Senior Alberto Huezo grew up like anyone else on campus, with dreams one day to own his own business. He got that opportunity one day drawing on a piece of paper, thinking that the design, a bear and a cross, could end up on a t-shirt.
He called and texted five of his friends, who helped him get this design on a t-shirt and promote it. This simple design would be the beginning of Savages, his line of t-shirts.
Huezo designs the shirts with certain thoughts in mind.
“I have a word and a concept when designing each shirt,” Huezo said. “Each design represents something different.”
One of his favorite designs was one he created earlier in the beginning of the Savages line.
“The design was about control,” Huezo said. “A hand was holding three eyeballs. The left and right ones were representing our eyes, and the middle golden eyeball represented the intellectual eye that can’t be seen.”
Huezo was nervous when his first shirt was made.
“My grandmother didn’t think I was going to make any money off the shirt,” Huezo said. “When the first shirt sold out, I gave all the money to her.”
Huezo’s family agrees with his grandmother.
“My family doesn’t think Savages will go far,” Huezo said. “My mom doesn’t think it will go anywhere.”
Despite negativity at home, his friends help Savages stay alive.
“My clientele inspires me to keep going,” Huezo said. “My friends are super supportive of me as well.”
Along with some of his friends, teachers on campus are fans of his work.
“I like the concept of the shirts,” Spanish teacher Ignacio Ruiz said. “Each shirt has a special twist by Alberto. I also like how it’s made by him.”