E137. The "La Ropa" Creators Know More Than You Think They Do

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

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🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Jimbo Williams and Aristotle Sanchez are the founders and creators of La Ropa, one of the most popular streetwear brands in the US. They sit down with Bridget to tell their story, from an art collective in Toronto, to couch surfing in New York, to the Great American Road Trip that brought them to LA. They describe operating a business while they were homeless, their lack of a Plan B, their endless ambition, and the their vision for the future of the company. They cover what older people get wrong about their generation, their desire to stay independent, how they learned to prioritize, the art of the hustle, Ralph Lauren, American stereotypes, the value of taking martial arts as children, breaking the 4th wall of fashion, and why La Ropa is always going to be an illustration of their lives.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Walk-In's Welcome with me, Bridget Pettasy, on Podcast One, where
0:06.1	everyone is welcome.
0:08.6	This is Walk-In's Welcome with Bridget Pettasy, I'm Bridget Pettasy, and you are welcome.
0:26.0	You know the drill, please subscribe, rate, comment, share, reach out, tell your friends,
0:30.8	send smoke signals, whatever.
0:32.5	We love your feedback and we want to hear from you.
0:35.3	This week on the podcast, I'm excited to welcome Jimbo Williams and Aristotle Sanchez,
0:41.5	the founders and creative force behind La Ropa.
0:45.7	As complex recently wrote, La Ropa is currently without exaggeration, one of the most popular
0:51.5	and happening streetwear brands not only in Los Angeles, but in the United States of America.
0:57.7	People like Bella Hadid, Young Thug, Jay-Z, Post Malone, Jake Paul, and all kinds of other
1:04.5	celebrities are wearing their hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and their trademark clothes that
1:09.6	say pussy-build strong bones.
1:12.8	They are just too young, Gen Z hustlers after my heart.
1:18.8	All right, I am with Jimbo and Aristotle, the geniuses behind La Ropa.
1:25.8	Exactly.
1:26.8	I feel like genius is appropriate.
1:28.8	Same.
1:29.8	Perfect.
1:30.8	Perfect.
1:31.8	I didn't want to start off and make you guys uncomfortable, but I feel like you lean
1:37.6	into that.
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