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Most of ya’ll have probably come across some of these dope t-shirts but we still have to shout out our homie Edgar. If you haven’t seen his work then do yourself a favor and go follow and support a fellow Mexican immigrant, you won’t regret it! He’s not only doing dope tee’s for classic films but also raising profits to help support undocumented folks. We are also in talks about a possible upcoming collaboration so keep your eyes open.
Dec 31, 2020
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🤝Lately I've only been wearing designs my friends made. Like Go Home Eli, Duality Junkie, FFF, David Enth and some one off pieces and of course thrifted pieces. There are some designer pieces in my closet but even those brands I’ve developed close relationships with. I just figure if you're gonna go out and buy some shit it might as well be from the homies and keep the money in the same network.
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👔Sometimes you’re lucky enough to stumble upon something great entirely by accident and at exactly the right time. This is how I feel about Tony Shirtmakers. Tony is a one man powerhouse who designs and makes (mostly custom) shirts & shirt jackets out of his home / studio in Maine. I am impatiently awaiting a beautiful brown-olive shirt jacket I commissioned a few weeks ago that should arrive right around the time this newsletter drops. Tony also just launched a small collection ready-to-wear at No Man Walks Alone — grab a top before they’re all gone!
Aug 19, 2021
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A few months ago, I reached out on here looking for recommendations for a custom chain stitched jacket for my husband‘s birthday. isthefruitstillgood recommended Tattoo’d Cloth to me, and I am now passing along the recommendation!
He was super easy to work with and did this in a short amount of time. USPS lost the package for a month and it just now got to us, which I am very grateful for and it is perfect timing with the changing of the weather. He is located in Brooklyn, so if you are in the area, check him out! He’s always doing an events and stuff.
He was super easy to work with and did this in a short amount of time. USPS lost the package for a month and it just now got to us, which I am very grateful for and it is perfect timing with the changing of the weather. He is located in Brooklyn, so if you are in the area, check him out! He’s always doing an events and stuff.
Sep 24, 2024
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🎵Fabi Reyna is one of the first people we collaborated with here in PDX by making her a custom suit for her music act called “Reyna Tropical”. She is a fellow Mexican-born and Portland based artist. She created She Shreds Magazine a couple years back with it being the only independent magazine that focused on providing a platform for female and LGBTQ folks in the music industry. She also plays the guitar in a dope local band called Savila and has another duo called Reyna Tropical. She not only is one of the most talented people I know but also one of the most hard-working and kindest.
Dec 31, 2020
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💻This is the store that hosted our first ever pop-up back in November of 2018. The owner’s name is Jennifer Bolaños and she is from Michoacan, Mexico but lives in Portland, Oregon. She curates a beautiful online store with a wide range of home-goods that are all hand-made in Mexico. The price range is really great and you’d be supporting a small immigrant-owned business. The rugs and the ceramics are some of my favorite things she carries.
Dec 31, 2020
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🧶This is a small business that is Indigenous owned by a family of weavers in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. Just browsing through their website you can find beautiful rugs, ponchos and bags. Their products are made from criollo which is the name for the native wool and are all hand-woven on pedal looms. Their instagram is full of information about Zapotec culture and ways to raise awareness about indigenous communities. They are actually located in the same village as the family we work with for our textiles.
Dec 31, 2020