ELEMENT AND VIBE was founded in 2016 by Aisha Taylor. Married to her lover and best friend, Aisha is the mom of two boys and is an avid believer in all things interesting, fair, and true.
The story behind ELEMENT AND VIBE began with an emotion all too familiar among people deeply affected by the endless murders of unarmed black men and women; an emotion fueled by pain, fear, anger, and sadness. At the hands of police officers and vigilantes in America, these common murders have become too common. And they often walk free, unscathed. Alive and free.
The death of Trayvon Martin in 2012 shook Aisha to her core. Unsure if the feeling was due to fear for the lives of her boys, her husband. Anger that this young mans life was cut short due to ignorance. Pain for his mom. All of it. Just all of it. Fast-forward to 2016, Aisha was on vacation in Destin, Florida and while on the balcony, scrolling through social media, she sees a video emerge of a man being pinned down by two police officers and soon after, he is shot to death at point blank range. His name was Alton Sterling. This. This put her emotions into gear.
She began looking for a shirt that encompassed everything that she was feeling. She couldn't find one, she created her own; FREEDOM. Due to printing requirements, she had to print at least 12. People started asking about the shirt and extra was on-hand, she began to sell them. She then began to create additional designs. The orders and requests began to pour in. ELEMENT AND VIBE is now selling message-based t-shirts all over the world.
THIS IS OUR STORY.
Thank you for your support.
The story behind ELEMENT AND VIBE began with an emotion all too familiar among people deeply affected by the endless murders of unarmed black men and women; an emotion fueled by pain, fear, anger, and sadness. At the hands of police officers and vigilantes in America, these common murders have become too common. And they often walk free, unscathed. Alive and free.
The death of Trayvon Martin in 2012 shook Aisha to her core. Unsure if the feeling was due to fear for the lives of her boys, her husband. Anger that this young mans life was cut short due to ignorance. Pain for his mom. All of it. Just all of it. Fast-forward to 2016, Aisha was on vacation in Destin, Florida and while on the balcony, scrolling through social media, she sees a video emerge of a man being pinned down by two police officers and soon after, he is shot to death at point blank range. His name was Alton Sterling. This. This put her emotions into gear.
She began looking for a shirt that encompassed everything that she was feeling. She couldn't find one, she created her own; FREEDOM. Due to printing requirements, she had to print at least 12. People started asking about the shirt and extra was on-hand, she began to sell them. She then began to create additional designs. The orders and requests began to pour in. ELEMENT AND VIBE is now selling message-based t-shirts all over the world.
THIS IS OUR STORY.
Thank you for your support.