Why Designer Jen Zeano Is Building a Queer Lifestyle Brand in South Texas

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shopjzd/">Jen</a>, who is behind empowering T-shirt collections like the pink and red “Latina Power” line, started out hand-drawing on coffee mugs while working at a Best Buy. She speaks with Alicia about what it was like launching a design company from her living room, and how being in the Rio Grande Valley fuels her sense of community and inspires JZD’s colorful, mantra-infused tees.</p><p>Follow Jen on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jenzeano/">@jenzeano</a>. If you loved this episode, listen to <a href="https://latina-to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/latina-to-latina-december-14-2020">How Fashion Entrepreneur Camila Coelho Went from Working Retail to Building a Beauty Brand</a> and <a href="https://latina-to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/carmen-maria-machado-is-bending-queer-narratives-to-fit-her-reality">Author Carmen Maria Machado on the Myth of a Queer Love Utopia</a>. Show your love and become a Latina to Latina <a href="https://www.patreon.com/LatinaToLatina?fan_landing=true" target="_blank">Patreon</a> supporter!</p>