At last, we understand. Below on this page you can read what the guys over at Triumvir have to say about Cakedout. And go to Cakedout.com to hear what Vincent & Mikey (Triumvir design team / interns) have to say about transitioning from assisting Triumvir to becoming the creative brains behind Cakedout. I’ll also drop you in some fresh images from their latest collection. Witty, pop-culture, fun, enjoyable and accessible fashion / streetwear. Big props to the Triumvir boys and girls and now in their own right…the Cakedout peoples.

“How did Cakedout come to be? Why was it created and by who? Well it’s time we answered these questions. Cakedout was conceived back in late 2007 with the first collection of tees dropped at the beginning of 2008. This project sprang from the mother of all invention, necessity. Due to the maturing of our first brand, Triumvir, it was brought up by the younger crew members that they missed and still wanted fun and more colorful designs. At that point for Triumvir, gone were the pop culture parodies, the sneaker inspired color ways and youthful mischief. After kicking this point around we decided why not take those elements and build a brand around it. After all isn’t that what we do anyways?! We took the lessons from the battles of Triumvir and forged Cakedout. Why are we telling you this now? Why not from the start? It was decided that Cakedout would have to build the foundation on its own merits, left to fail or succeed as its own. It’s been a year and a half now and thank you to all those that have supported Cakedout thus far. We felt it was time to step out of the shadows and put a face on our little project, after all its growing up. We subscribe to the belief that the best way to learn is to just fuckin’ do it and the best way for the next generation here at Triumvir to learn what it is to start a brand, well boys hope you guys keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road…”

~ Richard Vaughn (Marketing & Special Projects | Sr. Partner)

“I have a lot of ideas that I visualize in my sleep and although not all ideas are great or nor can it all fit within the Triumvir brand, I still wanted an outlet for those concepts. It’s a waste when ideas are stored away, because you’ll never get to it. I also think it’s a waste when brands hire young designers and not involve them in the actual business aspect of running a label. Instead they use them like they use a tool in illustrator or photoshop. At the end of the day who knows how long we’ll be doing this for, so I rather show and teach these kids the growing pains of creating and running an apparel business. Brian and I still oversee the direction of Cakedout but as the volumes go higher the reigns becomes looser. Vincent started out in the warehouse three years ago with hope to one day join Brian and I in the design room. Mikey, needing to complete his bachelors with an internship had the luck to cold call one day and get Julia on the phone to bypass his resume. And I think the time has come with guidance to let Cakedout be known. Vincent and Mikey will be taking care of the Cakeout blog and hopefully Cakedout can be an inspiration for all the youngsters who share a similar goal like I once did at their age…”

~ Brandon Cheng (Creative Director | Sr. Partner)