MADE Mobb

Innovative vintage looks, ‘anti-game day’ fits show out: Why this runway still fits after a decade in KC

Fashion trends change with the season, but eleven years after The Kritiq Fashion Show first dropped onto the streets of Kansas City its core purpose remains consistent, said Mark Launiu: creating a runway for people with bold ideas — and a support system along the journey.

Shooting his shot: See KC through the lens of a man on stage for Fan Fest’s biggest moments 

Frank Q. Pham’s most-pressing challenge during the FIFA World Cup wasn’t the heat or even getting close to the biggest stage in town. The Kansas City photographer — who seemingly was shooting everything, everywhere throughout the games — was busiest combatting FOMO, he said.

KC to the World pop-up market: MADE MOBB opens its doors to small biz vendors feeling shut out by World Cup

Not every small business could afford a seat at Kansas City’s World Cup table, so the metro’s premiere streetwear shop is pulling up a few extra chairs, said Mark Launiu.

Here’s where to find that viral Argentina jersey (and more must-have KC-made merch)

These are moments fans want to remember forever, said Jesse Phouangphet, unpacking a just-arrived box of Kansas City jerseys emblazoned with a MADE MOBB crest and the colors of Argentina’s national football team. The Crossroads-built streetwear team officially dropped the jerseys in-store Tuesday as crowds of Argentina fans swelled throughout the city ahead of the…

Experimentation, live and electric: How this KC super duo spun the unexpected in FIFA Fan Fest debut

Amid Thursday’s FIFA Fan Festival opening festivities, Sin Tope’s on-stage set moved seamlessly from cumbia to hip-hop, tropical rhythms to Latin club classics — all without warning for the crowd of Team Mexico fans celebrating the day’s big win over South Africa.