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Clothing Web Site Lets America Decide Next Season's FashionHave you ever had a great idea for a T-shirt, maybe a funny slogan or a clever catch phrase? If you have and just didn't know what to do with it, a Houston college student may have the answer.
Tyler Brockington, a senior entrepreneurial and management student at the University of Houston turned to the Internet to market his clothing creations. Now, he wants others to join in.
"I want to cater to the people fresh out of school, who know what's hot in the world," Engines of Elk founder Tyler Brockington told Houston television station KPRC.
Brockington, 22, is already taking advantage of his college education by pairing it up with his fondness for fashion. What started as a class project turned into an online outlet for the company's founder and other budding fashion designers.
The founder said his business, which is targeted toward a younger consumer market and people interested in fashion design, hopes to fuel individuality among potential would-be designers.
"I want it to be college, high school-age kids who are going to want to buy this. They want to buy something they've seen or that they've actually designed," Brockington said. "We just want to fuel you being an individual."
Brockington said design ideas are submitted via the company's Web site from amateur fashionistas around the world. Design consultants
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