Tagged: clothing

October 6, 2015 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

September 27, 2015 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

September 4, 2015 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

July 14, 2015 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 16, 2015 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

May 1, 2015 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

April 7, 2015 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

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

March 26, 2015 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

March 23, 2015 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

March 13, 2015 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

October 2, 2014 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

September 30, 2014 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

August 28, 2014 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

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

June 15, 2014 @ 10:34 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

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

April 28, 2014 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

November 22, 2013 @ 9:12 am By Charles Luzar  |  

How does one go about raising over $50,000 on Kickstarter for blue shoelaces? The answer has a lot to do with the man behind the Bluelace Project, Jake Bronstein. The former Road Rules cast member and FHM editor is now the founder of a clothing company… Read More

November 15, 2013 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding in Birmingham, Alabama, Finn Apparel, a new clothing startup  has designed a line of unique apparel.  The campaigns original goal of raising $14,800 has been surpassed standing over $30,000. The campaign benefited by their selection by Kickstarter as the “project of the day” raising their profile… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 8:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

JJ O’Brien is making apparel for a “life less ordinary” and he is self-crowdfunding his fascinating design using Crowdhoster by Crowdtilt. This former finance guy who has a Stanford MBA,  just wanted a cool costume for burning man (of course) and has turned this need… Read More

October 29, 2013 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

What a difference a few weeks have made in the STANTT crowdfunding campaign.  The apparel / tech startup launched a crowdfunding campaign in August this year which closed just short of their goal.  The concept was unique then – just as it is today. The… Read More

October 17, 2013 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

In a video produced by Silicon Real (who do great work by the way), UK based Tribesports share their experience with crowdfunding on Kickstarter.  Tribesports, which we first covered this past August, ran an enormously successful campaign raising £119,458 on a goal of just £30,000…. Read More