“ My boyfriend and I have horrible senses of humor . We see things kind of differently from others ,” says BaeBae Tees founder , Ursula Myles . That sense of humor is precisely the reason for the start of Ursula ’ s designs . One day she purchased a t-shirt with the word “ Problem ” along with a woman yelling at her boyfriend . The couple quickly drew the reference of the nagging woman back to her ( Ursula ) who laughs and readily admits it ’ s true . On the other side of the shirt , it said , “ Solved ,” with an image of the boyfriend performing a motion to rid himself of the badgering woman . “ We thought ( it ) was hilarious and sooo true .”
Not long after Ursula found herself on the prowl , in search of more humorous tees when she came across a phrase that touched on the nature of “ thirsty baes .” In an act of rebuke , she developed her own response to the ideology that generalizes promiscuity and dependence of women on men , by declaring “ I Ain ’ t Thirsty For No BAE .”
After listening to the heartfelt speech of her mother ’ s pastor during her father ’ s funeral , in which her mother was recognized as a virtuous woman and received a standing ovation , Ursula read the proverb ( Proverbs 31 ) repeatedly . The slogans , “ She is Clothed in Strength and Dignity ” and “ Bae Material ” emerged , rooted in her Christian upbringing . Ursula stresses , though , that “ Bae ” isn ’ t an acronym for something like “ Before Anything Else .” Rather , it ’ s about a woman who is working on herself and strives to be a better woman . Graceful , respected , and elegance are a few words that come to mind .
Once she took her slogans to a graphics designer friend ( Cooper ) at Life Live City and Jeff Carter ( story on page 68 ), they loved it and encouraged her to pursue starting a brand . “ The rest is history ,” Ursula says . “ BaeBae Tees came from the first t-shirt I created . . . It was that simple .”
The tee shirt designing brand only began this past August ( 2016 ) and so far it ’ s going well , Ursula states . The biggest struggle for the designer has been garnering support for the brand and she admits to having moments where she ’ s felt like calling it quits .
It ’ s been through the support and mentorship of her two friends that she ’ s sustained the budding brand and pushed onward .
The Texas native ( yes , she ’ s a Dallas Cowboys gal ), is the youngest of four girls and is the only child to leave the comfort of home and receive her Bachelor ’ s degree ( she ’ s currently pursuing her Master ’ s in Human Services ). She ’ s served eight years in the National Guard , with a one-year tour in Iraq and is the founding President of a non-profit social organization called Our Sisterhood , whose mission is to change the perception of women being incapable of lifting one another up and helping other women to succeed . Ursula is also looking to expand into the excursion business to host one-day , overnight , and weekend trips , dubbed “ Traveling Stilettos .”
Before the passing of her father , Ursula ’ s parents had been married for 50 years . With two beautiful daughters of her own ( age 20 and 12 ) she hopes to leave behind a legacy of financial freedom . “ This
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