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Kristy GRANT
Walk down the dock in
Jupiter or Palm Beach,
Florida and a stunning blonde
young lady catches everyone's
eye. She's tall, fit, and is wearing
a beach dress with a Blue Marlin
swimming up the side of the
dress, busting yellowfin tuna.
Meet Kristy Grant, creator of
Sporty Girl Apparel.
"I'm 21 years old and was born
and raised in South Florida. I
started Sporty Girl Apparel less
than a year ago. I incorporate
my style into my clothing line
and try to keep it different from
any other women's apparel line
out there. It is truly one of a
kind.
Growing up I always loved
the outdoors and anything
adventurous. My hobbies
include horseback riding, four
wheeling, mudding, fishing,
and spear fishing and hunting. I
love to spend time at my family
ranch in Georgia during hunting
season and then during the
summer I enjoy being over in the
Bahamas fishing and diving.
My life has been a big adventure,
because my dad is in the fishing
industry and our family has
always traveled with him, I have
been able to fish in destinations
most people only dream about.
I feel blessed that I have grown
up the way I have and because
of this it made me who I am
today. "
Matt Murray spoke with Kristy:.
Q. I know that your dad
introducedyoutotheoutdoors
at an early age; can you tell us
your first memories of fishing
and hunting with him?
I always
r e m e m b e r
hanging out on
my dads boat
with my sister
fishing off the
docks. My dad
would show us
how to bait the
hooks and then
when we caught
something he
would help us
take it off and
put the fish in the
live well so when
we were done we
could look and
see what we both
caught.
As a little girl my
dad would take
me hunting on the
swamp buggy out
at the Corbett area,
a local management
area, we would bring our hunting
dogs and ride around all day
on the buggy hoping to jump a
deer or a hog and at night it was
always the best home cooked
food around the camp fire.
Q. All of the artwork on the
clothing is designed and
created by you, how did you
get started drawing fish and
animals?
Every since I was little I loved to
draw animals. Whenever I had
a chance I would get out my
drawing pad and doodle pictures
of my pets. As I grew older I got
more into fishing and hunting
and started to draw things that I
have either seen in the woods or
out on the water. I
enjoy being out
in the woods or
on the ocean,
and I wanted to
create artwork
that represents
my passion.
Q. I heard the
story of you
making the
first dress
thatyouwore
to a fishing
tournament
a w a r d s
dinner; can
you share
that with
us?
It all started
when I was
t h i n k i n g
of what to
wear to
the awards
dinner after a local
tournament. I had this gorgeous
royal blue beach dress and
when I decided to wear that to
the tournament it clicked in my
head how amazing it would look
if I tried to hand paint a marlin
swimming up the side of the
dress with a few tunas swimming
in every direction. After I painted
the dress and saw how eye
catching it was and from the
reactions of others when I was
wearing it, I knew that I could
make a business out of painting
women's apparel.
Q. As a young, female
entrepreneur, what has been
your biggest challenge in
getting your products to
market?
The economy, when trying to
sell my product to shops most
say they just can't afford it right
now. Also for me I am on a tight
budget and am new at all of
this business dealing, I am only
21 and started this business
learning as I go. I'm sure if I had
more experience with making
business deals then getting
my product to market would be
easier. But the best part about
this company is the new things I
learn each day.
Q. What can we look forward
to from Kristy Grant and
Sporty Girl Apparel in the
next year or so?
You can definitely look forward
to more fishing and hunting
designs; also we have started
guy's shirts, hand painted straw
cowboy hats, and the biggest
thing I am working on now is our
bikini line. Along with that I have
just rented my fist space in a
boutique in down town Stuart to
display my line of clothing along
with accessories.
Kristy's clothing has been
featured in the Jupiter Gander
Mountain store, and is
available on her website. www.
sportygirlapparel.com
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