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| Shana & Brandon co-designers for Republic of the Soul |
After much deliberation Republic of the Soul is making a huge leap of faith and moving into Retail, and Online...
How it all began...
Shana Showers (formerly Shana Gibson) developed the line over 6 years ago as a line to showcase with her womens collections. Republic of the Soul started out as just a mens line with a few edgy tee shirt designs. Since that point, demand for the line has grown and Shana has kept it as a purely boutique mens line. Only sold to her wholesale boutique customers. Enter Brandon...
Brandon and Shana started dating over 3 years ago and last year got married. Brandon (an avid drummer, and guitarist) immediately fell in love with the line and started wearing the tees as part of his everyday attire. He continued to push Shana to make Republic of the soul a line that is more accessible to everyone. Not just found in boutiques, but available online and in Shana's local store.
Reluctantly Shana placed a few items in her store and quickly sold out, even before Brandon could swing by and pick out the items he wanted. So the venture is born. Shana and Brandon decided to move forward and launch Republic of the Soul online and in the store.
What Republic of the Soul is all about...
Republic of the Soul was started after noticing that the options for mens tee shirts were either over printed tacky shirts, or boxy standard tees. ROTS (republic of the soul) offers vintage feeling prewashed tees that you will want to live in, contrast stitch thermals, burnout vintage washed tees, and super soft hoodies. Adding to the mix is an entire collection of womens designs, with the same great look and feel. Sterling silver jewelry, belt buckles, vintage boots, and unique treasures round out this dynamic collection that is full of soul.
