February 9, 2025

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Envy Fits & Trend expands in Appleton

Envy Fits & Trend expands in Appleton

Envy Fits & Trend expands in Appleton

This summertime streetwear outfits keep Envy Suits and Manner expanded into a greater spot at the Fox River Mall in Appleton.

“We market city apparel,” co-operator Philip Bennett stated. “We go to demonstrates to see what’s trending for that season and if it’s popping, we provide it to Appleton,” Philip stated.

Envy Fits and Vogue carries brand names these as BAPE, Born Fly, Hustle Gang, Jordan Craig, Lacoste, Le Tigre and Staple, amongst some others. All of these makes incorporate factors of Hip Hop, sportswear, punk, Japanese road style, Californian surf and New York Town skateboarding culture, and haute couture translated into a design and style of everyday outfits.

“We just commenced women’s clothing a couple of months ago,” co-owner Bennet claimed.

The new outfits keep is located on the first floor of Fox River Mall close to Journeys. In addition to clothing, Envy Suits and Manner also sells footwear and add-ons.

“We just want to get an urban selection out there for persons to opt for from. A great deal of people today believe we’re country below but which is not the situation. Men and women in this article wear almost everything,” co-proprietor Steve Bennett reported.

Envy Matches and Fashion, which opened October 2017, is a household-run procedure among twin brothers Philip and Steve Bennett and their cousin, Avery Brown. The shop also grew to become a common purchasing destination for Environmentally friendly Bay Packers gamers. Envy Suits and Trend also has an offshoot location in downtown Racine, which opened previous slide. 

Envy Matches and Fashion’s assortment features designs for pre-teens to those in their early 30’s. This is not the brothers’ 1st streetwear venture. Steve explained he and his brother have been dabbling in streetwear for nearly 20 a long time. When the brothers have been younger, they owned a clothes retailer in Racine referred to as Hip Hop Connections, from 2002 to 2004.

“I was youthful, even now in the street and that wasn’t my principal precedence back again then,” Philip reported.

Phillip Bennet and wife Heidi, owners of The Cozzy Corner.

However, the developing housing their past keep was torn down and the brothers by no means discovered a new site. Then, Philip uncovered himself in trouble with the law. 

At age 14, he was arrested and charged for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. This kicked off his journey by the legal justice method. Soon after serving a number of sentences amongst the ages of 14 and 28, Philip resolved to go to college for machinery. 

“I understood that line of perform was great pay back and with me currently being a felon it was simpler to get a occupation,” he mentioned. 

For 10 decades, Philip worked at Neenah Foundry, a provider for numerous of the world’s primary production firms. Later on, he decided to grow to be a entire-time entrepreneur. Philip also manages The Cozzy Corner, the award-successful downtown soul food items restaurant in Appleton, and the Fox River Mall barber shop Legends Cuts and Kinds, the place he also cuts hair. 

“I’m normally functioning,” he mentioned.

Steve hopes to display some others that there are other methods to make income outside of promoting medicine or executing criminal offense. He would like Envy Matches and Style to encourage more people to turn into their very own manager. Steve also would like to see the franchise broaden.

“I just want for us to be relevant and have diverse locations in diverse metropolitan areas,” he claimed.