Richard Stark

Richard Stark was born on May 19, 1960, in Utica, New York. He has a background in carpentry, receiving his training at a building company as a carpentry apprentice. Before founding Chrome Hearts, Stark represented tanneries and sold leather hides to manufacturers.

Stark met his wife Laurie Lynn when she ordered a collection of leather swimsuits from him in the '90s. The couple have three children; Kristian, Frankie Belle, and Jesse Jo Stark. Stark and his wife own seven multi-million dollar homes in Malibu, including a nearly-$40 million home on Paradise Cove. The designer is known for being press averse, rarely giving out interviews. He has stated that without his wife, "everything we do would be zero press”. He has always been a motorcycle enthusiast, claiming to have ridden his motorcycle through cemeteries while growing up in Utica.