Akinz in the News
06.21.2010
‘Bike to Work’ could see record
“Business owner Suzanne Akin isn’t letting the fact that she works from home stop her from participating in Bike to Work Day. Akin has pledged to deliver by bike orders to her online clothing and accessories website, www.akinz.com, on Wednesday.”
Read the rest at The Coloradoan
06.15.2010
Creative ideas for Bike to Work Week in Fort Collins
“More than 50 breakfast stations will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 23, throughout Fort Collins to support the thousands of cyclists expected to be commuting for Bike to Work Day.”
Read what other creative ideas the Coloradoan shared.
06.08.2010
Buy a Bike to Work Day shirt to support the Bike Co-op (and local business)!
“Local clothing company Akinz has created a special Bike to Work Day t-shirt that is available for purchase online ($22) and if you buy one between now and June 23rd, Akinz will be donating $2 of each Bike To Work Day t-shirt sale to the Fort Collins Bike Co-op!!”
Read what else the Fort Collins Bike Co-op has to say.
06.07.2010
Local clothing company will raise money for Bike Co-op on Bike To Work Day!
“Fort Collins residents who place an order on Akinz.com between now and June 23rd will have the option to choose “By Bike” as their shipping method, and representative of Akinz will deliver their order via bike on Bike To Work Day!”
Read about the rest of our event on the Examiner.com.
01.20.2010
FROM TALL TEES TO HOODIE DRESSES
“Where did the tall tee style come from? This hipster phenomenon seems to be moving at warp speed from hip hop circles to ski culture. Back in the 90’s the typical tall tee wearer was probably young, urban and likely to be listening to hip-hop. Rather than shrinking in popularity the oversized t-shirts have only been getting bigger – and longer.”
See the full article at Shredbetties.com
12.31.2009
An Akinz Way of Life
“Founded in 2005, Akinz apparel began out of Texas by Suzanne Akin and kept growing as she moved to Colorado. With a wakeboarding and snowboarding focus, this smaller apparel company has found it’s own wings with their designs that are created in-house. Their motto is “find your wings” based upon finding something that moves and pushes you to reach for the sky…which is exactly what Akinz continues to do.”
See the full article at Shayboarder.com
03.19.2009
Once again, Shredbetties.com throws us some props! Shred Betties features our Verushka beanie on their Beanie Thursday series.
07.18.2008
Shred Betties saw our Shake Your Tail Feather tee and fell in love! They featured us in their article, 15 Tanks for Summer.
2006
A columnist for Houston’s Envy magazine spotted our Fidel hats back in 2006 and thought they were noteworthy. Here, Envy talks about local hat designers, including Akinz.
