18 East Celebrates Its Vermont Roots With the "Homegrown" Project

18 East may be a downtown New York staple -- proudly housed on Elizabeth Street in Chinatown -- but the brand's roots come from Vermont, where founder Antonio Ciongoli grew up. Vermont's unique outdoor culture has always served as one of 18 East's brand pillars (second to only skateboarding), but now 18 East is providing its most direct salute to the Green Mountain State yet with a new "Homegrown" project.An ongoing collaborative effort that'll see 18 East work with a bevy of family-owned Vermon...