After high school graduation, he spent time traveling in Europe, including six months sewing dresses in Greece; he then moved on to Sweden, where he met and married his first wife, Maria Goldinger.

[1] However, after licensing the Joe Boxer name to the New York women's lingerie company Van Mar Inc., Graham launched a competing line of underwear.

[6] Nine months later, in September 2001, the company was sold to Windsong Allegiance Apparel Group, which signed an exclusive deal with Kmart to sell Joe Boxer products.

[7] Graham had not been CEO for some time but had remained a partner; he continued to be involved with the company until 2005, when Joe Boxer was sold to its current owner, Iconix Brand Group.

[12] With the business downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nick Graham collection reduced its output to shirts, ties and shoes.