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About us
About Us
OUR MISSION
Here at IX-V, our goal is to help empower men and women across the globe. We understand the social pressures life demands on us and want our clothing line to allow our customers to feel comfortable and confident, and to be able to face all situations; from “9-5.” We want you to fall in love with your own bodies. Beauty and confidence come from within. Our clothing is an “outer shell” of your inner confidence. Our clothing line is designed to cater to men and women of all shapes, sizes, and ethnicities.
We have built a strong, supportive community that embraces these values fully. And ultimately this led to becoming the basis for our IX-V Ambassador Program too. If you are interested in becoming an IX-V Ambassador email info@ix-vapparel.com.
PRODUCTION AND PROCESS
At IX-V, we ensure that all of our products are of the highest caliber and ensure we are using the best product available. Our designs go through consistent quality testing and control to achieve this.
Our founder, Fatima Patel, carefully selects and designs each article of clothing. These ideas are then taken to our graphics team, who customize each product and carefully map out each individual design. After the designs are submitted to our manufacturers and go through roughly 3-4 rounds of sampling, we will confirm our products for the final design.
And Voila! A beautifully hand-crafted and designed article of clothing waiting for you at your doorstep!
OUR FOUNDER + TEAM
MEET FATIMA PATEL
Hi! I’m Fatima Patel; proud founder and owner of IX-V (“9-5”) apparel. I am born and raised in North Vancouver British Columbia. I am an Elementary School teacher by day; and IX-V Babe by night. I took on this challenge of designing affordable activewear; because as a busy working mom of 2 children (aged 4 and 6) I found it difficult to find affordable “athleisure” that I could wear to both work; and for my “mom” duties after work. IX-V apparel is specifically designed for the “on the go” individual. I found it difficult to have time to change from my workwear to my “15 minute workout” wear and then back to my “mom duties” wear. I found all of the clothing to be either unaffordable or not durable. So in the Fall of 2020; during a global pandemic, I decided to take on the challenge of designing functional, affordable and durable “ath-leisure”. And by Spring of 2021, IX-V apparel was born!
After giving birth to my 2 beautiful babies my body dramatically changed. From the beginning of my first pregnancy, to now 4 years post 2nd pregnancy, the last 7 years of my life have made my body go through drastic weight gain and loss.I found it difficult to feel “beautiful” in certain activewear and other activewear was so grossly overpriced, that I did not want to spend the money, when I knew my body was going to change again. As I learnt to love my body more and more every day; I began to workout more, eat healthier With this in mind, I vowed to build a community in which women could support one another, and also discover their own self-love.