Fencing apparel did not exist as a category in luxury fashion until Tylen Butler decided it should. A 3x state champion, 3x Jr. Olympics fencer, and current men’s epee competitor training toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Butler founded TAB DEPT to fill a gap he had spent his entire competitive career staring at: a sport with centuries of history and elegance, and nothing resembling a real brand behind it. For Tylen, what started as a personal frustration has become something far more ambitious: a self-funded, founder-led label that has moved from athletic wear into streetwear and now toward luxury, … Continue reading In Conversation With Tylen Butler: The Olympic-Bound Fencer Who Built the World’s First Fencing Apparel Brand and the IP Strategy Behind It