AKINZ
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kinz was founded in 2005
in a studio apartment in
Houston, TX by Suzanne
Akin with the wings logo and the
accompanying motto, Find Your
Wings. The Akinz motto which
sometimes shows up in the t-shirt
designs and is the foundation of
the wings logo encourages men
and women to find the one thing
that motivates them to push life
to the limit and reach for the sky.
At that time, Akinz consisted only
of t-shirts and tank tops and was
sold out of the trunk of Suzanne’s
purple mini-cooper at wakeboarding events, bars, and wherever else
she struck up a conversation with
people that were interested in what
she was doing. Akinz then followed
Suzanne out to Colorado where the
colder weather inspired Suzanne to
start making hoodies and beanies.
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