T-shirts for the moments that matter
We're Pablo and Linda, and we're Ecuadorian.
Pablo is from Gualaceo, in the province of Azuay, and has lived in the United States for six years. Linda is his sister-in-law: she's been here twenty years, ten of them printing t-shirts, so she's the one who knows the craft. We both live on Long Island, New York.
This started in 2024, with shirts for a friend's baby shower. Then came the gender reveals, Father's Day, Valentine's — all over messages, one at a time, until we couldn't keep up. That's why this store exists: so you can choose, personalize and pay whenever you want, without waiting for someone to reply.
The order we remember most came from an Ecuadorian in Texas. He didn't know us at all: he saw us on social media, liked the artwork, and bought. An Ecuadorian in Texas buying from two Ecuadorians in New York.
That's when we understood what Raíces Latinas is really about. They aren't shirts about countries — they're for people who are far from theirs. Like us.
How it works
1. You pick the design
One of ours, or your own: add any text you like, or send us a photo.
2. Linda makes it
One at a time. No stock sitting in a box: your shirt is made when you order it.
3. It ships to you
Estimated production time is 3 to 5 business days. When it ships, we email you the tracking information.
Giving back
For every sale, we donate 2% to a social aid foundation in Ecuador.
About personalization
Text fits up to 40 characters on a single line — that's what reads well across the front of a shirt without feeling cramped. If you send an image, the better the quality the better it prints; we accept JPG, PNG and WebP up to 8 MB.
Have something in mind that doesn't fit within that? Write to us and we'll figure it out.