How to Start a Clothing Line (and Make 7 Figures a Year)

Updated: February 16th, 2024

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  • Marcus Harvey is the founder & owner of the Portland Gear.

  • He started a page on Instagram by the name of @portland page in 2013 out of his love for Portland. Marcus slowly managed to build a community of Portlanders and thought of leveraging this audience base.

  • He had a background in garment design & branding and decided to launch his brand Portland Gear on Black Friday of 2014.

  • The brand has now been established as a retail clothing store offering quality menswear items & accessories.

  • Marcus wants to create products and experiences that people actually want to use and share in order to foster a sense of community in this amazing city of Portland.

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