Vive La Fete, Inc.
The idea to adorn children's hand smocked clothing with official school logos was the inspiration of Kristen Blankenbecler. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Kristen was interested in dressing her two girls in smocked clothing with the Tennessee logo. Unable to find anything available, Kristen decided to create a new line of hand smocked clothing with collegiate logos. Using her contacts at the Atlanta Apparel Mart, Kristen approached Vive La Fete about the idea. Vive La Fete, which has been in business for 20 years, is the leading manufacturer of hand smocked children's apparel and The Vive La Fete brand and strong manufacturing expertise are the standard in the children's clothing marketing. Kristen impressed upon Vive La Fete the potential of this line and the importance of officially licensed school logos. The owner of Vive La Fete, Miguel Lecayo (who is a graduate of Georgia Tech) agreed to provide the hand smocking and manufacturing expertise and Kristen would handle the licensing work with the Collegiate Licensing Company and would become the exclusive Sales Agent for the new Vive La Fete- Collegiate Line. KOB Clothing was formed in 2007 and in April 2008, the Vive La Fete – Collegiate line was officially approved by the Collegiate Licensing Company to begin taking orders for 14 schools.
Response to the new line has been fantastic with initial orders exceeding expectations. KOB clothing has been expanding the line with more schools, we currently are licensed to produce hand-smocked garments for about 40 schools in the south, southwest and mid-west. These beautifully handcrafted items are perfect for tailgating, school and church.
About Kristen Blankenbecler
The owner of KOB Clothing, Kristen Blankenbecler has been involved in sales at the Atlanta Mart for over 14 years, working with several sales representatives in a variety of roles. Additionally, Kristen has worked as a Flight Attendant for Delta for 17 years. She has also been a board member of the University of Tennessee Alumni Chapter in Atlanta as well as the Chairperson for the Big Orange Caravan Golf Tournament for 6 years. Kristen is the mother of two girls Caroline age 5 and Charlotte age 3 and is married to a fellow Tennessee graduate, Todd Blankenbecler.
Products
The Vive La Fete Collegiate Line includes both girls and boys clothing with hand smocked collegiate logos and mascots. The line includes a variety of body styles, including: "bubbles", "short alls", several dress styles, and boys "john-johns" with matching bibs and bloomers. The line also includes hand smocked T-shirt / shorts and casual pants sets along with a T-shirt long all. Burp cloths and diaper bags are the newest styles that are perfect for shower gifts. |
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