Mar 18, 2019 | Fashion and Accessories, Native Owned/ Indigenous, Story
“I come from a culture and lineage of people that have been storytellers ever since we have been here. I want to keep our stories alive.” Palani Bearghost | Owner of NEO Clothing Share this Story As a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes: Mandan, Hidatsa, and...
Dec 12, 2018 | Fashion and Accessories, Native Owned/ Indigenous, Story
“We’re sewing the stories of our family into this [and] our story isn’t the story of all American Indians.” — Erik Brodt In the mid-1980s, a teenaged Erik Brodt spent several summers helping his grandparents around their...
Nov 27, 2018 | Asian, Fashion and Accessories, Native Owned/ Indigenous, Story
“I always feel like money will come, it’s a byproduct of what you put in. Whatever you’re making, if it is speaking to your soul and who you are, the product will sell itself.” — Troy Douglass...
Nov 23, 2018 | Asian, Fashion and Accessories, Story
“Nationally, there’s a misconception that in order to succeed, you have to compete and win. They’re always competing and they’re getting tired. It’s not healthy.” — Katsu Tanaka With so much of our lives dictated by...
Nov 23, 2018 | Asian, Fashion and Accessories, Story
“If you have something creative, people will eventually find you. Rather than exponential growth and exponential decay, I think it’s great to have consistency and longevity in a brand.” — Wookie “When I was in the 7th...