A weekly community driven conversation that focuses on The Canvas' community of companies, brands and partners working towards a more mindful and transparent world.
In light of recent and current events, The Canvas highlights the work of the people behind two of its black-owned businesses to speak about their personal life, experiences and business.
Listen, learn and educate.
Johana Supreme and Kwaku Boateng Agyemang, BrownMill Company
BrownMill Company is an innovative lifestyle brand of luxury clothing touted as a combination of bespoke tailoring and street wear. All of BrownMill Company's clothes are produced using recycled textile material driven by a strategy called Urban Upcycling. Pieces of salvaged material are incorporated into every design, creating entirely new garments crafted to perfection. The style is further motivated by its ties to the community and to the urban backdrop in which it began, drawing heavily from the black and brown cultural experience in America. The clothing and accessories produced by this company range from hats and tops to outerwear and pants.
Each customer receives a custom product, individual in its own right, just as BrownMill Company stands as a unique clothing brand in an industry of imitators. By allowing their cultural background as Black Americans, in addition to familiar high-end brands like vintage Ralph Lauren, and Savile Row Tailoring, to inform their clothing style, BrownMill Company strives to bridge the gap between streetwear and high fashion. Sustainability is a pillar of BrownMill Company's business and life practices.
Marcus Hicks, Founder, SDN Brooklyn
SDN is a Brooklyn-based clothing company focusing on sustainability, forward design and a commitment to progressive causes. They strive to use organic and sustainable textiles as well as local and fair labor.
SDN works with Doctors Without Borders by donating a portion of the proceeds of our EXTRA SHADY baseball cap. They also donate to New Alternatives, an organization assisting homeless LGBTQ, from the sales of our Ona Judge Wrap Dresses. SDN aims to "do" fashion differently. To make a difference, be responsible and foster community.
