jadewarnes3659]

And the editing 🥺 go on girl

[@ElzGarrett]

Jade Warnes aww thank you!!

[@koolkitty108]

For real. This showed up in my recommended just now, and I had to watch all of it because it was really interesting haha

[@kristinamuharremaj3016]

idk why but i bet in a few years the entire company is gonna get exposed for some dark secret and on why they are so closeted on the internet.

[@ElzGarrett]

that is what it seems at the moment... spooky if u ask me

[@SimplyBeauty13]

Elz Garrett do you think it could be mafia related???

[@rosie6730]

Kristina Muharremaj i was just thinking this, you’re so right

[@something6510]

Seems likely...I mean what exactly are Brandy customers funding and why the secrecy?

[@gracesiguenza224]

Kristina Muharremaj i think the family made it as hust a small family company and that’s why they never had real advertising and they just meant for it to be on the down low but jessy might of made it bigger and the family still wants to be private

[@laurasepulveda439]

I found out stephan is an olive oil connoisseur and has his own olive oil company. Sometimes he gives brandy’s employees olive oil as gifts.

[@ElzGarrett]

I saw that today... someone recommended this girls video talking about when she worked at Brandy! It’s such a random mixture of companies I think 😂

[@lexishannon6147]

wtf I worked there for 6 months and NEVER got any olive oil

[@lexishannon6147]

JDLFJSDLKJF I STILL HAVE STEPHAN'S NUMBER SHOULD I TEXT HIM AND ASK FOR OLIVE OIL

[@ElzGarrett]

Lexi Shannon well this has escalated quickly

[@lexishannon6147]

@@ElzGarrett I totally forgot I had his number lmao one time he came into our store, stared at me, didn't introduce himself then just went to the back of the store yelling about how ugly our visuals were

[@Sunny-qj8jy]

If anyone tries to sue you or get you to take this video down, you cannot be sued! all the info use is public online, and just bc you had to really dig doesn't make it any less public!

[@ElzGarrett]

that's what i'm hoping... 😬

[@bozjeemma]

It's quite smart to be so private in this age, especially for Brandy. Cause even though Brandy is so controversial, since there is no one to "attack" or "blame", all the controversies kind of fade away.

[@ceannarivas]

yeah, wow i’ve never thought of that

[@hannahs4207]

this is such a good video cause literally no one has found this info so this better go viral lol

[@ElzGarrett]

thanku sm gal 😗

[@pheebs4710]

@@ElzGarrett I swear if this don't get at least 3m views, brandy is paying KZbin

[@ElzGarrett]

@@pheebs4710 hhahah that's a spooky idea :0

[@brooklynrichy9246]

If sis can find all of this information using simple ol’ Google, I’d like to know what she’s capable of with other tools. Sis needs to be an investigator or something!

[@ElzGarrett]

Brooklyn Richy ahahhah some people r acting like this was secret info I got of the dark web... it’s all out there u just need to look hard enough 😂

[@meghansullivan6812]

Yeah, right. Falling into a deep enough internet hole can make u an expert on damn near anything haha

[@amberkruse9496]

its just interesting how their company is so public and capitalizes on social media while they are the opposite

[@ElzGarrett]

lol that's very true

[@myramalik4976]

oh relating to the olive oil thing - i was on tik tok and there was a "working at brandy melville check" sound and the last one was "put your finger down if the owners have given you olive oil"??? idk it sounded weird at the time but now i guess i know why lol

[@ElzGarrett]

Lol I’m confused when did I say “olive oil” or am I going insane 😂

[@myramalik4976]

@@ElzGarrett i think(?) you said something about olive farms? but i looked a little bit more into the marsan farming thing and found out they had olive and olive oil farms

[@hermiethewormie6576]

Myra Malik I tried to talk to the girl who made the audio but she ignored me lol I was so curious

[@jasleengill2549]

Myra Malik i think she said that the owners of the shop next door offered them olive oil in the comments or something like tgat

[@csandy2]

I just watched a video by Ella Snyder on Brandy Melville (she worked there for 5 yrs) and she said that the owner (or one of the owners) is an olive oil connoisseur and sometimes gives bottles of olive oil to employees as a gift.

[@gabbidurham]

“You can’t satisfy everyone”. 99% of people on Earth can’t even fit in the clothes

[@ElzGarrett]

legit...

[@bengoodall7509]

i think the marsan & marsan is there like photo studio behind the santa monica shop, it’s legit on the street right behind the brandy melville shop but it’s where they take all their website pics and modeling pics (those walls are featured in a lot of their pics)

[@bengoodall7509]

also a lot their operations are in santa monica like their product research team, modeling, one of their biggest stores, and their online distribution center

[@bengoodall7509]

john galt is also their like graphic and denim brand, if you look at a lot of their graphics the bottom has a copyright thingy that says jgalt

[@ElzGarrett]

this is well interesting I had no idea...

