PORTLAND, Oregon — A popular Portland t-shirt company that sells social justice apparel is branching out.
Mimi's Fresh Tees held the grand opening Saturday of its first brick and mortar location. It's in Old Town Portland at 123 Northwest Second Avenue.
“People want to be face to face and want to meet the maker so I feel like this is a good opportunity for me to be here” said owner Kamelah Adams.
Adams company has been around since 2018, selling t-shirts and other clothing with social messages on them online.
The journey to this point has been challenging at times. Last summer, after she appeared on television to talk about the clothing someone sent her a letter with laced with racial slurs and death threats.
“I can’t put that behind me because it seems like it's always lurking somewhere around the corner," Adams said. "But I have a strong community behind me they’re all banding together to support me."
Mimi’s Fresh Tees has also forged a partnership with the Portland Thorns. The company won a $25,000 grant when the team won the NWSL fall series. At the Thorns' last home match they wore the company's pride Love Over Hate shirts in pregame warmups.
You can shop in person in Old Town with curbside delivery or online at the Mimi’s Fresh Tees website. They specialize in apparel with messages of ending racism, celebrating pride and advocating for women's rights.