KC Love

September 15, 2025

As fall and football season arrive, these shops supply our favorite wearables for watching it all.

Words
Lisa Waterman Gray
@lwgtravels

Stories to Tell

hat began as an antique store in late 2012 quickly evolved into local clothing boutique The Westside Storey, says owner Chris Harrington. Today, the company provides a platform to more than 50 local brands while paying homage to its roots.

Plenty of clothing and small decor choices crowd the website and store shelves, from Chiefs and Royals T-shirts to sports-themed patches, earrings, and even onesies for babies. Baseball hats with KC logos or local sports logos abound on the website and in-house. Locally made candles and room sprays are available, too.

“Westside Storey really found its footing during the Royals’ World Series runs in 2014 and 2015,” Harrington says. “We leaned heavily into the local teams back then and continue to do so now with the Chiefs. We’ve been so fortunate over the last decade, having the Chiefs and Royals make championship runs.”

Westside Storey’s retail space operates inside a 1920s building in an eclectic neighborhood. Decor incorporates aging license plates, plus antique signs for overalls, colas, and tobacco. The shop also houses plenty of old-fashioned, gently worn jewelry, generations-old, sports-focused decor, and small antique sculptures.

But sports team loyalty remains a key focus.

“The store turns from blue to red during early fall,” Harrington says. “We spend the whole year and offseason looking for vintage Chiefs clothing in preparation for the season. We started with one small rack of Chiefs vintage in 2018. Now we have a huge section of the store dedicated to the Chiefs.”

WESTSIDE STOREY
1701 Summit Street
Kansas City, MO
@westsidestorey
westsidestorey.com

All-Team Pride

Painted Tree Boutiques is a destination for small-shop entrepreneurs, with two KC-based chain store locations. Inside the Overland Park store, among the many booths displaying gifts and fashion, is Motivo Designs’ City Fusion Apparel—an offshoot of the company’s interior design business.

The brand launched online in October 2024, followed by a pop-up shop in front of Motivo Designs, and finally a dedicated booth last May.

City Fusion Apparel’s primary ‘KC’ logo honors multiple professional teams in this sports-loving metropolitan area, using an array of yellow and red stripes plus several shades of blue.

“[We] combined all colors of the major league sports teams in Kansas City: Chiefs, Current, Sporting, and Royals,” says Karen Collins, Studio Manager for Motivo Designs. “Our goal is to show our hometown pride in all our teams without having to break the bank buying shirts for every team.”

Logoed plastic crossbody bags allow fans to enter local stadiums with personal items clearly displayed. Journals, coin purses, key chains, earrings, and even pet collars or leashes display the multicolored, specialty logo, as do many baseball hats and T-shirts.

For cool fall games, “We have many items that can be worn in the fall and winter,” Collins says, “including sweatshirts, hoodies, beanies, etc., that can be worn to football or soccer games. One can not only represent the team they are cheering for, but also the city we are proud to live in.”

CITY FUSION APPAREL
8500 W 135th St.
(inside Painted Tree Boutiques)
Overland Park, KS
@city_fusion_apparel
shopcityfusion.com

Our goal is to show our hometown pride in all our teams without having to break the bank buying shirts for every team.
—Karen Collins

10 Years; 11 Locations

With multiple locations, Made in KC celebrates a decade of operation this year.

“Made in KC is a platform for KC artists, makers, and designers to sell their products and for Kansas City to shop locally every day,” says co-owner, Keith Bradley.

Sports jerseys, ball caps, and onesies fill plenty of space. Tasty offerings include coffee from The Roasterie and Thou Mayest, Rabbit Creek baking mixes, and Messner Bee Farm honey. KC drink coasters and barware can enhance your cocktail parties, while playing a KC-focused version of Monopoly celebrates the metropolitan area.

Local barbecue sauces, plus BBQ-themed hats and shirts, are perfect for prime grilling season. Wearing a logoed shirt or hat to a game shows your support for your team and city.

“Kansas City is one of the best sports towns in America and our sports teams—particularly our football team—are often a source of inspiration for the artists and makers we work with,” Bradley says. “As [they] grow and evolve, so do we. Some partner with local sports teams—one example is Kansas City’s premier hat manufacturer, Sandlot Goods. They have a license to design hats for the Kansas City Current, using their logo. Something like that didn’t exist 10 years ago for our artist and maker community.”

Made in KC Marketplace,
Cafe + Bar
306 W 47th St.
Kansas City, MO
@madeinkc_
madeinkc.co