[@bengoodall7509]

Elz Garrett some other interesting things i’ve found cause i was interested in how this company works is how romwe uses their graphics in some of their own shirts and also how the company is apparently really badly managed, like the glassdoor reviews of working there sound like the company isn’t run very well

[@carolyn8147]

I find it so suspicious there's barely any info on the founders of brandy. and the fact that they're men too makes it even more suspicious. something's up.

[@ElzGarrett]

definitelyyyyyy

[@IuvIies]

also the fact that they only hire white girls (rarely asian, hispanic or black girl) that are 19-12 years old makes it kinda... creepy?

[@linadiedel2561]

mariana hmmm I would‘nt call it creepy cause it’s a store only (mostly) forteens so I think it would be weirder when 40 years old women/ man would work there

[@nathalia2420]

mariana I think they hire girls that age because that’s around the age of the girls who would wear brandy

[@mar7268]

mariana well they did originate in Switzerland so I understand why they had white girls but since they expanded into the US and Canada idk

[@cellothere5723]

Who's here before this goes viral?

[@ElzGarrett]

🥺 ur so kind what the heck

[@cellothere5723]

Elz Garrett awee thanks

[@sadiahassan7735]

Cello There me

[@adriananinoartigas5880]

Cello There bet ya it’s going to go viral around now

[@mikegonzalez1849]

also has anyone else noticed they blew up during the time that tumblr was the it thing and being anorexically skinny was the ideal body type i dont think their sizing was a coincidence

[@cherrycola.6.6.6]

Mike Gonzalez THE VOLUME INSIDE OF THE BUS

[@spreadingthedrewth4643]

brandy clothes aren't THAT small and they stretch too

[@maddybender]

Xiomara Gamez IS ASTRONOMICAL

[@beep2034]

Is it not weird that it was originally run by grown MEN and is targeted to young teenage girls AND there’s a one size fits most which is encouraging society’s beauty standard that you have to be a certain weight to be beautiful???

[@verose3684]

thats their marketing strategy, its a privelege to fit in brandy melville clothes otherwise what would make it different and stand out (even if negatively) from other similar clothing brands?

[@nimimoi78]

i think they are not telling you to be a certain weight or a certain size, they just offer clothes for that body type

[@nithyaiyer286]

i think they are trying to profit off of the "exclusivity" hype the way Abercrombie did. However, it ended up backfiring for Abercrombie, which may be why the owners are so secretive.

[@hannajohnson3226]

could also be that Italy has a much slimmer population & that’s the original target group so one size probably did for most people?

[@beep2034]

@@nimimoi78 I've seen many short/skinny girls not fit into their some of their clothes properly so no I don't think so also in Italy and many other places being skinny means your beautiful and if you aren't your not

[@LauraJacobs]

Ok I don't know if I should post this since I've worked for Brandy for quite a long time and I know some people higher up check my channel from time to time.. I also don't know if this will be helpful for anyone either but basically, Brandy Melville has different franchises all over the world. So while the Marsan family is in charge, they're not run by them? If that makes sense? Those franchises changed a bunch as well. First UK, Belgium and I think France was one franchise but I think due to money problems, Belgium became part of the Dutch and Italian franchise. I got to admit I'm not entirely sure which countries belong to which franchise but I remember a bunch of Italian Brandy Melville workers visiting us and just not being nice. Then for the clothes: most of them are made in China, same for the jewellery, purses etc maybe 1% of the clothes come from Italy which is also why (at least in Belgium) they no longer advertise them as "made in Italy". Sometimes they came with holes in them and we still had to sell them or fix it ourselves. As for the company; really badly run.. We didn't have a working toilet for more than a month, the lights in our narrow hallway with steep stairs wasn't working for over a month either which made some of us trip (and nearly breaking my ankle or sth), during busy weeks we'd barely get any clothes delivered or like 3 things of one clothing item which meant we weren't even allowed to hang it up and then when it wasn't busy, we'd get 17 boxes and we couldn't fit all of it in store. CCTV was also never used to make sure someone was stealing but was kinda just used to make sure we were working at all times like one of my colleagues once got a text saying she should get of her phone from someone working in the freaking UK.. I remember when we were part of the first franchise, if people who didn't fit the brandy melville look (I just.. I'm so sorry) came to hand in their resume, we'd have to throw it in the trash. Nowadays, fashion seems to be more important rather than their physical looks because I think they're trying to be a bit more diverse idk. I was also once told to get my gel nails removed because they weren't brandy enough even though that SAME person posted a picture of me on the brandy insta with those SAME ASS NAILS.. I know it's a small thing but it made me angry.. But you know, as bad as it all sounds, the 50% discount was nice. Anyway, let's hope Brandy never sees this or I might be screwed lol

[@yeastinfection6616]

That’s insane

[@ElzGarrett]

that's crazy wtf... i wonder why they have so many different franchises 🤔

[@LauraJacobs]

@@ElzGarrett Honestly no clue.. Economics isn't exactly my strong suit haha

[@LauraJacobs]

@@yeastinfection6616 Yeah.. There were times I'd be working while having panic or anxiety attacks because of everything.. But I mean, I guess that's what happens when you work retail or in customer service.

