A New Future For Fashion
Nearly two decades in the making...
Fashion Empowering makers
We exist to reimagine the fashion industry in a way that puts people first — celebrating the makers responsible for crafting our garments and using clothing as a tool to connect people across the globe.
The Beginning...
2007
Without knowing it, a small group of college students set out to re-write the fashion industry and pioneer a new model for socially-minded business when they traveled to Uganda to teach a group of women to crochet and start the brand Krochet Kids intl.
The Business of Social Impct
2010
In the subsequent years, this small economic development program that started to aid a war-torn community was producing products sold in high-end retailers like Nordstrom, and the story traveled far to grace magazines as well as nationally televised commercials.
A Refined Vision
2017
With a decade of experience creating fashion-forward social impact businesses, two of the "Krochet Kids" stepped out to create a new kind of fashion brand that would include everyone to help empower garment makers.
A Platform For Collective Impact
TODAY
•KNOWN SUPPLY is much more than a fashion brand. We continue the fight against disposable (aka "fast") fashion by introducing customers to the people who make their clothes, and we help others join the ethical fashion movement through the creation of sustainable custom merchandise.
Kohl's TedX Talk
Mindset
Collaboration First
KNOWN SUPPLY is laser focused on using collaboration to expedite positive change in fashion. We work closely with shoppers, retailers, and businesses across a wide array of industries to help resource them with ethically-made clothing they can be proud of.
Mission
Prioritizing The Planet
We recognize the negative climate implications of clothing manufacturing and seek to minimize our own impact at every turn. We believe sustainability is a human issue as well, since it impacts us all.
The Most Human Brand.™