TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Gabriel Santos loves the 813.<\/p>\n
No, like seriously adores this area. <\/p>\n
“Tampa Bay has been everything to me,” he says. <\/p>\n
WATCH: Engrained Apparel at Tampa’s Sparkman Wharf stylishly celebrates local love<\/p>\n
Engrained Apparel at Tampa’s Sparkman Wharf stylishly celebrates local love<\/p>\n
In fact, the Tampa Catholic and USF grad crushes on his hometown so hard, he launched a clothing brand, Engrained Apparel, that now has a brick-and-mortar store at downtown Tampa’s Sparkman Wharf.<\/p>\n
Shirts are emblazoned with “TAMPA BAY MADE.” Local colleges and pro teams are represented in cool, offbeat ways.<\/p>\n
“This is different than what’s out there currently,” he says. <\/p>\n
This husband and father is following a dream that started early, when he would design his own T-shirts and shoes. <\/p>\n
His wife Tiffany encouraged him to embrace his talent and his civic pride. He started small, selling his clothes at area farmers’ markets.<\/p>\n
“Without those farmers markets, I would not be where I’m at right now,” he says. “The community has really shown up for me.”<\/p>\n
Adding to the hyperlocal flair, Gabriel has his T-shirts printed at a company in Lutz.<\/p>\n
For more on Engrained Apparel, go here.<\/a><\/p>\n
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