[@ElzGarrett]

gal I feel u!! working I retail is so underrated when it comes to the amount stress you feel

[@HD-fd7tn]

Honestly I haven’t seen anyone working for brandy that is over the age of 20 even during photoshoot videos, the photographer looks 17 lol. I just thought it was run by Instagram models

[@ElzGarrett]

that’s tru it seems that way. Like the workers are also the models... 🤔

[@yoshuna2673]

I worked there when I was 20-21, but it felt super awkward because most of the customers were 12-17

[@allenejerome7140]

H D where I live I’ve seen ppl in their 20s working there, and it makes sense cuz that’s the age group of the target audience

[@HD-fd7tn]

Allene Jerome yeah I was just curious because I had seen a video of a brandy shoot and it just looked like a bunch of girls taking photos of each other.

[@HD-fd7tn]

Matilde Pilia I’ve never seen boys work there. Probably because they don’t make anything for guys as opposed to similar stores like urban outfitters and pacsun were there is a men’s section

[@ransfordrowe6409]

Clearly alot of time and love went into this video.

[@ElzGarrett]

indeed I almost lost the plot on multiple occasions for sure

[@videosfromlauren]

fun fact: brandy melville and john galt are both based off of book characters. it's so funny that people ask who john galt is because this is from a wikipedia page - "John Galt is a character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged. Although he is not identified by name until the last third of the novel, he is the object of its often-repeated question "Who is John Galt?" and of the quest to discover the answer."

[@ElzGarrett]

that's so interesting! i saw a lot of info about the story behind the name 'Brandy Melville' but none of it was relevant to the video so i didn't include it... :))

[@zl0i]

This really explains a lot of this business model.. if anyone knows ayn rand’s philosophy then it really makes a lot of sense

[@cindyhernandez4663]

Jesus when you said atlas shrugged 😬...........im a little concerned about the ethics behind the company now, although not surprised given that libertarianism is rampantly prolific

[@julieaudi2520]

this should be a Netflix series. best vid I’ve watched in a long time

[@ElzGarrett]

Julie Audi thanku dalin!! hahaha imagine on Netflix originals 😂

[@emilydoskow2678]

Julie Audi i was just thinking “someone needs to make a full documentary out of this and include this video in it” lol

[@ElzGarrett]

i'm surprised Shane Dawson hasn't covered them yet 🤔

[@kenziehood]

Elz Garrett maybe he’s scared since it’s a big company & what happened to trish 🤨 it’s so weird

[@yettalam80]

I cant believe that I actually finished the whole 28mins video but I found this so interesting to watch. Truly appreciate your effort

[@ElzGarrett]

Thanku love!!

[@NomNomGirl1]

Yetta Lam watch stuff in 2x

[@sukievw]

after watching this i realized brandy melville is like the backroom of companies

[@JuliaPiraszewska]

future FBI spy/hacker

[@ElzGarrett]

might just do that...

[@nithyaiyer286]

@@ElzGarrett u rlly should! u would be amazing at it lol

[@giselle1312]

no one: me: *watches while wearing brandy*

[@ElzGarrett]

no one: me: wears brandy in the video *i have a small wardrobe and no new £ for clothes soz*

[@rubysu7098]

lol me 22222222222222

[@user45548]

Shit same

[@beautyybychloe]

kokonvts me too

[@giselle1312]

Elz Garrett omg i just realized u replied-

[@bowmaster8848]

Girl you need to become an investigator asap, u got some real talent being able to hydrate us all with this tea

[@ElzGarrett]

hahah i guess that's what this channel is turning into loll

[@tiffanyk9917]

I'm pretty sure I've met one of the Marsans... before the bm shop in Shanghai officially opened they had a showroom, and the two/three main workers/ppl who run the showroom were like middle-aged Italian men (spoke Italian to each other/when they spoke English they had an accent). I'm pretty sure its either Stephen marsan/one of the Italian leaders :)

[@ElzGarrett]

that's well cool!! :)

[@AL-eu8ro]

2 males telling women they need to be a particular size... the misogyny

[@sillygrl]

wow i never put together how wrong that was. not that they only had one size, i knew that was wrong but like _men_ telling woman and teenagers what size their body needs to be. that’s disgusting

[@nimimoi78]

no one is telling anyone to be a particular size, they just offer clothes for that size. It’s like those plus size stores. Yes i think its weird that some brands don’t offer clothes for different people but thats just how it is. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@imamouseduh.2462]

nimi moi ok but most stores don’t offer plus sizes... and there are the same sizes brandy offers in every store u walk into. there’s a difference

[@AL-eu8ro]

@@imamouseduh.2462 that still doesnt take away the fact they are trying to tell you what sie you need to be..... did you even read my comment?

