The Chop Shop was started by two of the founding members of Paradise Apparel Group Inc. Heath Porter and Stan Rush. This company formed in 1996 and grew to fame with their apparel brand Paradise Originals.  Paradise Originals had phenomenal success growing  from street apparel to selling product  in eighteen different states also including Canada, Japan, Netherlands, Australia, Germany, Great Britain, and parts of Asia.  The Chop Shop kc is  a Kansas City based Graphics Design and Cutting Company.   A successful company  with over 15 years of operation combined over 38 years experience in the Apparel Design , Embroidery / Screen-printing , Die cutting, and Heat transfer business.  We have designed and produced items for companies such as  Price Chopper, Kansas City Chiefs & Royals. US Winter Olympic Committee, Dannon Yogurt, Church's Chicken,  American Choppers Biker Build Offs and many more great companies . We have been noted for our work with  a host of Movie, Sports and Music/Entertainment Stars such as Russell Simons, Kid-Rock,  P-Diddy, Hank Williams Jr. Method Man, Too Short, E- 40, Snoop Dogg, Yao Ming and Nelly.  In addition to our proven success we have also started & concepted all beginning apparel  designs for companies such as Strange Music (Tech9ne),  Dyme Wear (South Beach, FL), Sagii International (New York), MGOT Inc. (Kansas City), Dream Girl Products (Los Angeles). The Chop Shop has grown to become an innovator in the world of embroidery.  The atmosphere created by The Chop Shop has also infected its customers as they continue to express themselves through the work being done by the World renowned Chop Shop.  Part of the formula for success has been the traveling road show that The Chop Shop brings to events all over the country.  The road show includes a twenty-four foot trailer that houses three one head Brother Embroidery machines, along with a store offering up to date, stylish apparel and products for our customers to purchase. Customers can have embroidery done on the spot and purchase items from our signature line that we manufacture, The Chop Shop Leather Essentials.  It is this  absolutely unique set up that makes The Chop Shop an attraction in any show environment. The Chop Shop has been featured in numerous magazines and newspaper articles. Stitches Magazine did a primary feature on our shop, highlighting the  road show as “ embroidery shop on the move”  as well noting that one of our custom vest has been considered “for best embroidered item in America”.  What once started out as a dream combined with sincere effort has materialized into the World Renowned Chop Shop kc.

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