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Sharknits Manufacturing™

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North American custom apparel factory
MOQ 25 | Design + manufacture + market
3-4 week turnaround | Worldwide
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Before FUBU. Before Phat Farm. Before Sean John — there was Karl Kani. 🦈 16 years old in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Teased for how he dressed. So he designed his own clothes, had them sewn by a local tailor, and sold them from the trunk of his car. Every morning he asked himself: "Can I do it? Can I become the Ralph Lauren of the streets?" He turned that question into his name. He invented the baggy jean because nobody made jeans that fit his people. Moved to LA. Got robbed of everything. Came back through mail order. Partnered with Cross Colours, carried 65% of their sales — then bought his name back and launched his own empire with $500K. Tupac, Biggie, Aaliyah wore it. Macy's gave him his own department next to Polo. Black Enterprise named him Company of the Year. The lesson: own your name, design for the overlooked, and never wait for permission. 👉 DM "START" — MOQ 25, 3–4 week turnaround, shipped worldwide. Your trunk era starts here. What brand should we break down next? 👇 #KarlKani #FromTheTrunk #StreetwearHistory #GodfatherOfUrbanFashion #HipHopFashion #90sFashion #BlackOwnedBusiness #ClothingBrandOwner #StartAClothingBrand #StreetwearBrand #ApparelManufacturer #FashionHistory #UrbanFashion #Tupac #Biggie #StreetwearDaily Karl Kani smiling in a yellow Karl Kani beanie and sweatshirt, leaning on a chain-link fence. Text: he sold jeans from his car trunk at 16 — Karl Kani, the Godfather of Urban Fashion. taken in Orange County, California by @sharknitsmfg
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LRG was the uniform of streetwear. Then it vanished. 🦈 Two friends in Orange County turned a tree logo into an empire — skate parks, music videos, every mall in America. Then they chased every door. When the malls died, they had nowhere left to go. The lesson: sell direct. Own your customer. Limited runs. 👉 DM “START” — MOQ 25, 3–4 week turnaround, shipped worldwide. What brand should we break down next? 👇 #LRG #StreetwearHistory #SkateCulture #90sStreetwear #ClothingBrandOwner StreetwearBrand StartAClothingBrand FashionHistory UrbanFashion OrangeCounty HipHopFashion ApparelManufacturer ClothingManufacturer BrandStorytelling StreetwearDaily Ludacris with an afro wearing a colorful graphic streetwear t-shirt in the 2000s. Yellow headline: LRG was doing $175M a year. Off a tree logo. taken in Orange County, California by @sharknitsmfg
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The Embroidery Masterpiece! Proudly showcasing our recent work and we can't take our eyes off of the intricately detailed embroidery work. Yeah we have the knack! Establish your clothing brand with us today! 🧮 All colors & Sizes available! Fabric: Low shrinkage fleece, with white contrast tape, DTM ribs and polyester drawchords. Global Shipping via DHL 🌍 ✈️📦 🛒To place your order: (1) DM us at Instagram @sharknitsmfg (2) WhatsApp: Link in Bio by @sharknitsmfg
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FROM THE TRUNK — EP.03: WALKER WEAR Before streetwear had a name, April Walker had a tailor shop. 1987, Brooklyn: at 21 she opened Fashion In Effect — inspired by Dapper Dan, and by a father who managed jazz artists. Walker Wear grew out of it. Her heavy-denim Rough and Rugged suit was the proof of concept. The WW XXL Athletic mark became one of her bestsellers. And the artists came to her — Tupac, Biggie, Aaliyah, Queen Latifah, Run-DMC, Wu-Tang, Snoop, LL Cool J. Many call her "the first woman in streetwear" (WWD). She hid from the spotlight in the 90s — then walked away at the peak. Walker Wear paused but never truly stopped — work continued behind closed doors. Next year marks her 40th year in fashion; most recently, Walker Wear × Reebok. 2026: educator, author, still building. The WW still means something — because the woman behind it never stopped. Who did Walker Wear best? 👇 #FromTheTrunk #WalkerWear #AprilWalker #StreetwearHistory #HipHopFashion taken in Brooklyn, New York by @sharknitsmfg
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Velour tracksuit, worn by Zee. Design visualization. What is on it: Deep burgundy velour zip jacket, black rib collar, cuffs and hem. Metal zip. Tonal piping in the sleeve seams. Sharknits logo embroidered on the left chest. Sharknits logo embroidered large across the upper back. Matching wide leg velour pants, tonal piping down the outseam. Woven Sharknits label on the back pocket. Black tank under the jacket. Two close frames show the chest embroidery and the piping. The same kit is in every frame. Design visualization, not a photographed sample. No claim on fibre, weight or fit. Want this made? DM "VELOUR" and tell us the item. We make clothing for brands in the US. #velour #tracksuit #velourset #clothingmanufacturer #sampling A woman in a deep burgundy velour tracksuit walking toward the camera between the concrete columns of a parking deck at night, hands in her pockets, the wet floor reflecting the light. taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @sharknitsmfg