[@imamouseduh.2462]

lo lo i was agreeing with your comment, i was replying to @nimi moi

[@avasilvestre3844]

I emailed Brandy when they first came out and talked about how terrible it is that they only have one size. They responded saying they only have one size because the company was made for college girls who don't have the time to try everything on while going to school, so they can just come in and leave with a shirt without having multiple sizes to choose from and try on... First of all, that makes no sense. Second, most college students aren't buying from Brandy because every girl over 16-17 usually has curves and isn't a 25 waist and can't afford to constantly be buying clothes. And fourth, isn't Brandy marketed towards middle school girls...? Such a freaking lie. They have no good reason for one size only. I am literally 5'1", petite, and usually a small and I've only ever found 1 pair of jeans that fit me and 1 shorts, both were marketed as "mom jeans" or "oversized". It's ridiculous Since people want to pick apart everything people say on the internet I reworded "no college students buy Brandy" to "most college students can't fit into or afford brandy".

[@ElzGarrett]

true gal! When did you email them like 2014? 🤍

[@avasilvestre3844]

@@ElzGarrett Yup! Right when they came out and started becoming more mainstream. I can fit into their clothes and will buy from them occasionally but it's so sad how their sizing has contributed to people feeling left out or driving people to eating disorders. I know I feel crappy whenever I try something on in their store and it can't even fit around my thighs or arms

[@paigeisme95]

It’s a petite store. would you be emailing a plus size store for making plus size clothing just because they didn’t fit smaller sizes?

[@livelovelps]

@@paigeisme95 a petite store would feature models and clothes that are 'petite' all the brandy models are 5'7 and skinny which isn't petite lmao, also 'plus size' stores still offer smaller sizes so your argument is redundant

[@rebecca1739]

I would also like to add that although brandy Melville is considered "one size" all of the items are actually different sizes. From shopping on their website, I have noticed that the waist in bottoms ranges from 24" - 32" and bust size in tops ranges from 10"-16" so all of their clothes are literally all different sizes. So its really not more convenient for girls because they don't have to try everything on - they actually have to try everything on even more because all of the clothes are different sizes but they're not really marked as such!

[@savannadeglow7855]

This needs to go viral. Everyone needs to know about this. And also the fact that the brand was created by men makes it 10 times more sexist.

[@ElzGarrett]

thanku gal 🥰

[@justins9786]

Simply being made by men doesn’t make it sexist. In fact, your comment, in and of itself, is sexist

[@sami-xe7zk]

justin s, no it is sexist because it is implying that young women should be a certain size to be deemed attractive. Men enforcing these standards on women is sexist because for centuries women had and have been used to look aesthetically pleasing to men’s standards. So no, this person is not being sexist

[@shyshyshy8824]

@@sami-xe7zk thats why i shop at pacsun or free people just like brandy but they have all sizes

[@fdscrl6016]

Nothing wrong with a smaller size clothing brand just like there is no problem with a plus sized only store.

[@k8ravenscroft60]

so much family stuff. wouldn’t be surprised if i ever found out that brandy melville was somehow mafia affiliated. it has the same kind of sketchy vibe and it’s from italy

[@SuperARi111]

I'm sorry but that's just plain racist. I'm Italian born and raised, and don't you know that family operated businesses are a thing anywhere in the world, not just Italy? Also you base yourself off a 'sketchy vibe'? Please think before you say these things about a country... not all Italians are affiliated with the mafia, and also each and every country has its own mafia, so. I don't judge other countries so please don't judge mine or any other. (:

[@k8ravenscroft60]

travelller my boyfriend and closest friend are italian and i live in France and attend an international school. I’m fully aware of certain prejudices against countries and i’m sorry if my intentions came off the wrong way. I’m also deeply sorry for my mediocre wording. It’s just that the company has zero front that isn’t social media. In my experience, most “family run” businesses are very open about being family run because it’s a good marketing point: makes it look like more of an ethical company, etc. I didn’t know it was family run until I googled it. I think it’s “sketchy” that no one speaks out from the company concerning its controversy. The only information we hear is from teenage girls who work/have worked at one of their stores. On the website, it doesn’t talk about where their clothing is manufactured or how (as opposed to other more sustainable brands that market to young girls.) Their ethics are questionable and in a modern day society when these things are frequently talked about regarding companies and when CEO’s tweet out to customers sometimes- it is frankly sketchy. Furthermore, I understand that not every family in Italy is mafia affiliated, but it is my understanding that the mafia does still EXIST there and influence things. It’s also a little sus that this is their only venture in the fashion industry and everything else they own is agricultural?? especially with such a successful business model for a clothing brand? I understand that family run businesses are a thing everywhere but because of all of the other reasons I just mentioned I feel as though this one may be more susceptible to more unsavory things. Not to be an ass, but i feel kind of patronized after your comment: as if I don’t know the mafia exists everywhere? Just didn’t really come into the conversation as the people that run brandy aren’t russian? If it were, I would have probably made the same case. So i’m sorry if i offended you, but they seem to have some makings of a business that is maybe mafia affiliated. And I don’t think that’s racist to italians, because it doesn’t mean to say that just because they are italian they are mafia affiliated. there could be a multitude of reasons for that?? I didn’t stereotype or discriminate against all italians. I didn’t say italy had a sketchy vibe, I said the MAFIA has a specific sketchy vibe that Brandy low key has too. I also just said: Questionable business in italy, maybe mafia due to “sketchy reasons”- also takes place in italy where it is known that there is still involvement by the mafia so it wouldn’t be as outlandish to suggest this theory as it could be. Thank you for your time.

