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WHERE WE STARTED
The Lifted Research Group (LRG) was founded in 1999 when Jonas Bevacqua and Robert Wright – random acquaintances at the time - met to make tunes with a mutual friend’s garage band. Jonas learned that Robert was a clothing designer, so they ended up collaborating and sharing their ideas. From there on out, they worked on turning the dream into a reality. With a small investment from 2 family friends in 1999, these two visionaries took an idea and turned it into a worldwide recognized brand. Fast forward 25 later, LRG has maintained its presence as a solid, prospering brand and is recognized as a trailblazer and true original in the industry.
LRG has worked with some of the best skateboarders and music artists in the game including Drake, Kanye West, Travis Scott, De La Soul and The Roots. With the release of two full length skate videos (Give Me My Money Chico and 1947) LRG has its roots deeply planted In skateboarding. LRG has done high profile collaborations with the likes of T Mobile (Sidekick 3), G Shock and the Wu Tang Brand to name a few.
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Lifted Research Group is a company designed to overthrow the masses by our influence. Our slogan is simple, "underground inventive, overground effective". At LRG we want to f
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Autopsy inconclusive for LRG founder
The cause of death remained uncertain Thursday in the case of a Laguna Beach clothing designer, according to the Orange County coroner.
Jonas Bevacqua, the co-founder of Irvine-based Lifted Research Group, also known as LRG, was found dead in his Bern Drive home by his father and fiancé. He was 34.
The autopsy was completed Wednesday, and will require several weeks of studies for a final analysis. There were no signs of foul play, no trauma to the body and no evidence of a suicide.
According to police, his family said Bevacqua had no known serious medical conditions.
Bevacqua started LRG — commonly worn by celebrities, hip-hop musicians, athletes and skaters — with friend Robert Wright in 1999. By 2007, Entrepreneur Magazine named them No. 5 in its Hot 500 list, citing 2006 sales figures at $150 million.
His fiancé had been out of town for the weekend and had last spoken to him Sunday night.
Ben Baller, a Los Angeles-based jeweler and friend of Bevacqua, expressed his feelings on Twitter on Tuesday, saying it was “the worst news I’ve heard in my lifetime … “
Thousands of fans took to Twitter, sending their condolences and marking them with the hashtag #RIPJonas.
LRG turned its website into a memorial for its founder, with cofounde