10.22.2016

Adventuring With Fin First + An Interview

 
After spying the pretty designs over at Fin First quite awhile ago I pretty much fell in love. SO I decided it was finally time for me to tell you about them, their amazing products and the brand in general.  I mean, who can pass up mermaids and surfboards? Not us, that's for sure. Especially since we hope to end up living by the beach in a few years. We're landlocked mermaids and landlocked beach bums but these shirts bring a little bit of the beach to us! Not to mention that they are oh so comfy! Like seriously comfy. And they were the perfect outfit choices for our recent trip to Presque Isle at Lake Erie.

Bella is and always has been completely obsessed and entranced by mermaids, don't know where she might have picked that up from (lol, yep I'm obsessed as well) so she chose the toddler sized "Sunny" the mermaid raglan! She would wear it most days I'm sure if I let her, it's perfect for spring and autumn, and you can even throw a cute cardigan on with it when it gets even chillier to keep wearing it longer! Yay!
 
 
I chose the "Winnie" printed "Let's Be Adventurous" raglan, because you know how adventuring with my loves is one of my favorite things to do, and also because I wanted a matching raglan with Bella and my hubby. Look how cute those surfboards are, stacked up on the top of that old Winnebago RV in the illustration!

My hubby wanted to rep and rock the Fin First logo so he chose the Fin First Logo Raglan, and because Myrtle Beach South Carolina is (hopefully) our future home, and goodness gracious do I have to say that it looks exceptionally good on him. Alllll the heart eyes for him and that shirt... and him in that shirt. :)

We are so obsessed as a family with Fin First that we decided it would be fun to do a little interview with the owners, artists, photographers and family behind the brand so we could all get to know them a little bit better. Interviews with shop owners are one of my favorites because it give a little glimpse into the behind the scenes and what they're all about!

 

HI ALLISON, JASON & FIN, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR SHOP, FIN FIRST?
Well, Jason and I wanted to start a kid's t-shirt line for years. As a photographer and an artist we figured we were quite the dream team of creativity so we began our research. We wanted kids to have cool, colorful, one of a kind, hand drawn graphic tees and we wanted them to be perfect, we wanted them to stand out, and we wanted them to represent OUR life. We work hard and play hard, we love to be outdoors, we love music, we have a deep adoration for the ocean and we have acquired an addiction to traveling over the years… and our designs are sketched from all of those things. We want to capture a very particular lifestyle through our company, so we base it on our daily life, that way we will always have ideas flowing and we can never be duplicated. We feel so many people share our simple way of life that they truly love our products, that they get our vibe. We’ve proudly grown from a kid’s only brand into a family friendly (from babies to grandparents) staple in many closets locally, around the country and even internationally, and that humbles us like you wouldn’t believe.

WHAT WAS/IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND YOUR BRAND?
Easy! Our red headed, free bird son Fin is the inspiration. When Fin was born we knew two things, we wanted to show him the world and we wanted his very first birthday to start off with a bang, a t-shirt line in his name. We launched on his birthday (May 14, 2013) with 14 hand drawn designs. 

WHEN DID YOU FIRST BECOME INTERESTED IN AND START CREATING APPAREL?
Probably in college. Graphic design classes that encouraged clothing concepts were always a favorite.

WERE YOU SELF TAUGHT?
100% self taught, in all we do! We are always learning, trying to perfect every little inch of what we do.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST MOMENT AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER?
I think one of our proudest moments would have to be our very first international order, it was from Japan. Our first wholesale order was a pretty big deal to us as well.

WHICH PRODUCT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE (SO FAR) TO CREATE?
Ahhhhh…..this is tough. We’ve had handmade quilts and leggings made from our design material in the past, those are still at the top of the list as favorites for sure.

 
Fin First offers way more shirt styles than just raglans though, they offer tees, regular tanks, long sleeve shirts, hoodies, onesies, scoop neck tees and flowy racerback tanks! They also offer tote bags, caps, prints, koozies, baby blankets, dog bandanas, and even a  coloring book! So many great items and gift ideas!
 
Are you as excited about Fin First after reading that cool little interview as we are? I'm even more excited to offer a discount code to Fin First, 25% off the entire Fin First collection, so anything you want to purchase is 25% off when you buy using this code! Christmas is coming up (isn't it crazy how fast this year has gone by) and I think these shirts would for sure make for the most perfect stocking stuffers for the entire family, and perfect for gifting to friends and extended family as well! Make sure to enter the code THEJOYFULTRIBE25 when checking out to get the discount! Happy Weekend!
 
 

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