{"id":8813,"date":"2017-02-23T17:50:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=8813"},"modified":"2017-02-23T17:50:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:50:48","slug":"jsu-student-javier-high-uses-hbcus-as-a-muse-for-clothing-line-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2017\/02\/23\/jsu-student-javier-high-uses-hbcus-as-a-muse-for-clothing-line-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"JSU student Javier High uses HBCUs as a muse for clothing line [GALLERY]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Historically Fresh\u2019s business team. Photo: Javier High<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chelsey Jones
\n<\/strong>Staff Writer\/MC486<\/em><\/p>\n

Javier High, a young entrepreneur at Jackson State University, wants to make historically black colleges and universities \u201chistorically fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n

High, a senior business management major from Chicago, Ill., is the co-founder of Historically Fresh, a clothing line that pays homage to his love for historically black colleges \u201cI feel that HBCUs are the center point for everything great in today\u2019s society whether it\u2019s fashion, education, or music,\u201d said High.<\/p>\n

High started Historically Fresh with Bari Yakubu, an artist he met during his first week of school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe clothing line started when me and my friend Bari were in the library brainstorming ideas on a universal symbol for all HBCUs,\u201d High said. \u201cThe following semester we ordered a sample batch to show and the school went crazy over them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Historically Fresh clothing line is barely a year old but has already become extremely popular on the JSU campus. Several students can be seen on social media wearing colorful t-shirts with HBCU or Historically Fresh printed across the front.<\/p>\n

Even though Historically Fresh has been successful, High still faces the struggles that come with owning a business.<\/p>\n

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Miss JSU wearing Historically Fresh. Photo: Javier High<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cSome struggles that have come up since officially launching are learning our customers and which market to specifically cater to,\u201d he said. \u201cAlso, the logistics behind ordering shirts from a local business and getting them to the beloved customers is also hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historically Fresh offers shirts with prices ranging from $21 to $49. High stated that his number one inspiration for making affordable and fashionable clothing came from thrift stores. His other inspirations are FUBU and Billionaire Boys Club, two clothing lines created by black men.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrift stores have a lot of variety and colors at cheap prices but very unique pieces to pull ideas from and I\u2019ve always been attracted to that,\u201d High said. \u201cOther inspirations are Daymond John, the founder of FUBU, and Pharrell Williams, the founder of Billionaire Boys Club. Their branding is flawless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historically Fresh is currently only available to buy online but High wants to start doing pop-up shops. He is also interested in one day opening a store on the JSU campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want an official store right here on Jackson State\u2019s campus just to say that a great brand started here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

High\u2019s advice to anyone wanting to start their own business is to not be afraid to take risks and to not let an idea sit around for too long.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have a great idea, act on it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The official website for Historically Fresh is HistoricallyFresh.com. The brand came be found on Instagram as @HistoricallyFresh and on Twitter as @Hstlfrsh.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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