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Before Kani was a king, he needed a kingdom. 🦈 In 1989, Carl Jones and TJ Walker launched Cross Colours in Los Angeles with a radical idea: "Clothing Without Prejudice." At the height of gang violence, they printed Pan-African red, black and green across everything — unity you could wear. They studied the streets like scientists. Kids were a size 30 wearing size 36, belted and sagging — so Jones and Walker designed baggy on purpose. Oversized cuts that fit the street exactly as it dressed. Then the power move: Karl Kani partnered with Cross Colours, and his line carried 65% of their $97M in sales. The student became the engine. One Fresh Prince episode later, the whole country went crazy. Will Smith, TLC, Aaliyah, Tupac, Snoop — everybody. Cross Colours became the first Black-owned label to hit $100M, and department stores opened floor space for urban fashion for the first time ever. The trend cycle turned and the machine stalled. But heritage compounds — a 2019 museum retrospective, a Nordstrom pop-up, and Bruno Mars and Cardi B closing the Grammys in Cross Colours style. The lesson: stand for something. The message IS the marketing. 🚗 EP. 02 of FROM THE TRUNK — the series continues. DM "START" — MOQ 25, 3–4 week turnaround, shipped worldwide. What brand should we break down next? 👇 #CrossColours #ClothingWithoutPrejudice #FromTheTrunk #StreetwearHistory #HipHopFashion #90sFashion #ClothingBrandOwner #StartAClothingBrand #StreetwearBrand #ApparelManufacturer #BlackOwnedBusiness #FreshPrince Cross Colours 1990s campaign photo: model with raised fists in a Cross Colours jacket and painted jeans, Pan-African red black and green backdrop. Text: Before Kani was a king, he needed a kingdom — Cross Colours, Clothing Without Prejudice. taken in Los Angeles, California by @sharknitsmfg
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89 years. 136 world champions. One gym in Brooklyn. 🦈🥊 Gleason’s Gym built legends from nothing — Ali, Tyson, Durán, LaMotta all came through these doors. Two Best Picture winners were filmed inside its walls. “Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” That’s the creed we manufacture by. Sharknits is a cut-and-sew clothing manufacturer making custom boxing robes, custom boxing gloves, and full custom fightwear — designed, manufactured, and shipped worldwide from the USA. Your brand could be next. STITCHED BY SHARKNITS. 🥊 DM “START” to launch your line ✅ Low MOQ — starting at 25 pieces ✅ 3–4 week turnaround ✅ Custom everything: robes, gloves, shorts, streetwear 👇 Tag a fighter, a coach, or a brand owner who lives by the creed. #GleasonsGym #BrooklynBoxing #BoxingCulture #FightCulture #BoxingTraining BoxingLife BoxingHistory CustomBoxingGear BoxingRobes BoxingGloves CutAndSew ClothingManufacturer StreetwearManufacturer MadeInUSA Resilience Sharknits Faceless boxer in a black satin robe with red trim walking down a dark tunnel toward light. Text: The gym that built legends. Gleason's Gym x Sharknits. taken in Gleason's Gym by @sharknitsmfg
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POV: you ordered ONE sample… and the plug pulled up with the whole drop. 🦈 3 colorways unlocked. Trunk full. Count the cash. This is what a real manufacturer looks like — cut-and-sew varsity jackets, made in the USA, from first sample to full bulk order. “I know what you want, you know I got it.” 🎶 DM “MERCH” — MOQ 25, 3–4 week turnaround, shipped worldwide. 👇 Tag a brand owner who needs a real plug. #ClothingManufacturer #StreetwearManufacturer #CutAndSew #VarsityJacket #MadeInUSA ClothingBrandOwner StartAClothingBrand StreetwearBrand ApparelManufacturer ClothingVendor SampleToBulk FashionManufacturer 90sAesthetic StreetwearDaily SmallBusinessOwner taken in Queens, New York by @sharknitsmfg
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The plug has plug! 🦈 Varsity jacket. Wool body, contrast leather-look sleeves, ribbed collar, cuffs and hem, snap front, chenille-ready chest panel. Want yours made? Send us a DM. We make clothing for brands in the US. Design visualization. #plug #streetwear #clothingmanufacturer #privatelabel #brandowners taken in Queens, New York by @sharknitsmfg
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How clothing gets made, from design to box. The six steps: Thread matched to your colors Panels cut to your pattern Panels stitched together Logo embroidered or printed Measured against your size chart Wrapped, boxed and shipped Want yours made? DM “SAMPLE” and tell us the item. We make clothing for brands in the US. #clothingmanufacturer #streetwearbrand #howitsmade #embroidery taken in Times Square New York City by @sharknitsmfg
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They were doing $350M+ a year. Then FUBU disappeared. 🦈 Four friends from Queens built the biggest streetwear brand on the planet — LL Cool J, Nas, Busta Rhymes, *NSYNC… everybody wore it. Then they scaled too fast, flooded every store, and the cool died. The lesson: drop small. Sell out. Reorder. That's how winners build now. 👉 DM "START" and we'll build your brand the right way — MOQ 25, 3–4 week turnaround, shipped worldwide. What brand should we break down next? 👇 #FUBU #StreetwearHistory #HipHopCulture #90sHipHop #BlackOwnedBusiness #ClothingBrandOwner #StreetwearBrand #StartAClothingBrand #FashionHistory #UrbanFashion #QueensNY #HipHopFashion #ApparelManufacturer #ClothingManufacturer #BrandStorytelling #ForUsByUs Vintage FUBU advertisement of LL Cool J wearing a red FUBU sweatshirt and cap at a mixing board. Bold yellow text reads: FUBU WAS DOING $350M+ A YEAR taken in Queens, New York by @sharknitsmfg
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GRID Technical Set — built as a cut-and-sew concept for techwear and gorpcore brands in the US. Charcoal ripstop shell that beads water on contact. Reflective piping sewn directly into the seam, so it’s only visible under flash. Punched mesh vent under the arm for airflow. Coated zip tape with an open coil for durability without a full waterproof seal. Welt chest pockets, zipped cargo pockets, adjustable cuff + hem. This is a sampling piece — not for sale, not tested. If you’re a brand or designer looking for custom technical apparel with low MOQ, DM “GRID” and tell us what you want made. What detail would you adjust first — the cuff or the pocket construction? #ripstop #reflectivepiping #cutandsew #clothingmanufacturer #sampling taken in Los Angeles, California by @sharknitsmfg
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