[@elisarenggli]

Kate Ravenscroft that’s just jumping to conclusions

[@Aj-sn1dp]

@@SuperARi111 Italian isnt a race lol its not racist but its just ignorant

[@Juls4eva]

@@Aj-sn1dp maybe xenophobic

[@erikadalcortivo4034]

A little tea for you guys. Brandy may be italian but we literally have NO stores here in italy. Maybe just a couple in the whole country. I personally have never seen it

[@ElzGarrett]

that is weird... maybe they just closed them when they started to do well in America?

[@erikadalcortivo4034]

Elz Garrett actually, to be fair we used to have quite a similar store but it was under another name (and the items were not quite like the Brandy ones) and now it’s part of another chain. I’m pretty positive that’s the same Brandy man that owns it. This is my most plausible explanation

[@MinuteMirror]

@@erikadalcortivo4034 To be fair, in the article about when they made the store by the UC school, they mentioned putting an American beachy girl twist on the clothing to sell more. So it would make a lot of sense for them to be marketing it under a different name and in a different way to a new target demographic.

[@SimplyBeauty13]

when i was studying abroad there were a few in Rome!

[@MatildeSacavem]

I’ve been to brandy Melville in Rome?

[@celinanguyen9834]

also all the workers need to take photos before they start each shift, and the photo is sent to corporate. im assuming this is a way for the bigger people in the company can 'maintain' the workers weight/appearance by making them aware their photo is being circulated around. this is just rlly sad :(

[@ElzGarrett]

if that's true that's really upsetting :(

[@littlesometin]

what the hell?

[@jack-ti6gp]

yeah they get pics sent to corporate every shift and they pick the girls with the best style to do “product research” aka hunting for products to copy for their brand. i’ve also heard stuff on glassdoor of employees being fired for not wearing makeup/having their hair done/etc. crazy 😷

[@madsc5648]

I'm the average weight for my age and height and I occasionally have fluctuations in my weight and brandy clothes literally don't fit me. If your brand's clothes don't even fit people who are considered perfectly healthy by the medical profession then there's an issue there. It's not about creating clothes to fit a "plus size" consumer, it's about creating clothes for people with the average, healthy body and not supporting the image that flat tummies and tiny waists and being petite is always healthy and what every girl should strive to. I personally don't even really wanna buy brandy clothes bc I've found alternatives in my size, but brands need to be more aware of the image and message they perpetuate and with the epidemic of teen girls developing eating disorders, they need to be smarter than this.

[@celinanguyen9834]

update : I HAVE FOUND PHOTOS OF THE FAMILY (i think so) THROUGH THIER WEBSITE ABOUT THE FARM idk reply if you want me to post the link, i dont think i should be 'exposing' them, but at the same time there are no photos of them, and after all, its on their website on the "about/history of the farm section" i also have good reasonings of why it is them + above the photos it talks about silvio marsan

[@angelicaknutsen8981]

Celina Nguyen yes

[@celinanguyen9834]

@@angelicaknutsen8981 translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=www.pollosanbartolomeo.it/&prev=search this is the translated link to their website; if you scroll down there a photos of a family, which includes a 60/ish old man also since stephan marsan changed his youtube profile picture to his face and kids, his face looks very familiar to one of the men in the photos on the website which also shows 2 kids.

[@miriamlc9009]

Thank you :p

[@shaneyeuhh]

@@celinanguyen9834 oml thank you for that and one of the images included Virginia.

[@ForeveryoungNfierce]

Like*

[@laceymay1820]

This is so good .... I dont even own any Brandy but the title intrigued me. THIS IS SO INTERESTING

[@ElzGarrett]

lolololol thanku sm tho!! :))

[@elliannanavarro5599]

lmao watching this during 1 am is spooky

[@ElzGarrett]

I got spooked too many times when planning it lemme tell ya 👻

[@maiyagonzales8306]

ellianna navarro omg I thought I was the only one who felt this way 💀

[@linnefternamn40]

Omg same

[@user45548]

201

[@eryntodd]

I’m watching it at 3am lol

[@sina8355]

i definitely think that there's something up with them, like they have a secret or something because it all sounds really really suspicious...

[@Itsbellaallison]

This video just made me so curious about what the original clothing designs were when Brandy started. I had never realized the company had made clothes in the 80s and when I tried to find what they looked like, I couldn’t find anything. Maybe I need to learn from your detective skills so I can see the original designs lol

[@mari-ok6jk]

STEPHAN CHANGED HIS KZbin PROFILE PICTURE I THINK HE HAS KIDS!

