Derek Mcewan, 48, originally from Glasgow, has decided to launch his own clothing brand, 176 clothing, with the support of his girlfriend Gill and those closest to him.
A Glasgow man is living the dream after he launched his very own ‘Scottish banter’ clothing brand.
Derek Mcewan, who now lives in Bathgate, decided to launch the brand, 176 clothing, with the support of his girlfriend Gill.
Despite still being in its infancy, the brand has been able to boast Scottish celebs such as Tam Cowan among their customers. The 48-year-old says a number of his designs were inspired from his time living in Glasgow
I have always been interested in designing my own clothes ever since I started going clubbing in the 90’s.
I was motivated through making my own t-shirts as I continued to get older and was still getting a lot of compliments on them.
But it was around two summers ago when the stars aligned to give me some free time and the inspiration to chase the dream. I was stood down on a job and had a week to myself in an Airbnb on Lewis.
This was when I decided to research opening my own website.”
176 clothing was birthed with Derek keen to try to create a unique, and profane, Scottish banter clothing brand. He said his motivation was to design bold, provocative items which would act as ‘conversation starters.’
I wanted to make something that is high quality but also stands out. What I’ve enjoyed most is the satisfaction of seeing someone wearing one of my t-shirts/hoodies. Guys in the pub wearing a B****g or an a******e t-shirt in the pub makes me smile.
The most challenging obstacle for me so far has been the social media game because at the moment it’s all online. Generating posts and getting interaction with my posts as well as driving traffic to the website is a work in progress but I’m learning all the time.
I’ve had ok success so far and I’ve had a few celebrities who have worn them like Tam Cowan, Gordon Dalziel and Weegie hink a that. I would love for this to become my full time job at some point.
Check out the website here
www.176clothing.com
Thanks Dex
