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New Haven artist expands talents into the fashion space, creates wearable art for all 

A New Haven artist with skills in writing, music and art shared about his journey into the fashion world. 

Tea Montgomery, a local artist from New Haven, has been dedicating his time and creativity in creating wearable art. 

“It's luxury clothing and accessories that we hand make right here and it's for universal bodies,” he said.

Threads by Tea Launches Sartorial Journey with ETHOS

Tea Montgomery is on a mission. He wants to dress folks in everyday costumes that help them express how they feel and/or how they want to feel. And he wants to bring people together and honor them, no matter where they are in their journey.

Threads by Tea Presents: Pay Me.

Soundtrack to Ethos - A Wearable Art Experience.

Tea Montgomery Grows His Fashion Footprint

In Tea Montgomery's sunlit studio, a rack of floral patterns hangs brightly along one wall, asking visitors to come closer. There are checkered blues and silky pinks, tapered pants with blocks of color running down the sides. A single sewing machine sits on a table nearby, beside a stack of cleanly sewn caps and fitted masks.  

A Creative Collection from Threads by tea

Threads by Tea demonstrated a creative fashion mind at work on the closing night of Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut.

Tea Montgomery - Black Supreme

Meet Tea Montgomery | Style Architect and Owner

We had the good fortune of connecting with Tea Montgomery and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tea, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
My business started organically. I was at a pivotal place in my life where I was not fulfilled with anything that I was doing or had done.

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Discover New Haven: Threads by Tea

Tea is a local creative dipping in the worlds of fashion, music, cooking, and so much more.

Award Winner: Tea Montgomery - Fashion Designer

Born and raised in New Haven, Tea Montgomery is owner and style architect of Threads by Tea. As a self-taught designer, Tea has been honing his talent for fashion design and wearable art since 2016.

tea time

Striped bedsheets from home and a printed fabric from Goodwill were all Terone “Tea” Montgomery needed to create the look.

Behind the Brand with Prestige & EZ Blues: Tea Montgomery