Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Fashion companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Fashion industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top North Carolina Fashion Startups
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House of Blueberry
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House of Blueberry is a digital fashion house in the metaverse.
Swap.com
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Swap.com leads the low-priced online pre-owned clothing consignment segment in the U.S. due to its unique deep neural network AI.
TangerOutlets
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At Tanger, we’re committed to bringing you the ultimate shopping experience.
House Account
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House Account is a mobile app that connects shoppers to independent apparel, home, and jewelry boutiques.
APJeT
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APJeT is a plasma technology company that focuses on textile finishing.
Printful
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Printful is a print-on-demand drop shipping and fulfillment company that helps people turn their ideas into brands and products.
Made Trade
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The best online store for exceptionally designed, ethical and sustainable goods.
Kitsbow Cycling Apparel
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Kitsbow makes premium cycling and outdoor apparel here in the U.S.A. in a wide range of sizes to ensure a perfect fit.
Fish Hippie
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Fish Hippie creates fine outdoor clothing apparel, specialty gear, and lifestyle accessories and more.
Lolly Wolly Doodle
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LWD works together as a team and as a family, driven by a shared set of CORE VALUES.
Vishion
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Vishion is a color search engine, planning tool and resource to find home specialists to advise on DIY projects
Ollie Gray
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Ollie Gray is a direct-to-consumer maternity clothing brand.
Shopagon
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Shopagon is a Visual intelligence for real-time retail personalization.
Peter Millar
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PeterMillar.com for luxury menswear, womenswear, outerwear, button downs, shoes, accessories, and performance apparel.
Fleet Feet, Incorporated
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Fleet Feet is a retail company that provides sports shoes and fitness accessories.
Sister Girl Collection
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Sister Girl Collection provides children’s literature, Sister Girl apparel, Sister Girl children’s home furnishings, and educational tools.
Hanesbrands Inc.
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Hanesbrands Inc. is a manufacturer of several clothing brands including Hanes, Champion, Playtex
Luxury Shoe Club
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Luxury Shoe Club is a retail company that offers luxury shoes, sneakers, and boots to its consumers.
Purveyour
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Purveyour connects users to independent clothing boutiques in Los Angeles via its unique search tool that populates a list of local shops.
Ponybox Clothing
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Ponybox Clothing’s mission is to create a convenient and affordable way for women to discover self-expression through clothing.
Velocitor Solutions
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Leading software development firm specializing in the design, development and deployment of mobile and wireless software solutions.
Rack Room Shoes
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Rack Room Shoes Fashionable footwear for the entire family.
Descalza
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Descalza is a handcrafted, made to measure, clothing brand .
Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Company
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Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Company is a shoe manufacturing company specializing in shoes for worker’s safety.
Elevate Textiles
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Elevate Textiles offers fabric and textile solutions and products.
The Cato Corporation
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The Cato Corporation (Cato) is a women’s fashion specialty retailer.
Venturing Lifestyle Designs
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Venturing Lifestyle Designs is a consumer company that manufactures women apparel specializing in clothing for outdoor adventures.
Sock and Accessory Brands Global
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Sock and Accessory Brands Global is a manufacturer and distributor of hoisery and accessory designs.
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
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Pepsi Bottling Ventures is a brand of manufacturing, selling, and distributing some recognized consumer brands.
Fun Mom Band
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Fun Mom Band is an accessories company that makes stuff for moms.
SHOE SHOW, INC.
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Shoe Show, Inc. is an American footwear retailer
Brand Fuel
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We help you captivate your customers and employees through memorable promotional products and brand eXperiences.
XGO
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XGO is an apparel company specializes in performance and flame retardant clothes, flame retardant thermals, and accessories.
Diamonds Direct
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Diamonds Direct is an independent jewelry company that serves primarily luxury-oriented bridal customers.
Outdoor Equipped
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Outdoor Equipped is a specialty outdoor apparel and footwear retailer.
Anthem Athletics
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Anthem Athletics is an apparel company that provides equipment for functional training, mixed martial arts, and other combat sports.
Marie Oliver
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Marie Oliver is a women’s lifestyle clothing brand that designs and sells women’s apparel and masks.
Shield Republic
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Shield Republic is an e-commerce platform for fashion, apparel and merchandise products.
Bonworth
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BonWorth in many respects is a True American Story – how enterprise, vision and courage made the story of building of an iconic brand.
Up-On 3
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Up-On 3 offers fashionable men and women styles, including our patent-pending belt-built shorts.
Ideal Fastener
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Ideal Fastener is a manufacturing company that offers a complete portfolio of zipper solutions to its diverse clientele.
Anson Belt & Buckle
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Anson Belt & Buckle is a provider of micro-adjustable hole-less belt firm.
SizeStream
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Size Stream is a leader in 3D body scanning technology.
Fairwaystyles
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FairwayStyles is a online retailer of stylish golf apparel for men, and women.
Guilford Performance Textiles
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Guilford Performance Textiles is a textiles company providing athletic apparel and footwear.
Wildlife Collections
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Wildlife Collections is a wild products retailer.
High Cotton
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High Cotton offers handcrafted cotton bow ties, neckties, pocket squares, cummerbunds, and accessories for men and boys.
Custom Patch Hats
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Custom Patch Hats provides customized design, manufacturing, production, and retail services of a variety of patch hats and caps.
Shop National
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Shop National provides classically style clothing, sleepwear, loungewear, shoes and accessories for woman of all ages.
