NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Inside the cultural arts retail space of The PSV Store near downtown Nashville, Carlos Partee sits alongside longtime Nashville DJ, C-Wiz.
Partee is the owner of local fashion brand Cashville Etc. He sells a collection of shorts, shirts and hats. Some of the clothing draws inspiration from life in Nashville during the ’90s and early 2000s — like watching the city’s now defunct Nashville Kats arena football team.
“The Kat was a football player,” says Partee. “So, what I did is put a bankroll inside the Kat’s hand.”
Partee is from North Nashville. He says he built the brand so Nashville natives could show pride in the city that they grew up in. He started with a single hat. But he’s now getting ready to open a brick-and-mortar shop.
“I want you to be able to say, ‘I’m from Cashville,'” he says, “when you’re in New York or Texas or whatever state you may be in.”