As an entrepreneur one of my biggest motivations is having an impact.  There is something really magical about seeing something you’ve created bring a smile to someone's face, but more than that, there is something deeply fulfilling in having a real impact on people's lives.

As a creative I’ve had dozens of ideas over the years but the underlying goal has always been to build a company big enough to make a real difference in the lives of people around me.

I have always been an idealist, so for me the idea of doing things the hard way has always been more appealing than the status quo.

As I look around at our current economic climate, I’m disheartened at how we seem to have lost the plot. A happy, healthy, fulfilling human experience should be attainable for anyone who is willing to work.  When a choice to learn a craft and create the very products and services your community needs everyday doesn’t afford you the means to live among that community, there's a real problem.  In many of the major cities in the United States, the cost of living is too high for the very people who make those cities function.  This divide is continuing to grow and what used to be importing labor from the outskirts of town has turned into importing everything from outside our country. 

The solution to these issues is extremely simple and extraordinarily difficult.  Because no matter what my good intentions may be as a brand, the only thing that matters is my actions as a consumer.   Locally made goods and services cost more and they probably always will.  In addition to the cost, we are losing the specialty skills and training necessary to maintain the quality that was once synonymous with American manufacturing.  

This means we can get it cheaper and better from overseas.  So why fight it?  

Because people matter.

The more demand we create for products manufactured close to home, the more cost affective it will become, and the easier it will be for brands and consumers to make the better choice.

It's important to me, and to this company to see beyond the simple view of “bigger margins means more success”  I don’t believe that.  I believe that profit is important for growth, and we will always want that.   However, growth is only good insofar as it enables us to provide more jobs for the people around us, more robust businesses for our suppliers and manufacturers, and a louder voice to fight for what's right.

We are proud to say that our cotton is grown in Texas, our fabric is made in North Carolina, and our garments are designed and manufactured in Los Angeles, California.

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