ABOUT
<SKINNY Corporate Version>
MINTED SUPPLY is a fashion brand that examines the values imposed on us by society. We subvert symbols of wealth and the practices of the fashion industry to encourage consumers to question what they’re told and decide what’s truly valuable for themselves
Every garment we create is hand-printed or hand-crafted, then individually numbered upon purchase, making each piece unique.
For the sake of artistic integrity and to promote sustainability, production for each design is extremely limited. Purchasing one of our pieces is not just a wardrobe upgrade; it is an investment in art that inspires change and accrues value over time.
<The real story BEHIND THE BRAND from the words of the artist>
(read if you have patience and really want to understand us)
Growing up in the Boston area as the son of a Portuguese immigrant, I was taught three very important lessons:
Stay connected to your roots, and use them to see the world through multiple perspectives and empathize with others.
Be unique - think for yourself, never follow the crowd, and always feel free to express your individuality from your beliefs to the clothes you wear.
Create value - although money doesn't buy happiness and is a totally human construct, learning how to use it can help you achieve happiness and help others prosper.
As I grew older and began to notice how influential social media and capitalism have become, especially in how it influences what we wear, I realized that most fashion brands just want you to blindly buy into the status and lifestyle that supposedly comes from wearing their product. For me, this is just plain wrong - why should anyone sell a message that more often than not guides people away from thinking for themselves and being happy? Where is the value in that?
This realization led me on a journey to find a way to encourage people to see the world from a new perspective and offer real value through my artwork, which continues through my brand, MINTED SUPPLY. With every collection, I seek to create garments that not only look cool, but also tell stories that subvert symbols of wealth and the practices of the fashion industry to challenge people to determine for themselves what really matters.
Nathan Domingos
founder / designer / artist
hamster dad
the origin of our name
“MINTED” - ADJ: having a lot of money; rich. (British) (slang); ADJ: flavored or seasoned with mint; ADJ: having been produced at a mint; V: make (a coin) by stamping metal; V: to create for the first time
“SUPPLY” - V: make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide; N: a stock of a resource from which a person or place can be provided with the necessary amount of that resource.
THUS
“MINTED SUPPLY” - N: a source of limited-production objects embedded with value and made accessible by the individual with ultimate authority, the creator