Sterlina Apparel

Our Brand Story

Chicago born, globally worn.

Our Brand Story film

How it started

Built by a community, for the community

Sterlina started with a group of artists in Chicago who kept running into the same thing. The people making the work were carrying weight nobody talked about. The clothing became a way to say it out loud.

We are a collective bound by the idea that mental health belongs in the open. Through events spanning art, jewelry, music, and clothing, Sterlina gives back to the community that gave so much to us.

Every chapter starts with a feeling first and a garment second. Each piece carries a symbol with a specific meaning behind it, and every run is made one time. When a chapter sells out, it closes.

Sterlina community event in Chicago

What we stand for

Three things every chapter carries

01

Expression

Clothing as a way to say what is hard to say out loud. Every symbol on a Sterlina piece means something specific.

02

Community

Events built around the streetwear community that shows up, spanning art, jewelry, music, and clothing.

03

Giving back

A portion of every purchase supports mental health work in the city the brand came from.

Sterlina pop-up in Chicago

Community and giving back

Rooted in the Chicago community

At Chicago pop-ups the full Sterlina range goes on display alongside local artists and makers, raising money for NAMI Chicago, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Support artists who support artists. That is how this started and it is how it keeps going.

Wear the story

Limited runs, made in Chicago.

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