Jinx (clothing)
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion Design |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
Jinx, stylized as J!NX, was a San Diego, California-based clothing line started by Sean Gailey and Tim Norris in 1999 that created video game-themed apparel.[1]
Early history
[edit]Jinx was started as a home business in 1999 by web developers Sean Gailey and Tim Norris. The company remained a side-project of the two founders until 2003, when they partnered with Jason Kraus and decided to work full-time, using video game themes for the majority of their pieces.[2] The following year the company moved out of Gailey's bedroom and into their first office.[3] Gailey describes the multiple themes that Jinx uses in its apparel as including, "video games, art, geek culture, Internet memes, giant robots, gadgets and comics."[1]
Jinx Clothing and Website
[edit]Jinx produced multiple official product lines, including products licensed to Blizzard Entertainment[3], Minecraft,[4] Supercell, and Star Wars.[5] The company hired gamers as its employees in order to remain closely linked to the video gaming community.[6]
Closure
[edit]In early November, 2022, Jinx announced the closure of its online website after 23 years in business. On January 1, 2023, Jinx.com took down their online store and replaced it with a splash page containing a "thank you" video and message from Jinx.com CEO Sean Gailey.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Darius Baptist. "Props: Jinx". Vol. 10, no. 20. YRB Magazine. pp. 102–103.
- ^ Curtis Silver (November 9, 2011). "Geeks Shall Never Go Shirtless Again". Wired.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Jinx Wants You to Get Into It". Game Fan Magazine. April 2010. p. 14.
- ^ Mike Fahey (March 22, 2011). "Jinx Launches the Official Minecraft Merchant Store". Kotaku. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "New SWTOR T-Shirts From J!NX.com". TheForce.Net. March 3, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ James Bernard Frost. "Keep Your Shirt On". Vol. 1, no. 4. World of Warcraft Magazine. pp. 111–115.
- ^ "Jinx.com closure". Retrieved January 2, 2023.