• The .Illest Story Ever Told...

    Since my brother and I decided to start our own company, there has been 1 question that resonates in the minds of most people we talk to about "bear.illa"...

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  • "What's with the company name..?"

    There are so many meanings behind the reason we chose "bear.illa", but we'll explain the most important ones.
  • Sentiment

    Our Grandpa, who played a huge role in our growth from adolescence to manhood, used to scare the "bejeezus" out of us when we were younger with stories of a monstrous beast called a "bearilla". Anytime we were a handful he'd tell us, "the bearilla is going to get you boys if you keep that up..." The death of our Grandfather was the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with. During one of the last conversations we had before he died, he told me,"with an imagination like that...there's nothing you can't achieve young man." I've held those words within me and will continue to do so. And when my brother and I decided to chase our dreams we wanted to honor our Grandpa every step of the way. This is the most important reason we chose the name "bear.illa"
  • "bearilla"

    Many of you may not know this, but the urban dictionary defines a "bearilla" as the ugliest being you'll ever see. We feel that things are defined ONLY by those that allow it to be. For instance, beauty is subjective, as are most things in this world and it's very important to us to show people that you create your own ideals. We find beauty in the bear.illa!
  • Bear+ .illa= Unity

    The many depictions of bears and gorillas in our designs represents the vast differences within society. The MERGE of these 2 animals as 1 represents what humanity can attain by coming together. As different as we'd like to believe we are, our similarities are more than abundant.
  • Our Mission

    bear.illa is a Chicago-based fashion line that is driven on the positive expansion of the human mind. We at bear.illa strive to integrate the many forms of artistic creativity through our fashion, in hopes to amalgamate humanity. Our Company sets out to artistically unite cultures and communities worldwide. As well as remind people that as different as we all are, we're ONE IN THE SAME. Unity breaks boundaries and allows us all to ascend pass mediocrity. Join us...become bear.illa
    
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