Press & Awards

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: A DAY OF EATING, SHOPPING, AND BIKING IN SAN FRANCISCO

The year-old Two Jacks Denim stocks USA-made, premium artisanal jeans from brands like Kansas City’s Baldwin, Arcadia’s Railcar, and S.F.’s Tellaso...

OAKLANDISH PUTTING DOWN ROOTS, EXPANDING

Whenever I hear the term "Oaklandish" I think of the word "outlandish." Actually Oaklandish is the name of a unique local company that is known for...

OAKLAND SHOPS SPRING UP WITH ITEMS TO APPEAL TO LOCAL PRIDE -- November 19, 2014

Much of the credit for the T-shirt craze goes to Oaklandish, an arts project started in 2006 to support the city’s growing cultural scene. Its T-sh...

IS OAKLAND THE NEXT BROOKLYN? IT'D RATHER NOT BE.

Angela Tsay, chief executive officer of Oaklandish, a retailer of civic pride apparel, says the success of businesses in Oakland is happening in sp...

OAKLANDISH: CHINWE OKONA AND SPENSER COOPER

Joining me this week were Chinwe Okona and Spenser Cooper from Oaklandish, Oakland's homegrown retailer of apparel and civic pride.... [more]

OAKLAND IS MORE THAN "SAN FRANCISCO'S BROOKLYN" -- September 5, 2014

Oakland's civic pride looks best in Oaklandish, a clothing company that adapts symbols of the city—the oak tree, the Bay Bridge, the OAK airport co...

GOODBY LAUNCHES BAY AREA CHILD'S VOCABULARY INITIATIVE

This week, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners launches a new program in Oakland, Calif., aimed at helping parents boost their young children’s voca...

THESE CUTE BABY CLOTHES ARE DESIGNED TO GET PARENTS TALKING AND HELP LITTLE BRAINS DEVELOP

Produced by Oaklandish, the line will initially be given to new parents in the Oakland area, but it's already caught the attention of Hillary Clint...

OAKLANDISH CEO ANGELA TSAY SEES COMMUNITY AS THE ROOTS OF GOOD BUSINESS

“We realized there was a real hunger for people to find a way to express their Oakland pride,” says Angela Tsay, CEO and Creative Director of Oakla...

OAKLAND'S DOWNTOWN BRIDGES VICTORIANA WITH ULTRAMODERN

1444 Broadway: Stocked with hoodies, T-shirts and accessories for women, men, children and babies adorned with logos and slogans celebrating this E...

OAKLAND: BROOKLYN BY THE BAY

Screen-printed by hand, Oaklandish’s shirts incorporate local iconography like the waterfront cranes and the view from the Bay Bridge, precisely th...

OAKLANDISH OPENING NEW RETAIL STORE IN JACK LONDON SQUARE

Oaklandish is expanding in Oakland once again–into Jack London Square, where the Oakland Supply Company, their new “concept shop” –is going to be t...

OAKLANDISH PAYS IT FORWARD -- April 4, 2014

Located within Oakland’s bustling downtown, Oaklandish carries a wide variety of apparel and novelty items that represent Oakland culture, and the ...