Former student starts custom-tailored menswear company after trip to China

By Drew Jones ’05
Owner and Founder
DJones Tailored Collection

I’ve always loved Texas A&M, but I gained a greater appreciation for the university upon graduation in 2006. I realized that all it takes is two Aggie rings for strangers to become great acquaintances, friends or business associates.

During my time at A&M, I was heavily involved on campus. I quickly learned that the student organizations and other educational opportunities outside the classroom would inspire and challenge me.

A&M taught me to step outside my comfort zone and look for opportunities that would nurture my growth as an individual. Through internship and study abroad programs at Texas A&M, I spent time in El Salvador, Singapore, Italy and China.

I moved to Beijing to do manual labor at the U.S. Embassy construction site. I’m not sure that my finance degree from A&M’s Mays Business School helped me with sweeping floors. But during my 18 months in China, I made connections with fabric suppliers and contract manufacturers and developed a business plan that enabled me to start my custom-tailored menswear company, DJones Tailored Collection, in 2007.

My A&M experiences and the people I met in college changed my life. Since founding my company, Aggies have supported me, worked for me and collaborated with me to help achieve the success and growth of DJones Tailored Collection, a company based in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Aggies stick together and trust one another. That is the amazing part of A&M that no other university will ever experience nor truly understand.

Learn more about DJones Tailored Collection.

To support leadership-building programs and out-of-the-classroom activities at Texas A&M, contact Cindy Munson ‘99, assistant director of development for student affairs, at (800) 392-3310 or (979) 458-1689.

To learn how you can support Mays Business School, contact David Hicks ‘75, senior director of development, at (800) 392-3310 or (979) 845-2904.