Working for a large garment maker that would sell the same design for two years, Pan had little opportunity to extend himself. He became bored and quit after just six months with the company. He soon established his own small studio, Shawn Pan, and hired someone to process orders. His business model was simple-brokers sold his garments to boutiques in Florida, California, and New York's SoHo district.
大量生產的成衣，一件新款設計可以賣兩年，設計才華沒有發揮餘地的潘伯勳，做得很無聊，半年後就辭職，以自己的英文拼音「Shawn Pan」成立工作室，找了位業務負責接單，交貨後再由代理商將成衣賣到紐約蘇荷區、佛州和加州的服飾店。