[@ElzGarrett]

lol yeah i saw that 😂

[@glori7939]

Damn now I kinda wanna go to Italy and find the Marsans after quarantine

[@missmonika4576]

SAMEEE

[@ElzGarrett]

if you do. you didn't get any of this info from me 😂

[@gretathunberg8474]

I’m Italian and their surname sounds from the region Veneto. So good luck

[@sof5600]

Greta Thunberg Silvio Marsan è croato

[@monke8613]

@@gretathunberg8474 io sono veneta e non l’ho mai sentito

[@lilyms2278]

This is so interesting! This absolutely needs to go viral. everybody needs to see it, periodt

[@ElzGarrett]

thanku ma luv :)

[@catherinepace7629]

John Galt is the main character in a book called Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, a right-wing libertarian thinker who moved to America from the USSR after the Russian Revolution in 1917

[@haileylipiec5786]

i’m so invested in this i need a part 2

[@ElzGarrett]

possibly coming soon...

[@Emily-cv9mf]

*stephan marsan has entered the chat*

[@ElzGarrett]

wasn't me...

[@Anna-lh5qk]

I feel like there needs to be some mind of documentary on this company because what is going on!!

[@ElzGarrett]

i would make that... someone hit up netflix rn

[@susanborkenhagen58]

I just saw the HBO documentary on this. You are spot on!

[@gilizuker6561]

I love how much effort you put into this!

[@ElzGarrett]

thanku ma luv!!

[@mollylawrence1178]

the nyan cat at the beginning gave me war flashbacks.... i love this video

[@ElzGarrett]

nyan cat needs more appreciation in 2020

[@tori5799]

I’ve never been to a Brandy Melville store because I live rural Canada, but I occasionally go to PacSun since I live near a small U.S. city. I remember buying Brandy clothes from there when I was younger, but the last time I went, I couldn’t find any. I looked in the sale section and found a blue sweater. The tag inside was partially cut out, but I could tell that it was Brandy. It would make sense if they added a John Galt tag, but they just cut the name off and left it. I found a few more shirts with the same thing. It seemed really odd. I’ve always found Brandy Melville kind of ominous.

[@ElzGarrett]

that's so random... weird the tags would be cut out 🤔

[@amyannicelli1422]

Elz Garrett I remember going to a pac sun outlet specifically a few years ago and the brandy tags were cut out, but I went more recently and the tags hadn’t been cut out so I think they stopped doing that

[@nithyaiyer286]

Yeah, plus when you order from online, sometimes the tags are missing

[@ElzGarrett]

hey gals! i'm really enjoying making these kind of videos for this channel 😎... if there are any un-answered business questions or topics you want me to do some research on for a video reply them to this comment or dm me on instagram & i'll turn this into a series!! ⬇️

[@jadegraham3384]

I’m pretty sure they recently just sold the business to Americans. I was talking to a brandy worker about it since in Canada they closed all the brandy Melville’s except four stores. The worker said this was because the original Italian family just sold the company and it’s now under American management and they only wanted to keep open the “necessary stores” in Canada.

[@ElzGarrett]

that's so interesting... i wonder if they have nothing to do with it at all anymore? that would be hard to believe though

[@elisarose9321]

maybe you could talk more abut the youtube videos with the mob of girls outsid\de the brandy? im kinda confused lol and if there was a mob it was probably mentioned in a news article.

[@reemosman8330]

Elz Garrett talk abt whatever and i’ll watch lol

[@ekicks180]

Marsan & Marsan could have been the parent company of Brandy Melville.

[@erins7888]

wow I thought there’d be more drama but in reality brandy Melville is a company run by a wholesome family of chicken farmers

[@ElzGarrett]

hahahhaha yes!

[@lindamarsi9048]

ty so much for this video tbh. This is literally gives so much closure to all the questions I’ve had about this company

[@ElzGarrett]

glad i could help 😂

[@rebeccasignori]

I’m Italian and I read the article and this is what it said about the younger brother yvan is the one that manages the Italian part of brandy .. will try to find out more about brandy and btw where I live there isn’t really a brandy Melville. It’s pretty much only in big cities.. I don’t think we have one in my region really

[@sarahweber2690]

if only I put this much work into my research projects

[@ElzGarrett]

honestly same tho

[@mariazilic]

hey i've made few videos about brandy melville in the past (trying their clothes and breaking down the psychology behind the hype this brand is getting) and I actually did stumble on that quote by jesse longo and i found it shady asf!!! Also, i dont know if you want to look into it, but did you know that brandy doesn't actually pay all of their workers! Those who do product research are paid in clothes lmao!

[@ElzGarrett]

omg hi! yeah the whole thing is rlly weird but interesting lmao - that's crazy tho! they must be young to agree not to get paid but paid in clothes 🤔i know i wouldn't do that lol

[@MsMallygirl]

maria zilic their photographers too!

[@Sunny-qj8jy]

Girl you snapped in this video! The depth, the execution, it's great. Future FBI agent

[@ElzGarrett]

thanku ma luv :)

[@yeastinfection6616]

Commenting so the yt algorithm does its work

[@ElzGarrett]

ur a babe

[@Audrey-ur1sd]

“All animals are equal but some are more equal than others”.

