Abdullah Alamri · Portfolio
Chief Brand Officer · Creative Brand Lead · Riyadh

I build brands and turn them into communities and products people belong to.

عبدالله العمري
Abdullah Alamri
Profile

I've built two brands of my own: Bucket Box, a Saudi fashion label, and 19 Agency, a merchandise and branding company.

Before that, I worked at Personage, which grounded me in local retail, and at Beside Group, where I managed Saudi marketing for international brands including Puma, Diesel, A.P.C. and Paul Smith.

My work sits where brand meets product. I care about what a brand stands for, and about how that shows up in the things people buy, wear and share. I lead strategy and creative direction, and I stay close to the product, the campaign and the shelf.

How I work
01

Creative

I shape what a brand looks like, says and makes, from the identity to the campaign.

02

Strategist

I decide where a brand should go, who it's for and how it grows.

03

Builder

I turn ideas into real products, stores and companies, and I make them work.

Technical ground

My experience runs across many parts of the business. Behind the creative work, I know how things actually get made and delivered.

  • Supply chain
  • Factory sourcing
  • Production
  • Print & printables
  • Sampling & quality control
  • Logistics & shipping
  • Retail operations
  • E-commerce
02 / Bucket Box

Building a Saudi fashion brand from a blank canvas

RoleFounder · Creative director
Running5 years · since 2021
Stores13
WhereJeddah, Riyadh, Khobar · Online
Bucket Box campaign, two men in a vintage car
Bucket Box campaign
The brand

Bucket Box blends street and high-fashion culture and stays close to the local community. It's built on three pillars: comfort, culture and community.

The idea was to make style a shared experience, with products that feel good, look good and bring people together. The camel became the brand's icon, a symbol people here recognise and wanted to wear.

Five years on, Bucket Box has been showcased in 13 stores and has built a loyal customer database and a real community around it.

What I did
  • Brand concept & identityName, pillars, the camel icon and the brand's voice.
  • Creative directionEvery campaign idea, shoot and film.
  • ProductCollections, from graphic pieces to basics, jerseys and outerwear.
  • DistributionShowcased in 13 stores, plus the online store.
  • CommunityBuilt a loyal customer database and a community that comes back for every drop.
Campaigns
01The Cozy Community

The Cozy Community

2022

Cast real people who excelled in music, film, product, fashion and events as the face of the brand. The message: the community is varied, and anyone who feels part of it belongs.

02Street Classics

Street Classics

Sold out in 3 weeks

The brand was known for humorous graphics. This tested whether the basics could stand alone, shot on the streets of Jeddah.

03Camel Roots

Camel Roots

A best seller

People connected with the camel icon, so we reworked it and launched it on the brand's first leather jacket.

04Where's the jersey?

Where's the jersey?

Biggest drop to date

A one-jersey drop in 2023 sold fast, and customers kept asking for more. The 2024 campaign and film were built around that exact question.

05Winter jersey

Winter jersey?

Sold out within weeks

Instead of waiting for summer, we carried the jersey theme into winter with the first tracksuits.

Recognition
  • GQ Middle EastNamed one of the hottest upcoming brands in the region.
  • FACT MagazineListed among 20 Saudi brands to buy now.
  • Chalhoub Group · GreenhouseSix-month program for 10 Saudi brands to scale and go international.
  • Fashion Commission, Ministry of CultureThree-year program supporting the best Saudi brands.
01 / 19 Agency

Founding an agency that builds and operates brands

RoleFounder · Strategic lead
OfficesRiyadh · Jeddah
SinceJune 2025
Produced100K+ merchandise products
The idea

Merchandise is a brand's most physical expression. I started 19 to treat it that way, as brand work rather than a procurement line.

19 covers merchandise from design to delivery, branding, photography and video, social media and paid media: the marketing that turns a product into something people want to be part of. Working across sport, retail, government and F&B taught us to translate any brand's identity into something physical and worth talking about.

My role

I own the overall strategy, buying and daily operations. I built the team and the network of 20+ partner factories behind the work, and together we have produced over 100,000 merchandise products.

