Why I Started Ashes & Armor

I didn’t start this brand because life was easy.
I started it because it f*cking wasn’t.

Because trauma doesn’t knock politely—
it kicks the door in and burns everything down.

Because I got sick of pretending everything was fine
while bleeding out on the inside.

Because I needed something to wear that spoke the truth—
not the polished, fake-it-‘til-you-make-it BS—
but the gritty, soul-deep, warrior-truth.

This Brand Was Forged in Survival

Ashes & Armor was forged in survival.
In pain.
In the moment I realized I didn’t want to just “get through it.”
I wanted to rise from it.

This brand is for the ones who’ve walked through hell and kept walking.
For the ones rebuilding themselves,
piece by jagged piece.

For the ones still healing,
still hurting,
still here—
and still rising.

This Is a Brand for Warriors

We’re not here to be cute.
We’re here to be real.

We’re not here to stay small.
We’re here to take up space.

We’re not here to hide our scars.
We’re here to turn them into armor.

Every Stitch Carries a Truth

Every design.
Every word.
Every drop of this brand carries one truth:

You didn’t break.
You became a weapon.

And if that hits something inside you?
Welcome home.

This Is Just the Beginning

This is just the beginning.
Stick around—
it’s gonna get loud.

This is the rise.
Don’t forget it.

—Ash

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