In the mid-2000s when Craig von Schroeder traded his soccer cleats for dress shoes, he underwent the first of his career changes. Leaving behind his professional soccer playing days, he entered the legal field which indirectly led him to the industry he was destined for: fashion. In the nearly 15 years since, he has launched bespoke menswear concept Commonwealth Proper, and this July Green Suit, a sustainably focused ready-to-wear brand.
Fashion wasn’t an immediately apparent choice for von Schroeder,…