[@crystalc4311]

lmao rly came out here w animal farm

[@sicklyfoalfrombrowndesert5052]

Okay so this took a different turn to what I expected when I was halfway through I got a bit dark there .... and maybe I should delete my second comment lol , but there are still a lot of suspicious circumstances surrounding in store things , and if it’s ran by a family I can’t understand all the layers we started off with , why stick to the small sizes, why use young girls to model for your company , if they own the photography studio behind the shop like someone else mentioned in the comments because I’m a freak and I read almost all of them and I’m still left with an eerie vibe , why not make more sizes in clothes so you make more money for your family , why does the company have this whole cult feel to it , like maybe because it’s ran by a family and a cult is like a family but I don’t know it’s all just weird . I think you could find a few more things to research off the comments here alone and if you don’t want to then I will be forced to aha , But excellent research and good video 💙

[@ElzGarrett]

yeah i was thinking that... i'm gonna let the video do it's thing and then maybe there will be another video, but not right now lol... glad u like it tho!! :)

[@sicklyfoalfrombrowndesert5052]

Elz Garrett yeah it was an excellent video , be proud of your work aha

[@ElzGarrett]

@@sicklyfoalfrombrowndesert5052 thank youuuu :))

[@nomaam8094]

im interested too lmao i wanna look and see what the workers are like and basically the same questions you have. ill let you know what i find.

[@fionappIe]

Here I am supposed to be doing school work but watching brandy Melville conspiracy theory...

[@ivyforbes9218]

i instantly liked her because of her intro

[@ElzGarrett]

love a bit o nyan cat 😂

[@josiemccarey]

i saw on tik tok that brandy workers sometimes got olive oil as gifts from the owners since apparently they also run an olive oil company? it was a vague statement though on one of the 'put a finger down' videos, so i'm not 100% sure that the info is correct,, just thought that was interesting lol

[@martyna__7985]

well, so I'm not the only one who does 10 hour long research about some kind of irrelevant stuff

[@ElzGarrett]

Yay glad I’m not the only one too 😂

[@BeautyByVi]

same!!

[@ceciliastasolla8526]

I think I just found a photo of Silvio in an article that talks about his agricultural company in San Bartolomeo!

[@rebecca1739]

Can u pls share link?him curious

[@moleratcum1956]

Rebecca translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=www.pollosanbartolomeo.it/&prev=search

[@dhfvhgc]

I seriously can’t believe you found this, this is amazing

[@duskdawn8259]

This was super sick to watch! I had never really thought about who was behind Brandy Melville and this was really informative and interesting to watch. Thanks so much! 💓

[@ElzGarrett]

thank you love this means a lot!! 😘

[@Kasia_Luna]

You're such a breath of fresh air! I love your personality.

[@ElzGarrett]

Kasia V Luna awww 🥺 thank you!! This is so kind :)

[@jessmcg6130]

Holy moly this girl is on a whole new level

[@ElzGarrett]

this is just a 3am level of thinking for ya

[@hatsunemarta]

THANK YOU! I’ve literally asked myself these questions for like 5 years. I’ve always wondered why brandy melville seems so mysterious. Even my friends who work there are confused. You’re a lifesaver

[@ElzGarrett]

yay hahha glad i could help!!

[@robertabenson]

he has a new profile picture on youtube!

[@giulianaggar1556]

i’m italian, if anyone needs anyone needs anything translated pls tell me!

[@sof5600]

In Italia abbiamo subdued che è anche peggio e mi da fastidio che qui non lo vedano come un problema e che non freghi a nessuno di sta situa

[@ArtificialPerson]

Why hasn't this gone viral?? It's so interesting and this girl not only has put together the facts but also in a very entertaining way kudos! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ElzGarrett]

awww thank you!!!

[@RandomThings-ut6or]

you are now my fav youtuber, your editing and content is soooo fricking good

[@ElzGarrett]

this is so kind thank you!!

[@taiamadio236]

I'm Italian, and I always thought brandy was an American brand, because it's not that much popular here. Now I'm gonna do some research and read all the Italian articles. Thanks for your service girl 🙆🏻‍♀️

[@ElzGarrett]

lol it's all good gall!! thanks for watching :))

[@miavalentina2220]

I love how much research and time you put into this video. this research it amazing and you are fr rlly talented. FBI agent over here likeee

[@ElzGarrett]

this is so sweet wtf!! Tbh was feeling a bit like a private investigator 🕵️‍♀️

[@kera2636]

Wow Quarantine has got you on another level but thank you for giving my tea

[@ElzGarrett]

lol the sad thing is i filmed this before that was even a thing...

[@mariabelencastillolund7086]

wow! I just found this and Im OBSESSED (love ur editing btw💕)

[@ElzGarrett]

thanku girly!!

[@rowie6666]

the one thumbs down is the person she exposed ps this about to go viral

[@ElzGarrett]

they’re on to me already 😬

[@aliya..]

this is gonna blow up girl like you put in so much effort good job!!

[@ElzGarrett]

thanku love!!

