74% matchAlternative Apparel
Soft washed eco-fleece and tee loungewear, no mantras
What changes: Blanks-driven wholesale basics rather than graphic-led retail brand
Brand profile
Spiritual Gangster
Yoga-rooted activewear and loungewear label known for mantra-graphic fleece, tees and leggings, majority-owned by Unified Commerce Group since 2023.
ScottsdaleOrigin
MenswearFocus
Athleisure / SportswearStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Spiritual Gangster
Mantra graphics do the talking
The product is largely word-based: "Grateful" and "Namaste" prints on fleece sweatshirts, cropped tees, tanks, leggings and sports bras.
Yoga studio origins, wholesale scale
Started in Arizona by yoga teachers Vanessa Lee and Ian Lopatin selling studio t-shirts, it now runs 200-plus wholesale accounts and a Victoria's Secret PINK partnership.
Menswear is the newer half
The line was built for women first; a men's range only arrived in 2022, so tees and hoodies carry most of the men's assortment.
If you like Spiritual Gangster
74% match
72% matchHÉROS
Minimal LA activewear without the slogan graphics
What changes: Seasonless quiet design, no mantra prints or fleece focus
70% matchCOTTON CITIZEN
Garment-dyed US-made cotton basics with the same soft hand
What changes: Fashion basics and denim, no yoga or wellness angle
68% matchELLISS
Graphic-print, low-impact essentials with a womenswear lean
What changes: Archive-collage art prints instead of mantra typography
Brand facts
Spiritual Gangster makes yoga-inspired activewear and loungewear built on mantra graphics such as "Grateful" and "Namaste", printed on fleece sweatshirts, cropped tees, tanks, leggings and sports bras. Yoga teachers Vanessa Lee and Ian Lopatin started it with studio t-shirts in Arizona; a men's line followed in 2022, alongside 200-plus wholesale accounts and a Victoria's Secret PINK partnership. Unified Commerce Group, owner of Frank And Oak, bought a majority stake in December 2023, installing Lambros Piscopos as CEO. Sales fund meal donations via Feeding America.
- Founded
- 2008
- Origin
- Scottsdale, United States
- Made in
- USA
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Menswear
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Athleisure / Sportswear, Streetwear, Minimalist / Contemporary