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(Excerpt from A Plus) Fashion Rule Breakers is an original A Plus Lifestyle series: Each month, we profile a fashion designer, model, organization, or icon who is a fashion rule breaker — someone who acts outside mainstream industry standards to make a positive difference. Everyone has their own ways of dealing with tragedy. It is never easy, and for most it is a long journey of finding coping mechanisms and various strategies to get through. For one man named Jason Pinchoff, who experienced a great amount of tragedy — he lost his mother to breast cancer, and his father and sister in...

Despite personal loss… (Excerpt from topuniversities.com) At just 14, Jason Pinchoff lost both his father and sister in a tragic driving accident. His mother swiftly followed, losing her battle with cancer when Pinchoff was 18. Rather than feel sorry for himself, Jason set up the Linda B. Pinchoff Foundation, named in honor of his mother. Businesses followed, with the intention of helping to fund the non-profit. Since then, Pinchoff has worked tirelessly to fund his humanitarian efforts. His clothes label, A Pinch Life, even runs an anti-bullying campaign. Their motto? “Swagga with a cause.”

Jason Pinchoff (PINCH NYC & The Linda B. Pinchoff Foundation) (Excerpt from businessnewsdaily.com) Dealing with a health crisis or the death of a family member is never easy, but for Jason Pinchoff, tragedy struck all at once. In 1992, Pinchoff lost his father and sister in a car accident. Later that year, he lost his mother to breast cancer. This series of personal misfortunes led Pinchoff to found the Linda B. Pinchoff Foundation, an organization named for his mother and dedicated to supporting and "bringing a voice" to families affected by cancer. "My first approach was to work 80 hours a...