ABOUT SOUP & SUN

Hi, and thank you so much for choosing to support my small business! My name is Kasey (She/Her, F22) and I am a recent business school graduate - go Ospreys! Since high school, I always dreaded the question: "Where do you see yourself in five years?"

I never had an answer and I never had a dream to work towards. All I knew was that I couldn't handle the idea of working a regular 9 to 5 job and working under someone else. I felt stuck. It was hard to stomach the idea of marketing and working for a brand that I didn't fully support or my work being reject despite great efforts. Starting my small business was an unexpected journey! 

I went into my winter break of January 2021 hoping to crochet Harry Styles' colorful cardigan. Instead, I threw myself into making different shirt designs. It all started after being gifted a Cricut machine from my sister. I initially wanted to make only Harry Styles-inspired fan merch, hence the name Soup & Sun! Having "Soup, Sex, and Sun Salutations" didn't seem like an appropriate store name... then came the endless hours of designing and buying hoodies to start. By the time I started my spring semester, I had given up the idea and I was left with boxes of hoodies in my room. 

The brand was revisited officially in April 2021, and operations were in full swing by May 2021. I decided to expand and create products for different fandoms I am proudly a part of - the Dream SMP, Young Royals, Stranger Things, etc. and hopefully many more in the future! I never could have imagined the outpour of love and support from fellow fans across the fandoms.

Thank you for taking a chance on me. 

With love,

Kasey