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Printed in Ohio

08/18/2011

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how our shirts are printed by hand. We take a lot of pride in the fact that our shirts are made in America and screened right here in Ohio, Cleveland to be exact. We go the extra mile and pay close attention to detail by removing the factory tags, printing our own neck tags and sewing hem tags onto the bottom of every shirt. In these photos you’ll see our new Devoted tee and the ladies version of our Columbus Bicentennial shirt in production.

Vintage O.H.I.O shirt being printed by hand.

State of Devotion Neck Tags

Columbus Bicentennial shirt being printed.

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First Pop-up Store

07/31/2011

Our first pop-up store at a great event called the Grandview Hop. We set up right next to Matt the Millers on Grandview Avenue. Had a great time, lots of interested people too. You could tell the buzz was growing, a lot of it due to our exposure in Columbus Alive.

First Pop-up Store

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Accessories

07/15/2011

One of the hobbies my dad partakes in when he’s not restoring vintage motorcycles or gas pumps is sewing. Here’s a shot of him at his industrial sewing machine working to turn duck canvas into hand bags. He only works on them when it’s raining or snowing so expect these State of Devotion totes to be short runs!

What you do after retiring from fighting fire for nearly 40 years...

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Handmade Hang Tags

07/06/2011

Earlier this summer we got a great opportunity to do a wholesale run of State of Devotion shirts for Universitees in Columbus. They were gracious enough to pick up all of our initial designs to hang in their store. To prep for it I had to make a bunch of custom hang tags by hand.

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First Orders Shipping Out

06/17/2011

A shot of some of our first orders. Shirts are boxed up and ready to ship.

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Most Famous Ohioan You’ve Never Heard Of

06/16/2011

W.A. Dwiggins

Few will recognize the name W.A. Dwiggins unless perhaps you’ve taken a CCAD typography class. Even fewer were around during his lifetime but it’s safe to say we’ve all seen his work one way or another. Dwiggins was an Ohio artist in the early 20th century credited with coining the phrase ‘graphic designer’. He was a master type designer studying under Frederick Goudy in Chicago – you might know that guy from Goudy Stout and Copperplate – especially if you’re a graphic designer. The artist, born in Martinsville, Ohio and raised in Cambridge, moved to Massachusetts in 1905 where he spent the next 50 years as a well-known book illustrator and font designer. Dwiggins left Ohio over 100 years ago and time has all but erased his name from our local, collective memory. To reverse this injustice of character, New England-based biographer and artist Bruce Kennett travelled to Ohio to give an illustrated talk on Ohio’s forgotten son. The event took place Monday, June 20th in Cambridge.

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Behind the Scenes Video Featuring State Your Cause

06/16/2011

Aaron shot and edited this sick behind the scenes video of our Summer ’11 collection photo shoot. He laid the whole thing down to a track from Columbus’ own State Your Cause − these guys are the real deal. Big thanks to the band for letting us use their song.