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M. Anthony Designs
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M. Anthony Designs
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The M. Anthony Designs idea was founded in 2019 by M. Anthony. However, the idea for the M. Anthony Designs brand was birthed in thought in 2012 while reflecting back on 7th grade.
I guess you could say that M. Anthony owes gratitude to a friend named Cheryl that bugged the heck out of him for the last year and a half of elementary school to take Home Ed with her in 7th grade. After being pushed and pushed he took the class with her. That friend and that class...Who would have known?
As stated because of that experience M. Anthony, even years later, was inspired to give the vision of creating a fashion company a try. However, he didn't want to be just another designer. He wanted to be different you know, have a twist to his brand. M. Anthony wanted attractive fashions, but also wanted his brand to do more than just be worn. This is when the idea of having fashion that was associated with a message came into play.
The apparel with a message. Success cannot come from just wearing clothing with a message attached to them. However, the idea of bringing people from all walks of life and backgrounds together to work towards a common goal to succeed because of the vision behind the clothing could help.
Therefore, it is believed by M. Anthony the vision of clothing with a message could be a good way to bridge gaps, promote better decision making, to learn from others, to teach others, and to do what’s morally right for them and ourselves for a better future.
MA and 80/20
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The MA and G.A.N.G.S. logos after years of thought and consideration took a pretty good chunk of time to create. First was the MA logo which represents the M. Anthony Designs brand. M. Anthony knew he wanted a logo that would stand out and look a little different than others. So after long consideration the 3 stars, M, and upside down A was created. However, after its inception M. Anthony wanted to be able to separate from all other designers and create a different and separate logo under the M. Anthony brand. This logo would have to represent a message for people. This is when the creation of G.A.N.G.S. which is an acronym for "Generating A New Gateway for Success" came under the M. Anthony Designs brand. The apparel with a message.
After the birth of Generating A New Gateway For Success (G.A.N.G.S.) the apparel with a message was created there was still something missing. That’s when 80/20 with the MA logo between the numbers was added to the logo. The thought process was that one’s life would be divided into 2 parts. 80% would be the responsibility of the individual, who must want to unlock their true potential, apply all effort, and be committed to taking control of their own destiny. The other 20% would represent the resources around an individual available to take advantage of that would impact their life and growth. It is thought that if an individual is willing to give their total 80% combined with the other 20% it would make 100% of what is needed to succeed. This final creation of the Generating A New Gateway For Success 80/20 was now complete and under the M. Anthony umbrella to share.
Which bring us to what makes up the logos; Why are there 13 people in the logo? Why are there 3 stars? Why is the letter A upside down? Some things are better left to the creator to reveal. I’m sure some day when M. Anthony is asked he will be willing to give the answers to these questions.