AUSTIN (KXAN) — A lot of great things have come out of the University of Texas, including some businesses created by former Texas Longhorns. One of those is Burlebo, an Austin-based clothing company created by Trey Wier.
The name is two parts, a nickname for him and his dad combined. To Wier, he said it means family. He also wanted to choose a name that people have people stop and pay attention to. And are they ever.
Evolution of Burlebo
The company has come a long way over the last decade. It was an idea started by Wier that turned into something so much more.
"I started buying vintage old school hats on eBay," Wier said. "I would wear them in the locker room and the guys just loved them. So I'm like, this is pretty cool. Everybody is wanting what I've got, and I thought there's somet