6 DTLA MAKEOVER: THE STITCH DOCTOR BY KERI FREEMAN
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Not everyone can walk through an airport and be looked upon the same way as if they were on the runway, with most compliments flooding towards their carry-on luggage sets. Yet, this is precisely the case for those traveling with Tote&Carry bags, designed by Tony “Stitch Doctor” Dennis.
Tote&Carry luggage is TSAapproved to carry onto any flight! They are easy to clean with sensational style, and they have long caught the attention of celebrities across the nation, including the Queen of Gifts, Ms. Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey just chose Tote&Carry’s Apollo 1 Duffel Bag as one of her favorite gifts for 2021! “We actually got to see Oprah hold our bag as we spoke to her over Zoom. Truth be told, I got teary! It was my dream, Tote&Carry, being recognized by Oprah Winfrey!” said Dennis. Fresh from the pages of Oprah Daily, the gifts kept coming, soon BET would reach out to congratulate Stitch for making their Official Best Gift Choice for 2021. The brand attracted the attention of big names in entertainment before, T.I, Jamie Foxx, Wesley Matthews, Dion Sanders, Shaquille O’Neal, Vivica Fox, Missy Elliot, and Jalen Hurts, to name a few; however, now every day would attract someone new.
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On his way to becoming one of the world’s top designers, Dennis now lives, works, and plays in Downtown Los Angeles. Dennis had come a long way from his humble beginnings in 1992 as the creator of the popular “No Names” brand t-shirt. Back in those days, black streetwear designers like Karl Kani and Maurice Malone, with their Afro-centric design ideas incorporated into the clothing, ruled the urban fashion scene. Those were the days when Dennis first discovered his creative talents could keep him and his young family flourishing during the coldest winter months of Buffalo, New York. On the back of each “No Name” t-shirt was a statement that read as follows, “History tells us our ancestors were kidnapped from the Motherland and brought to this land with no justice, no liberty, no common language, no possessions, and no respect and NO Names.
Also, on the back of each t-shirt was the brand’s label. Dennis was busy sewing each label onto every t-shirt when a few visiting friends discovered his unlikely talent. They jokingly told Dennis he, “sewed like a doctor,” hence the name, “The Stitch Doctor,” was born.
