The Beginning
An Idea Born in Northern Uganda.
Our Story
2007
A Simple Idea Became Something Bigger.
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.
2010
From Uganda to the Global Stage
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.
2017
KNOWN SUPPLY is Born
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.
Today
Putting People at the Heart of Fashion
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.
What We Believe
Connection Changes How
We Value Clothing.
Everyone matters
Every person deserves dignity, meaningful opportunity, and the freedom to pursue a better future.
Work should create possibility
A job is only the beginning. The goal is long-term stability, confidence, growth, and self-reliance.
It takes all of us
Makers, customers, brands, and partners each have a role in building a clothing industry that values people.
“When you take time to learn someone's story, it changes you.”
Kohl Crecelius
Co-Founder
The Most Human Brand
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An Idea Worth Spreading