Created by problem-solver Tim Talley after a 2008 inspiration trip through Harajuku fashion, U-Lace is a USA-owned company based in Mount Vernon, New York. It is known for developing the modular no-tie shoelace category, helping people of all ages turn sneakers into colorful, easy slip-ons.
United States Luggage Company, LLCUnited States Luggage Company is a luggage innovator whose work includes the 1972 creation of wheeled luggage and more than 20 patents. Based in New York with corporate offices in California, the United Kingdom and China, the company operates two divisions, including the Briggs & Riley brand.HAUPPAUGE, NY
Voot LLCBorn from a New York City closet mishap, Voot LLC makes flexible boot shapers that keep stored boots upright, crease-free, and ventilated. After three years of testing and prototypes, the company developed inserts for everything from knee-high fashion boots to sturdier mid-calf styles. Voot uses American plastic materials and manufactures its boot shapers entirely in the USA.New York, NY
Grip-Flex CorporationGrip-Flex Corporation grew from William J. Lowney’s early-1950s patented military boot band into a Philadelphia manufacturer of uniform braid and cord accessories. The family business makes its products in America, developing braided trimmings and uniform accessories under one roof so colors match across a finished uniform. With more than 50 years in the trade, it serves military, public-safety, performance and institutional customers with made-to-specification work.315990PHILADELPHIA, PA
TEF BraidsTEF Braids is an Athol, New York micro-factory that turns heritage Jacquard lace-braiding machines into digital manufacturing systems for three-dimensional, tension-distributive textile structures. Founded around Brad Jamison’s 2004 search for mesh for oversized shuttlecocks, the company now makes custom patterned materials and develops Tensengral bodywear and footwear from its proprietary filament patterns. Jamison is described as the sole master lace-braider in the United States and has created more than 1,000 original patterns.ATHOL, NY