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Dishing on Design with Valerie Mayen of Yellowcake

Skidding across fresh, bright black and white tile, a very exuberant 6 month husky jumped up excitedly to greet me at the door of Yellowcake, recently renovated and expanded Gordon Square boutique. Owner and Cleveland designer Valerie Mayen was quick to follow. “Mango! Get down!”

“Sorry! She gets very excited!”

Inside Yellowcake lives colorful, custom mod women’s coats, dresses and skirts, and the beginnings of a mens line including crisp ties and jackets. All of her designs crafted right here in Cleveland, Ohio, Mayen has had her roots in the city since November of 2011. Continue Reading »

Disciple Clothing interview

Disciple Clothing interview

Jeff spoke to one of our clients, Lauren at Disciple Clothing, and asked some questions about her experience running an apparel company. Here are her responses, enjoy! Can you tell our readers about Disciple, how it started? Disciple started with a vision to bring faith based designs into mainstream fashion. What are you working on… Continue Reading »

Textile Republic interview

Textile Republic interview

We recently had a chance to talk with one of our clients, Textile Republic, about their business and their experience with web design. We thought you might like to read their responses… Tell us about the history of Textile Republic and how it was started? The concept came about from Kim’s merchandise development experience. She… Continue Reading »


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