Posts Tagged ‘Alex Trinkle’
Start small, build demand, then scale: Founders offer blueprint to creating streetwear brands that outlast today’s trend
With Kansas City’s often-crowded apparel scene mobbed by designers hoping to cash in on the Chiefs’ Super Bowl success, building a lasting brand is about much more than just having a good idea that meets the moment, said Vu Radley. “You have to know your ‘why’, who you are and why you’re doing it,” the…
Read More‘Younger eyes’ at Street Wearhouse see opportunity to win through the screen as digital personality meets quality printing
The owners of a recently-opened print studio hope to make an imprint on the industry by taking a different approach to garment design and production, they said. Street Wearhouse, co-founded by Alex Trinkle and Tyler Love, specializes in printing and embroidering T-shirts, hats, and other apparel from its North Kansas City production facility. Trinkle, who…
Read MoreSpray can inspiration: ‘Streets wear the brand’ for graffiti-influenced Clever Fools
It’s a brand already plastered across the Crossroads Arts District, skating with increasing reach into the broader Kansas City fashion scene, Clever Fools creator Alex Trinkle said. All courtesy of guerrilla marketing and effectively mysterious social media for the clothing line. “The streets actually wear the brand,” said Trinkle, echoing the brand’s motto. “As in…
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