[@RandomThings-ut6or]

i'm here before you and this vid blows up. this vid is just amazing and the way you get ur info across is amazingggg

[@ElzGarrett]

aw thank you!! :)

[@juliacarreras1204]

this is so crazy thank you for taking the time to do this!❤️

[@ElzGarrett]

Julia Carreras thank you! I actually quite enjoyed it I felt like an FBI person lol 😂

[@songclarke5024]

im just not sure why this doesnt have more veiws

[@ElzGarrett]

ur so sweet what the heck?!

[@itsroni2010]

Hey!! love this video, I can't imagine how long it took to find all this info. I've actually always found brandy quite sus. I live in Canada, and currently there's only 3 stores in big cities (Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal). However they used to have a store in my city, which I actually didn't even know about till I did some digging. I went there once, and a month later I called to ask if they had an item in stock. The worker actually told me they weren't receiving anymore stock since they are closing. Immediately I was very confused since I haven't heard anything about their closing. I went there again to see if there was any closing sales, or at least a sign saying they were closing, but there was nothing. Also the same thing happened with another location, which is just rly sus to me. This summer I believe they closed all Canadian locations expect the big cities, which again I find kinda weird. Lastly, don't you think its sus that their bags are just a simple black bag. No branding at all, in fact I haven't seen a single advertisement for the company, yet they are talked about everywhere. Idk if this is any good info, but I thought I'd share. Brandy is very very sus n all this research is actually interesting lolzz. Anyways if you've read everything thank u sm! :)

[@mikegonzalez1849]

ItsRoni relating to the bags some stores do have branding on the bags not all tho and i think part of the reason their black is to cut costs on printing the logo on every single bag and the black bag is aesthetically pleasing to some.

[@itsroni2010]

Mike Gonzalez Makes sense, thanks for clearing that up! i just think it’s strange that such a big brand doesn’t have too much advertisement yet is still talked about so much. I do understand that money wise it is definitely more beneficial to use simple black bags, and if people find it aesthetically pleasing I would say it’s great for their brand. Although there is no branding, for some reason I could recognize a brandy bag anywhere 😂 Thank you for clearing things up! :)

[@ElzGarrett]

thant's crazy! glad you liked the video!!

[@mey2836]

this is my first video that I’ve watched on ur channel and I love it 😎😎

[@ElzGarrett]

why thank you madeleine :))

[@victoriagranados1892]

the FBI needs you

[@ElzGarrett]

hahahhaha

[@zoegreen905]

@@ElzGarrett seriously tho

[@ninj4WONTON]

if you look at stephan marsans youtube channel, he has a whole playlist called liberty that has over 100 videos on topics like capitalism vs communism, socialism, taxes, ron paul, ayn rand, atlas shrugged and the name john galt. it seems like he’s very into these right leaning political views and that’s where the brand john galt got its name

[@susanborkenhagen58]

I just saw the HBO doc. and they did cover the greedy, tax cheater, racist, sexist right wing male. A Trumper...my, my what a surprise. I bet he is a guest at Mar A Lago.

[@daphhh9879]

if this were my school project i’d be doing this much research-

[@ElzGarrett]

honestly same...

[@bethaniedougall870]

Silvio is the founder listed on so many articles and on wiki but the best information you can find about him is his farm. He has a percentage in brandy but it does not seem like he has any other interest in it. It's so strange for him to be the easiest found name associated with the brand but the rest of his life has nothing to do with fashion. Jessy Longo has been mentioned in many articles that he suggested the move to the USA. Lowkey feel like Jessy Longo needs more recognition for blowing up the brand

[@giuliakeller8160]

I actually got to know brandy melville by accident when I was in Como(Italy) and there where really nice women in their 30s working there. It didn’t seem sketchy to me at all because they even told me a bit about the story of the brand when they found out it was my first time at a brandy melville store. Next time I’m there I’m going to ask a lot more questions though and maybe I’ll find out some interesting stuff. Also: if anyone finds an interesting article which happens to be written in italian on the topic....don’t hesitate to answer my comment with it and I’ll translate it for you:)

[@Sarahvalladaress]

this needs to go viral, you've literally answered the question we all had but were too afraid to ask lol

[@ElzGarrett]

lol thanku my guy!

[@ElzGarrett]

i would also be lying if i said i wasn't scared too

[@samarah.t]

girl you can find someone’s social security number with this much research 😂

[@ElzGarrett]

oh dear...

[@fulyabilgin9641]

LITERALLY THE BEST INTRO I'VE EVER SEEN ON KZbin !!!!!

[@swagurmom87]

This was genuinely so interesting thank u for figuring this out

[@ElzGarrett]

thanku love!!

[@shay2467]

OMG!! Yes that wall and building is where they photographed the models in their clothing. I know that American Flag artwork anywhere!! The only history I know of Brandy Melville was the man’s name and his son’s name lol.

[@sylviechu1129]

this video is underrated

[@ElzGarrett]

ty gal ur so nice wtf 🙁

[@BaileyDir]

you deserve way more subscribers!! I love your channel! just subscribed🥰

[@ElzGarrett]

this is so sweet!! thanku sm =)

[@jodiel1473]

This came on my recommend and I’m glad! This was really interesting

[@ElzGarrett]

Yay! Glad you liked it!! 😊