23. Steve Nanino | Girl Dangerous & Kid Dangerous: Creating the Perfect Graphic Tee
Description
In this episode, Belle chats with Steve Nanino: Co-founder and owner of graphic t-shirt brands, Girl Dangerous and Kid Dangerous. The LA-based brands create unique prints for men, women and kids that feature zodiac signs, national parks, NASA and Nashville-inspired designs, to name a few. Their products are featured in retailers like REVOLVE, Free People, Anthropologie, Boot Barn, Tillys and REI. The Girl Dangerous brand is all about, "...curating collections through graphic art to support, motivate, inspire, and empower women."
Learn about about what goes into the perfect graphic tee, the ins and outs of running a t-shirt brand and the costs that go into making a product. Plus, how budding brands can attract the attention of big retailers and begin to to build relationships with them in the fashion business. We also talk about design exclusivity, wholesale vs direct-to-consumer, ecommerce, production, licensing, screen printing, trade shows, the challenges of running your own brand and business, the brand's work with the LAFH (LA Family Housing) non-profit organization, and so much more!
Girl Dangerous Website:
https://girldangerous.com/
Kid Dangerous Website:
https://www.kiddangerous.com/
FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM
Girl Dangerous | @girl.dangerousla
Kid Dangerous | @kiddangerous
Belle Barreiro Seiden | @bellebarreiroseiden
Flavor of Fashion @flavoroffashionpodcast
Connect with Steve on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-nanino-726a0444/
MENTIONED IN EPISODE
Girl Dangerous in REVOLVE
https://www.revolve.com/girl-dangerous/br/af15dd/
Girl Dangerous in Anthropologie
https://www.anthropologie.com/brands/girl-dangerous
Girl Dangerous in Free People
https://www.freepeople.com/brands/girl-dangerous/
Girl Dangerous in Boot Barn
https://www.bootbarn.com/search?q=girl+dangerous&lang=default
Girl Dangerous in Tillys
https://www.tillys.com/find/?q=girl+dangerous&lang=default
Girl Dangerous in REI
https://www.rei.com/b/girl-dangerous
Kid Dangerous in REI
https://www.rei.com/b/kid-dangerous
PRINTFUL
https://www.printful.com/
LAFH (LA Family Housing)
https://lafh.org/
Giving Back - Girl Dangerous x LAFH Impact
https://girldangerous.com/pages/giving-back
TRADE SHOWS
MAGIC | @magicfashionevents
https://www.magicfashionevents.com/en/home.html
PROJECT | @projectshow
https://www.projectfashionevents.com/en/home.html
COTERIE | @coterie_show
https://coteriefashionevents.com/
STEVE'S RECOMMENDATIONS
SOUTHERN & CENTRAL CALIFORNIA/LA SPOTS
Palm Springs
Santa Barbara
Solvang / Los Olivos
Silver Lake | Restaurant Rec: Night + Market (Thai Restaurant) | @ntmrkt
Sunset Junction
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