Welcome Otters!

Let me introduce myself. My name is Joshua, Josh, or J. -whatever you want to call me, just call me. I tried for many years to be called Joshua and I give up. Every time I introduce myself as Joshua, the other person inevitably says, "Nice to meet ya' Josh!". So I will throw in the towel on that one. [Back to the topic] A few years ago I started OtterFashion.com to sell my tee shirt designs and attempt to get my perspective across to the world. It all started one night when my bf called me an Otter. I thought it was a term of endearment and wanted to immortalize it by naming my clothing line Otter. I get asked why I named the line Otter a lot. I really like the name. I mean Kimora has Baby Phat, why is it such an oddity for me to have Otter. After starting the company I discovered that there are a ton of men who label themselves as otters. I had no idea. I am not sure if I truly fit in the category, but I think it it is so cool. There are whole websites devoted to otters out there and I love discovering them.

What it all comes down to is personality. I have been fortunate to travel the world and meet so many people. What I have noticed is that most of the people I resonate with are all outgoing, fun, confident people that can talk about everything or nothing and just enjoy life. To me, that is the Otter point of view. Life is enjoyable. We should all be happy and we should all respect each other. Don't get me wrong, I can be a catty S.O.B. sometimes. Okay, a lot of the time, but deep down I love life and I enjoy meeting people and hearing their stories.

I have been so amazed at the amount of positive feedback I have gotten from our customers. I get emails and chat online with tons of Otters everyday. Everyone is so positive and fun. So being at work is not work at all for me. It is a social activity and one the I enjoy immensely.

Right now we are getting ready for the holidays. You've probably noticed some changes to the website. We have 15 new tee shirts coming in. A bunch of new jewelry and my latest creation - the Jock Soap line of skin and hair care products. Back in the day I used to work in cosmetics so this was my chance to bring you guys awesome products to get you looking your absolute best even before you put your clothes on. See, I am always thinking about you...naked! ;-)

Hopefully you have participated in the Otter Nation Forum and Chat Room (available on OtterFashion.com). If not, get on over there and join up. I'll be there and so will a lot of my friends. (When you start up a business, you have to get your friends enlisted somehow.) Don't worry, those sites are not about selling anything. They are just places for Otters to get together and they are free to join.

I am going to blog regularly to keep you up to date on what's going on at Otter as well let you know what I am working on. I have my hands in many pots so there's normally lots to share. Just don't get mad at me for punctuation and spelling because I just go with the flow.

I don't want this to be a boring blog either. I have done plenty of those. So if you have questions or you want me to speak to something, just email me at joshua@otterfashion.com. I am serious. A lot of my ideas come from conversations with fellow Otters, so keep in touch.