I love skateboarding because it’s both sport and art. I express myself through skateboarding and part of that expression is what I wear. Fashion can get a bum rap as being superficial.
Can wearing fashionable clothes make you a better athlete? Maybe or maybe not, but it can make you a more comfortable athlete. Truth is that materials that move with you and magically gets rid of sweat are good things.
One such good thing is a local company – Solana Beach based
GRACEDBYGRIT. Started and run by two active women who wanted high performing and flattering workout gear. I love and admire
girls who make things happen so I had to find out more about GRACEDBYGRIT. I asked Sarah Anderson, Sales Coordinator, of
GRACEDBYGRIT some questions.
SF: I read that you hope women who wear GRACEDBYGRIT
are inspired to feel confident and motivated to be active.
What role do you think confidence and motivation play in
being a successful athlete?
When you feel confident about how you look, you perform better. You get that extra bit of motivation to take your sport to the next
level. GRACEDBYGRIT wants you to look and feel your best while you do yoga, skateboard, run or stand up paddle.
SF: You use fine Italian fabrics why – what are the advantages? Do you design all your clothes in Solana Beach? Are they made locally too?
GRACEDBYGRIT uses Italian fabric because this particular fabric is the only one we found that satisfies our needs for a high performance fabric. We needed something that felt luxurious, looked amazing and flattered women.
All of our clothes are designed in Solana Beach and manufactured locally in National City an easy 20 minutes away from our GRACEDBYGRIT office and flagship store.
SF: You can literally just wash & dry with other clothes?
Yes. All GRACEDBYGRIT apparel can be washed in your regular washing machine with your regular clothing.
SF: You sponsor events – I met you because of your generous donation to EXPOSURE Skate how do people find out what you’re supporting and is Family Yoga a staple event at your headquarters?
GRACEDBYGRIT sponsors yoga every Sunday and offers free run
clubs three other days of the week. The Events Tab has a complete listing.
SF: I see you list adventures – how can I convince you to add skateboarding to the Land options? Not just competitive skateboarding but skateboarding for stress relief and exercise. It really is rolling yoga plus cardio and there’s so many different styles from cruiser board to longboarding to vert skating etc. Have to ask because I 100% believe that more girls skateboard when they see stylish girls skateboarding – so I want to see girls skateboarding on your site.
Consider it added. GRACEDBYGRIT loves all sports; especially the gritty ones.
SF: You have a motivational hashtag #sweatyourstory – where and how can people share their stories with you?
Social media outlets like instagram and Facebook are fabulous ways to share. A picture that shows how each GRACEDBYGRIT gritty customer sweats their story helps build the brand message. We love
women of all shapes and sizes that do anything gritty.
We also have a blog for when women are willing to share deeper
what #sweatyourstory means to them. Feel free to contact us
at [email protected] to share on our blog.
SF: Shopping for your product – I’m lucky to live near Solana Beach how else and where else can people find your clothes? When buying online do you ship internationally?
GRACEDBYGRIT has online store that is the easiest way to purchase if you don’t live in San Diego. We also host trunk shows around
the country and you can find those locations on our website on the events page.
GRACEDBYGRIT always looks for gritty girls to host shows!
We are working to grow our international presence over the next year!
Thank you so much Sarah. I really hope readers check GRACEDBYGRIT out and then tag #SWEATyourSTORY and me so the inspiration can just continue to grow! It would be so rad if a skating fashionista out there had a GRACEDBYGRIT trunk show!!!
XOXO
skatingfashionista