Journal

Tell us a little bit about your vision and what you offer? Honestly, I can say that I’m really inspired by color. I feel like life can be very dull without color. My hope is to empower women, especially us minorities. I want to do my part to help us work better together and push each other forward. What is the most important thing you want others to know about you and I really want the world to know that we all have unique ways to communicate. For me, art is how I feel most comfortable communicating. What inspires you...

We sat down with local leather daddy himself Gunther Estrada to talk about what inspires him most and where GRBG made is headed... Hi Gunther, so tell us what does GRBG Made mean?GRBG made is a play on words that comes from Peru as a playful way to call your best friend's attention. My friends and I created an artist collective after spending lots of time with each other. We did shows together around Long Beach under the name Los Garbage but eventually, everyone moved away. Out of Nostalgia and missing my friends I decided to create GRBG Made as a...

Melissa Carpenter — Founder of The Hangout Our fearless leader, mega boss babe and main visionary +When did you start your business and what inspired you to go this direction?I began my adventure in retail in 2014. After a 18 year path in fashion, I wanted to offer an experience to customers face to face.In 2017 I opened my second store, and in 2018 I combined both of those stores into one space. I was able to complete the concept in this new space of offering an experience. I was also able to offer the space to other business owners who were wanting...

Halloween Costume Contest _____________           We know that Halloween may be a little bit different this year, but we wanted to keep all the spirits alive and still dress up. Dress up and send us at The Hangout a fabulous picture to the @_thehangout IG (direct message) to enter our virtual contest. The winner with the most creative costume will receive a $100 gift certificate to The Hangout store. *All entries must be sent by Oct. 30th   Winner will be announced at 4pm on Oct.31st☾

We have missed you all so so much! These last 3 months have been beyond weird. We have done some thinking, a lot of brainstorming and a lot of creative thinking. We can not WAIT to show you what we have been working on. We plan to officially open July 1st. We will be going back to regular business hours of Tues-Sun 11-7. We will be upholding every sanitation recommendation and following all protocols to keep our staff and our visitors safe. Please wear a mask. You will not be able to shop with us without one. Browse with your...