The Story Behind Forest Street Co.

Every brand begins somewhere, but Forest Street Co. began long before the first bag was sketched, long before the business plans and product samples. It began on Forest Street, in the presence of a woman whose strength shaped generations: my grandmother.

I didn’t know it then, but the moments spent on Forest Street were planting something deep inside me, something that would take years to grow. The laughter with cousins on summer nights, the big dreams whispered with friends on porches, the resilience that lived in every woman who walked through my grandmother’s door—all of it was preparing me for this.

Forest Street was more than a place.
It was a training ground.
A classroom.
A sanctuary.
A reminder of what strength looks like when life isn’t soft.

My grandmother embodied all of that. She carried more than most people will ever know—responsibilities, losses, love, sacrifice—yet she did it with grace, humor, and a steady faith that lit up every room she stepped into. She wasn’t loud about her strength; she wore it quietly, like her favorite coat. Watching her navigate life taught me what it means to hold yourself together when everything around you feels like it’s falling apart.

And that’s where FSC was born.

When I created Forest Street Co., I wanted it to be more than a brand. I wanted it to be a tribute. A love letter. A legacy piece. A space where women who carry the weight of the world could finally have something made for them, not just sold to them.

Every detail, from the structured silhouette to the deep green that mirrors strength and grounding, is inspired by her.
Every stitch honors the way she held our family together.
Every product carries the reminder that women are built to endure and designed to rise.

Forest Street Co. isn’t about fashion.
It’s about memory.
It’s about lineage.
It’s about every woman who has ever kept going when she was tired, overwhelmed, unsure, or underestimated.

It is for the mothers, the overcomers, the believers, the silent fighters, the women like my grandmother, and the women like me who learned from her.

As you carry one of our bags, my prayer is simple:

May it remind you of your own power.
May it hold your dreams the way she held mine.
And may it connect you to the strength of every woman who came before you.

Welcome to Forest Street Co.
Welcome to a legacy carried forward.