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/

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Connect with Steve on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-nanino-726a0444/

MENTIONED IN EPISODE

https://www.revolve.com/girl-dangerous/br/af15dd/

https://www.anthropologie.com/brands/girl-dangerous

https://www.freepeople.com/brands/girl-dangerous/

https://www.bootbarn.com/search?q=girl+dangerous&lang=default

https://www.tillys.com/find/?q=girl+dangerous&lang=default

https://www.rei.com/b/girl-dangerous

https://www.rei.com/b/kid-dangerous

https://www.printful.com/

https://lafh.org/

https://girldangerous.com/pages/giving-back

TRADE SHOWS

https://www.magicfashionevents.com/en/home.html

https://www.projectfashionevents.com/en/home.html

https://coteriefashionevents.com/

STEVE'S RECOMMENDATIONS

SOUTHERN & CENTRAL CALIFORNIA/LA SPOTS