Clients
Sports
Puma
Al Ittihad
Al Qadsiah
Al Hilal
Al Shoulla FC
Government
Royal Commission for AlUla
Fashion Commission
Bahri
AFC Asian Cup 2027 LOC
Retail
Urbn Lot
Qamra
Diesel
Personage
Belvoir & Co
F&B
Coca-Cola
Sculpture
Section-B
Archi
How I work
01DiscoverThe brand, its audience, goals and openings.
02PlanThe roadmap, priorities, key moments and product direction.
03ConceptInsights turned into distinctive creative ideas.
04RefineFeedback, sampling and technical review.
05ProduceSourcing, manufacturing and quality control.
06Deliver & learnLaunch, then let the results shape the next cycle.
Work · Sport

Al Ittihad

A limited edition for back-to-back AFC Champions League titles: a jersey that feels nostalgic and modern at once, plus a range of caps.

Al Ittihad 20th anniversary jersey, front
Jersey back with number 20
Asia Back to Back anniversary crest
Al Ittihad caps range
Work · Sport

Al Qadsiah

A retro collection for the club: jerseys, track tops and pants in red, black and yellow, inspired by classic football kits.

Al Qadsiah black retro jersey
Al Qadsiah red retro jersey
Al Qadsiah black V-neck with striped sleeves
Al Qadsiah red V-neck with striped sleeves
Al Qadsiah quarter-zip track top
Al Qadsiah crew track jacket
Al Qadsiah crew track pants
Work · Retail

Qamra

Coverage of one of Saudi Arabia's leading Ramadan retail experiences: daily photography, short-form content and films over seven days.

Made in Jeddah installation at Qamra
Qamra 9th edition entrance
Padel court at Qamra
Qamra from above
Work · F&B

Sculpture

Content creation as Sculpture's content partner: new products, brand moments and campaigns across its platforms.

Pour Happiness espresso shot
Chocolate cake at Sculpture
Espresso portafilter
Iced tea bottles
Work · National Day

Section-B

A National Day collection in green, made for Saudi pride.

Section-B National Day jerseys on models
Section-B Saudi Arabia jersey detail
Section-B National Day shoot on jet skis
Work · World Cup

Archi

A World Cup collection, with the imagery and film for one of the brand's biggest campaigns.

Archi World Cup collection shoot
Archi World Cup shoot with a vintage car
Archi truck at sunset
03 / Experience

Experience

From the shop floor and international brand marketing to building my own brands, and now leading commercial and marketing work.

Now
First Avenue for Investment

I work as Commercial and Marketing Manager at First Avenue for Investment.

First Avenue is an investment company. I market its investments and projects, help build them, and look for new opportunities where the company can invest.

Founder
19 Agency, since 2025

I founded 19 to treat merchandise as brand work. It's an agency that designs, produces and markets products for clubs, brands and institutions.

I lead the strategy, buying and operations, with a team and a network of 20+ partner factories behind the work. 19 has produced over 100,000 merchandise products. Clients include Al Ittihad, Al Hilal, Al Qadsiah, Puma, Coca-Cola and the Royal Commission for AlUla. See the 19 Agency chapter →

Founder
Bucket Box, since 2021

I built Bucket Box, a Saudi fashion and lifestyle brand, from the name and camel icon to the campaigns and the stores.

As founder and creative director, I lead the brand, product and campaigns. In 5 years it has been showcased in 13 stores and online, built a loyal customer database and community, and been featured in GQ Middle East. See the Bucket Box chapter →

Retail
Personage, Riyadh

My retail grounding comes from Personage, a multi-brand store in Riyadh, where I worked across both the creative and the operations side.

I looked after visual merchandising in store and on social, product buying, scheduling, installations and pop-ups, and brought in new vendors. I launched the store's website, helped open its in-store café, and managed the build of a new branch at Boulevard World. It taught me how a brand actually performs once it reaches the floor.

Marketing
Beside Group, Riyadh

At Beside Group, I managed Saudi marketing for a portfolio of international fashion brands, with Puma as the lead brand.

I built paid media strategies across online and offline channels, led community, influencer and creator outreach, and ran the brands' social pages. I also produced brand pop-ups, installations and special collaborations. It showed me how global brands localise, and what it takes to make them matter here.

PumaLead brand
Diesel
A.P.C.
Paul Smith
Fred Perry
AAPE
Scotch & Soda
GEOX