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History

Uribe grew up in Koreatown, Los Angeles. After working for

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, rising to head of merchandising, he founded Gypsy Sport in 2012. The company's models include

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, Maya Mones, Munroe Bergdorf, Emilia Ortiz, Desmond Napoles, Tommy Playboy, and Lourdes Leon. Fans of the brand include

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and

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. All of their products are made in the US: New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ

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, ''

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'' named Uribe among the fifty heroes “leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people”.

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