Built slow. On purpose.
I played football at Vanderbilt for four years. SEC ball, brutal academics, and a relentless pressure to grow as fast as possible. Work harder. Move faster. Get bigger. That was the only kind of growth I knew.
When I graduated in 2017, I moved to Orlando and became a graphic designer. Then 2020 hit. The world stopped. And somewhere in that stillness, I found a Monstera growing up a tree on the side of the road. I brought it home. I started taking care of it.
"When a new leaf finally came out, it felt like a big moment. I put in the time and it grew — slowly, quietly, on its own terms."
That plant taught me something football never did. Growth doesn't have to be loud. It doesn't have to be rushed. It just has to be tended to — consistently, intentionally, even when nothing seems to be happening.
I started looking for apparel that captured that feeling. Something I could wear that reflected what plants were teaching me about how to move through life. I couldn't find it. So I made it.
