Almost a year and a half ago, Colleen took me to a home just outside of Baltimore, Maryland to meet The Three Amigos. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Casey 1, Stevie, and Casey 2 Clark.

The Three Amigos are the best kept secret in the trim business. I don't mind sharing them with you, though. :)

For you non-garmentos out there, trim is anything added to garments that isn't *fabric* - think care labels, hangtags, and zipper pulls. The Three Amigos have built a quiet empire being the experts, and School House has had the great, great fortune of working with them since before we knew our asses from our elbows. I'm not sure why they took a liking to us that "Pizza Friday" at their place... why they took me under their wing, made 25 labels when I needed it, rush delivered way too many times, cared enough to take my phone calls when I was driving away from a great sales meeting. But I sure am grateful. I hope they continue to do what they do forever, not just for School House but for an industry that is becoming more and more Li & Fungized every day (if you haven't heard of Li & Fung, take a look... I'm pretty sure they own China.)

Long story short, when Colleen and I first visited their basement full of treasures, there were walls of trim boxes for Osh Kosh, Timberland, Under Armour, Bebe, etc. We were just starting out, one order in our hand from Duke and a dream to build a brand. Fifteen months later, we're well on our way... We have a box at The 3 Amigos.

xo from D.C.,
Rachel