Gilbert Prescott woke up early and his trusted chauffeur John Miller drove him to his posh office at New York's Union Square. It was a luxurious 22-story, 160,000 sq. ft. building spanning two towers adjoined together at the street level with a common reception area. The building offered a sky lounge, a fitness center, and high-tech event & conference centers.

At the age of twenty-eight, he had built an empire in the world of fashion designing with his college friends and partners, Jaxon Craddock, and Ralph Van Halen. Their fashion house, Jaxon Craddock displayed its trademark JC on all their products since Jaxon was their celebrity designer. The brand was...