This year of 2013 officially marks my 12th year in the fashion industry and, specifically, the Tee Shirt industry. Call it a mark of the depths of my obsession with what is now today's most essential item of clothing to grace all human bodies, male and female: The Tee Shirt.
Without letting my Art History degree completely take over this post, I do want to celebrate an iconic moment in the Tee Shirt's history: The 'Rebel' and Film. When Marlon Brando and, later, James Dean wore basic white tee shirts in their films, men's fashion was forever changed. Just look at these handsome devils!
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| Marlon Brando |
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| James Dean |
Then, women wanted to start dressing like men. And we have the following gorgeous examples of Farrah Fawcett, Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer, and modern day Halle Berry:
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| Farrah |
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| Cindy & Claudia |
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| Halle |
In 2001, after I finished college and was jobless in L.A., my aunt and uncle took pity on me. They called me up to offer me a generous, badly needed job at their clothing company, Grassroots, in Santa Monica, CA. That is when I cluelessly walked into what became an apprenticeship in the fashion industry and tee shirt world. The moment I started my first day in the warehouse making color swatch cards and answering phones, I was hooked. It has been a very long road, but now I am the owner of my own clothing company where the tee shirt tradition continues.
I love my tee shirt life and love the wonderful emails and messages that I've received over the past year from boutique owners and customers alike who have purchased a Boxie tee and fell in love too.
Let the tradition continue!
xo
Tracy - Boxie Tees
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