Manchester. When it comes to streetwear brands in the UK. Up north have been producing some gems. Some of these brands are “doing it, doing it, doing well” as hip hop legend LL Cool J said in his hit tune ‘doing it’. Let’s take a look at some of the top black-owned streetwear brands in Manny (Manchester) that are reppin’ their ends and spreading the culture.
Below is a small taster of 5 brands from Manchester that you may heard of, or may not of.
LEGENDE DE PARIS
Co-founders Leemarcus Martin and Jerome Mattis born in Manchester bring the inner city of Manchester to life with their premium clothing brand designed in the UK. Men’s streetwear clothing and accessories.
Legende de Paris started in September 2016 selling a range of caps, which quickly became a success. The rest you can say is history.
SAMPAIX
Fashion designer Jared Knight was brought up in Manchester to Jamaican parents. From a teenager he had a t-shirt business – Read his interview with Proper Mag The name Sampaix was inspired by a street named called Rue Lucien Sampaix in which Jared lived in Paris. The street reminds somewhere uptown in Soho, London.
Jared’s clothing I can only describe as futuristic modern streetwear.
CLINTS INC
Fashion designer Junior Clint only 23 years old Clints Inc is making waves right now in 2023. Junior Clint dropped his signature ‘CLINTS’ footwear design in 2020. And since then has been creating some really nice streetwear. Even the late Virgil Abloh has been spotted wearing Clints sneakers. Paying testimony to the talent of Junior. Clints AW23 October drop have some nice pieces. If you are able to get the password to their clothing site. Check them out.
FAR FROM HOME
Brothers Erik and Etienne Born in Angola and moved to Portugal, then to Manchester hence the brands name. The brand launched in 2020 according to hypebeast and there is not much across the internet, apart from their instagram page to show their designs. These guys are doing their thing on the down low which I respect. Take time and then arrive on the scene bigger than ever. I like their values. They wouldn’t want anyone to go broke wearing their clothes. Hopefully we will see alot from this brand going into 2024
SKITZO WORLDWIDE
Muli Simpasa, Skitzo Worldwide Owner founded in 2018 specialises in Denim jeans designs. Artists seen in their jeans Popcaarn. Muli focus on putting fabrics to together to produce these unique type denim wear is special sauce.
CLOSING
There are probably a lot more brands to discover in Manchester. Do you know of any? write a comment in the comments section to let us know The idea is to build up our knowledge of more black-owned streetwear brands throughout the UK. Check out more articles on streetwear.
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