First Uniform
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First Uniform is a fashion and clothing for healthcare professionals providing clothing which should be comfortable and durable.
Cone Mills
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Cone Mills is the leading supplier of denim fabrics to top denim apparel brands.
O’Mara
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O’Mara is a filament yarns, including recycled polyester and multi-colored heathers manufacturer.
American Welding & Gas
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American Welding & Gas is a retail company that offers welding equipment, filler metals, and apparel.
M.J. Soffe
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M.J. Soffe is a designer and manufacturer of an active-wear for men, juniors, and children.
Bailey’s Fine Jewelry
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Bailey’s Fine Jewelry is a retail company providing fine jewelry products.
Royce Too
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Royce Too is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of branded socks and legwear made of natural and synthetic fibers.
IQ Brands
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IQ Brands is a leading designer and distributor of fashion casual and athletic socks.
3WISHES
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3WISHES.COM is an online lingerie and costumes company.
Feelgoodz
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Feelgoodz works with villages and artisans around the globe.
Pardon My Fro
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Pardon My Fro offers lifestyle brands of clothing, accessories, and chic home decor crafted specifically for woman.
SoulKu
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SoulKu offers meaningful gemstone jewelry to celebrate all of life’s seasons and occasions.
Metal Arts Group
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Metal Arts Group offers a unique selection of artist-designed jewelry and proudly handcrafted.
Buffalo Jackson Trading Company
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Buffalo Jackson Trading Company provides online leather goods and apparel for men and women.
Evolution In Design
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Evolution In Design is an online and offline shop that provides clothing for men.
Morris Costumes
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Morris Costumes is a digital store that offers a wide range of accessories, decors, masks, wigs, party supplies, adult and child costumes.
Carolina Hosiery
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Carolina Hosiery is a textile company that designs and manufactures premier fabrics products.
Gem-Dandy Accessories
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Gem-Dandy Accessories is a retail company that offers a variety of belts, wallets, suspenders, and western-style accessories.
AFG Distribution
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AFG Distribution is an online store that sells a wide range of tapestries, clothing, incense burners, vaporizers, and smoking accessories.
Girl Tribe
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Girl Tribe is an e-commerce platform that provides women’s fashion apparel and other accessories.
ASP Nation
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ASP Nation is a one-stop shop for everything softball from apparel to equipment they have covered.
Schneider Mills
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Schneider Mills specializes in the mass production of textile products and includes spinning, weaving, processing and apparel manufacturing.
Girls ‘Round Here LLC
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Simply Southern Badge Reel, Simply Southern Id Holder, Simply Southern Lanyard With Id Holder, Simply Southern Lanyard
Lebo’s
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Lebo’s offers western boots and apparel, dance apparel, casual shoes, and work boots & shoes for women, men, and children.
Reborn Clothing Co.
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Reborn Clothing Co. is a retail company which will transform your garments that have too much nostalgic value.
Raleigh Denim Workshop
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Raleigh Denim Workshop is an online apparel and fashion store.
Carolina Made
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Carolina Made is an ecommerce webstite that sells a variety of sportswear, bags, apparels, gloves, masks, and accessories.
Bennett Uniform Mfg
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Bennett Uniform Mfg is a custom apparel manufacturer specializing in monogram clothing items and designing special attire for businesses.
Hot Chillys
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Hot Chillys is an online seller of base layers and winter accessories.
Tiltworks
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Tiltworks excels at creating engaging decorated apparel for some of the best-known brands on the planet.
Hair Color Xperts
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Hair Color Xperts brings you a team of creative, professional hairstylists dedicated to meeting your unique hair-care needs.
Morrison Smith Jewelers
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Morrison Smith Jewelers is a fashion designer that sells earrings, bracelets, engagement rings, necklaces, and fashion rings.
Unifour Finishers
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Unifour Finishers is a textile and fabric manufacturing company.
Hornwood
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Hornwood manufactures and distributes warp and circular knitted fabrics for a wide range of markets.
MAXIM
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MAXIM provides RFID solutions, price tickets, and heat transfer labels.
Jenni Earle
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Jenni Earle is an online marketplace that offers clothing and fashion accessories.
Acme-McCrary
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Acme-McCrary is a design company that offers market research, fashion forecasting, and design services.
Chicastic LLC
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Corsets, Evening Bags, Shoes & Scarves – E-Commerce, Wholesale & Retail
Bermuda Sands Apparel
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Bermuda Sands Apparel delivers outstanding craftsmanship and superior Lifestyle Apparel at unrivaled value.
Phalanx Athletics
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Phalanx Athletics is a seller of apparel, rash guards, fight shorts, and socks.
The Sock Factory
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The Sock Factory is an online portal that sells and manufactures athletic performance goods, dresses, compression, and outdoor socks.
Sansha
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Sansha is an e-store that provides a diverse selection of dancewear and dance shoes across the globe.
Boxer and Brief
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Boxer and Brief is a clothing boutique that provides men’s underwear, swimwear and accessories.
TS Designs, Inc.
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Our mission is to build a sustainable company that simultaneously looks after the People, the Planet, and Profits.
K. Bell
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K. Bell is an apparel & fashion company providing socks.
GoldToeMoretz LLC
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GoldToeMoretz LLC manufactures athletic, casual, dress, extended, support, and fashion socks.
South Fork Industries
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South Fork Industries specializes in the fashion industry with a range of dyeing and finishing services for various business sectors.
In Blue Handmade
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In Blue Handmade is a manufacturing company that produces customized handmade leather and waxed canvas bags.
