Tagged: clothing

DSTLD at $9.5 Million as First Step in Reg A+ Offering Nears Close

DSTLD, a direct to consumer premium denim company, has quickly climbed the ladder of investor interest as it “Tests the Water” (TTW) as part of a possible Regulation A+ equity crowdfunding round.  Crowdfund Insider wrote about DSTLD last week, and since that time the company… Read More

DSTLD Premium Denim Now Over $7.7 Million in Investor Interest on SeedInvest

SeedInvest is one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms that is leveraging recent rules created under the JOBS Act of 2012.  DSTLD (pronounced distilled), a “digitally focused” premium denim company, has quickly attracted over $7.3 million $7.7 million in investor interest under Reg A+.  As… Read More

Creator of BauBax Travel Jacket Opens Up About Kickstarter Campaign: “I Knew We Had a Great Idea”

Fresh off the closing of the widely popular BauBax Travel Jacket Kickstarter campaign, the creator of the already famous jacket, Hiral Sanghavi, sat down with CNN Money to discuss the crowdfunding campaign and the creation of the fashion accessory. The BauBax Travel Jacket is equipped with 15 features that… Read More

Crowdfunding Mailbox: Wear Clothing & Lose Weight, Bevel Turns Your Smartphone Into a 3D Camera & Helix Wearable Bluetooth Headphones

Burn 500 to 1000 calories each day just by wearing your clothes? This sounds simply too good to be true, but this next crowdfunding campaign has convinced over 2000 backers they have discovered the Holy Grail of weight loss. Thin Ice insoles and clothing “tricks”… Read More

UK Cyclist Apparel Startup LUMO Overfunds on Crowdcube

LUMO, a UK-based cyclist apparel startup, has successfully overfunded during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company surfaced on the platform last month with a mission to raise 200,000 so that it can start expanding globally. The company notably designs jackets and bags for cyclists… Read More

Crowdfunding Mailbox: Fizzics Makes Bottled Beer Taste Like Draft, Classic Bow Ties, & Think Jerky is Better Jerky from Famous Chefs

Beer geeks rejoice. Now you can have draft caliber beer straight from the bottle courtesy of this next crowdfunding campaign.  Someone has taken a solid education and put it to good use by matching technology to bring better beer to the home. Crowdfunding on Indiegogo,… Read More

Motorcycle Clothing Line Arc-On Launches Crowdcube Initiative For New Gloves

Earlier this month, established British motorcycle clothing company, Arc-On, took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £65,000 to continue the development of its new gloves. The company was launched by Ian Gillett to design and manufacture top quality motorcycle clothing. Its description reads: “[Arc-On is] an established,… Read More

ABC’s The View Showcases Indiegogo Campaign Organizer & Nonprofit Fashion Organization RUNWAY OF DREAMS

ABC’s THE VIEW is featuring today a Runway of Dreams fashion show in which differently-abled kids and teens model adaptive versions of popular fashions. The nonprofit organization recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds that will enable the organization to create the modified product samples needed to further… Read More

Denied by Shark Tank, Hip Chixs Takes Premium Jeans for Women to Kickstarter

The co-founders of Hip Chixs recently visited the “Sharks” of Shark Tank to pitch an investment in their company that has developed a line of premium denim jeans that “highlights a women’s natural body”.   On Shark Tank Hip Chixs founders asked for a $150,000 investment… Read More

Aerie Teams Up With Kickstarter Alum Yellowberry For Limited-Edition Tween Bra Collection

Intimate apparel line Aerie announced today that it has joined force with tween intimate brand Yellowberry to launch a limited-edition collaborative bra collection for girls 11-15 called Aerie for Yellowberry. Yellowberry is a start-up created by 19-year-old entrepreneur Megan Grassell for preteen girls. Grassell took to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with a… Read More

Miami University Students Launch Kickstarter For Space Technology Jacket; Captures Nearly $240,000

Earlier this month, three college students from Miami University (of Ohio) launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for their  one-of-a-kind winter jacket using insulation from NASA and used in space suits, Lukla Endeavor jacket. The winter apparel is considered the thinnest, warmest and most breathable… Read More

buddingSTEM Creator Shares Details About Science-Inspired Girl Clothing & Kickstarter Campaign With GeekWire

On Wednesday (March 11th), Seattle mothers Jennifer Muhm and Malorie Catchpole took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for their new all-girl clothing line, buddingSTEM. buddingSTEM is notably unique because it is a complete line of girls’ clothes celebrating science, space, dinosaurs, and basically helps to drop the… Read More

Crowdfunding Mailbox: Tobacco Motorwear, Pantelligent, & Wrap Makes Your Desk Surface Dry-Erasable

I continue to be amazed and awed by the creativity and innovation exemplified by crowdfunding campaigns and the creators that launch them.  Crowdfunding has become a catalyst for young businesses and startups that are seeking not only capital but market validation.  This week for the… Read More

San Francisco Startup Launches Kickstarter Campaign For New Magnetic Shoelace Closures

Tying your shoes just got even easier! San Francisco resident Ryan Wien and his team took to Kickstarter on Tuesday (September 30th) with a crowdfunding campaign for their new creator, the Zubits. Seeking only $29,000, the project is close to reaching that goal in just… Read More

The Dandy Lab Launches Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign For Clothing Company; Scores £16,000 First Day

On Monday (September 29th), The Dandy Lab launched its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to transform its physical retail space into a store of the future. The project is to revolutionizing retailing with hyper-personalized, immersive shopping experiences, so that customers can discover, learn, shop and share in an environment… Read More

Mizzen+Main, Originally Crowdfunded on Kickstarter, Closes on $1.2 million in Seed Round for Menswear Company

Mizzen+Main, a shirtmaker and haberdasher, ran a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter that raised just over $54,000 this past March on a $15,000 goal.  Today the company has announced the closing of $1.2 million in Series A funding. The investment round is led by former Astor… Read More

Greendaddy Sets New Dutch Crowdfunding Record While Securing $331,707 For Bamboo-Based Clothing

Kudos to Greendaddy for setting a new Dutch crowdfunding record! The European-based e-commerce retail formula in basic clothing and household textiles based on bamboo, has reached its crowdfunding goal of $331,707 with the help of 407 Symbid investors for the 14% equity offered. The self-financed company was founded… Read More

UK Fashion Label Rupert & Buckley Seeks £100,000 from Seedrs Campaign

Moving forward with its expansion plans, upmarket student fashion label Rupert & Buckley is seeking to raise £100,000 during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Based in the UK, the company stands for “quality products, long lasting quality, clothing that represents what it is to… Read More

Crowdfunding Mailbox: My Dream RPG, Energy DNA, OSCAR Portable LED Screen & Timesulin

We have four great crowdfunding campaigns this week to share.  Before I get on with sharing these projects, I want to remind everyone of a video of Slava Rubin talking about crowdfunding tactics when he presented at Disrupt last year.  It is a crowdfunding rule… Read More

Crowdfunding Mailbox: EcoFashion at Laene, Y.En NanoTechnology Skin Care & Cynaps Hearing Restoration

For this weeks Crowdfunding Mailbox we have three very interesting crowdfunding campaigns.  FLUX Seamless Fashion, Y.En Nanotechnology skin care and the Cynaps Enhance Hearing Restoration Project. Flux Seemless Fashion is from Laene Scandinvia in Los Angeles.  Designers Annette Cantagallo and  Heidi Helavirta both grew up… Read More

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