UPRISERS is a Los Angeles-based, female-founded lifestyle brand and cultural storytelling platform. Founded by fourth-generation Okinawan-Japanese American Michelle K. Hanabusa in 2019, the streetwear brand merges fashion with social activism, using apparel to highlight underrepresented communities and preserve cultural heritage.

Design + Content Creation
Photography + Video

Services

Working with the team to develop high impact and culturally informed visuals.

Project


UPRISERS x Coachella

UPRISERS teamed up with GV BLACK for a Coachella-exclusive collaboration on festival grounds. The collaboration highlights UPRISERS’ continued relationship with community brands that enhance equity and inclusion.

Social Media Reel

Video Content


BEHIND THE DESIGN: Sashiko

Educational social media content series featuring specialists working on their craft.

Karla, Sashiko Repair LA (@madsashikostudio)

Video Content + Photography


Sung Kang x Forza Horizon 6 Jacket

Japanese Denim Jacket Launched by Sung Kang, Xbox and Zipangu in partnership with UPRISERS Lab for the Launch of Forza Horizon 6

Photography featured on Billboard, WWD, XBox Wire


BEHIND THE DESIGN: Itajime

Educational social media content series featuring specialists working on their craft.

Social Media Reel
Blog Post

Video + photography