Megan Kent: Love Gone Apparel
At just 14 years old, Florida-based designer and entrepreneur Megan Kent turned her parents' divorce into a fast-growing rock-and-roll T-shirt brand worn by Lifehouse, Papa Roach, Kid Rock, Miranda Lambert, and more. Premier Guide Miami spoke with her about Love Gone Apparel, balancing school and gymnastics, and her plans to expand the line.
From the Vault · 2011
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Megan Kent said it plainly: "My parents got divorced, and the love was gone for each other. So that's how I came up with Love Gone — and I added Appa…" — and Premier Guide Miami was in the room when it happened.
Florida-based Megan Kent is the founder of Love Gone Apparel, a T-shirt line with a rock-and-roll edge. This young designer and entrepreneur — only 14 years old at the time — is smart, artistic, and driven. Her T-shirt line has been worn by Lifehouse, Sick Puppies, Puddle of Mudd, Papa Roach, Crue Fest, Kid Rock, Gretchen Wilson, Miranda Lambert, and more. Megan took a situation where most kids would have a very difficult time and turned it into what was becoming a fast-growing business. Premier Guide Media caught up with her to talk about Love Gone Apparel — a new venture created after the divorce of her parents — her love for fashion, and how she balances it all with school and gymnastics.
PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: How did you come up with the name Love Gone Apparel?
MEGAN KENT: Well, my parents got divorced, and the love was gone for each other. So that's how I came up with Love Gone — and I added Apparel to it because it was a clothing line.
PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: How did you become a designer at such a young age?
MEGAN KENT: I love fashion and I wanted to see people wearing my shirts. I see people all over who are wearing Hollister, Abercrombie, and Aeropostale shirts, and I just really wanted to know what it feels like to see people walking around wearing Love Gone shirts.
PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Now that you have your line of shirts, how does that feel for you?
MEGAN KENT: It feels amazing. I mean, I can't wait until we get really big and people start getting to know us and we can really start having my dream come through — which is seeing people walking around wearing Love Gone.
PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Why did you choose a rock-and-roll edge as your style of design?
MEGAN KENT: Love Gone — I guess it kind of has a rock edge to the name. It never really comes across like pop or smooth jazz or something. It kind of has more of a rock factor. Like, it's very sharp.
PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Do you have a favorite designer?
MEGAN KENT: Myself.
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PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: In the future, which department stores would you love to see carry your clothing line?
MEGAN KENT: Honestly, the most popular ones. Because I mean, there are a lot of popular clothing lines out there, so as long as we get sales I am okay with that.
PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: You recently joined forces with Backstage Artist Lounge — tell us more about that partnership.
MEGAN KENT: Well, we are going to be backstage dressing rock stars, including the Sick Puppies. And that's all the information I know right now.
PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Besides being a designer, I understand you're also a gymnast. How do you balance being a designer, a gymnast, and school?
MEGAN KENT: Well, of course school comes before anything. Love Gone I probably work on second most, and I have gymnastics three days a week, maybe four. So that's how I balance them — which can be very challenging — but my mom helps me a lot, so I manage to balance all three pretty well.
PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Since you started your line, what is your most memorable moment?
MEGAN KENT: The most memorable moment so far is the creation of Love Gone Apparel. I came back from a field trip one day and my mom picked me up and we were driving home. While we were sitting at the dining room table I said, "Mom, do you know what a good clothing line name would be?" And she was like, no, what? And I was like, Love Gone Apparel. And she thought it was very catchy and she knew that people would eventually start to like the name. She just wanted to make my dream come true because I am always coming up with a bunch of ideas for a lot of different things.
PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: What is the next step for Love Gone Apparel?
MEGAN KENT: Well, we are getting some new shirts with eight new designs, and three of those eight will be an exclusive men's line. So we are officially adding a men's line with the introduction of these shirts. We are also getting two new tank tops, and the rest will be regular T-shirts — not polos. But I really want to start doing jeans, shorts, and other stuff.
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