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Brand profile
Akomplice
Colorado streetwear label founded in 2004 by brothers Mike McCarney and Patrick Liberty, known for message-driven graphic tees and socially conscious collections.
CarbondaleOrigin
MenswearFocus
StreetwearStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Akomplice
Graphics carry a message
The first tee, "Free Yourself," showed a puppet cutting its own strings, and the line still runs on spiritual, political and environmental statements.
A Colorado brothers' operation
Mike McCarney and Patrick Liberty started it in Carbondale in 2004 after growing up in Paonia and working in music; a third brother, Shawn, shot the Earth Rights collection.
Basics tier, boutique distribution
Pricing sits at the low-to-mid end on hoodies, tees and caps, but it sells through skate and streetwear shops like Shoe Gallery Miami and Politics.
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Brand facts
Akomplice is a Colorado streetwear label founded in 2004 by brothers Mike McCarney and Patrick Liberty, who started the line out of Carbondale after growing up in Paonia and working in music. Its first design, a "Free Yourself" tee showing a puppet cutting itself from a controlling hand, set the template: graphic T-shirts, hoodies, caps and cut-and-sew pieces carrying spiritual, political and environmental messages. The Earth Rights collection, shot by younger brother Shawn McCarney, addressed fashion's climate impact and shipped with explanatory hangtags. Sold through boutiques including Shoe Gallery Miami, Politics and Leaders 1354.
- Founded
- 2004
- Origin
- Carbondale, United States
- Made in
- USA
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Menswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Streetwear, Skatewear