TRIAS is the Greek word for Trinity.
– THE MEANING –
TRIAS is the Greek word for Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. One God in three persons. The central confession of Orthodox Christianity and the foundation on which everything else rests.
The name was chosen for what it represents. Every garment we make is, in some small way, a confession of the Trinity. The word itself becomes part of the wearing.
The name was chosen for what it represents. Every garment we make is, in some small way, a confession of the Trinity. The word itself becomes part of the wearing.
– WHY TRIAS EXISTS –
I was looking online for Orthodox clothing to represent my faith. My girlfriend and I spent over an hour searching together, and we couldn't find anything we really connected with. Nothing felt like something I'd actually wear.
She decided to solve that problem for my birthday. She made the first hoodie and pants, designing them with me, asking what I wanted, what felt right. Every choice was made together.
I started wearing them everywhere, church, the gym, wherever I was. People kept asking where they could buy them, and my answer was always the same: 'They're made by my girlfriend.' After the tenth or so time, I had to do something about it.
TRIAS exists because of this gap.
She decided to solve that problem for my birthday. She made the first hoodie and pants, designing them with me, asking what I wanted, what felt right. Every choice was made together.
I started wearing them everywhere, church, the gym, wherever I was. People kept asking where they could buy them, and my answer was always the same: 'They're made by my girlfriend.' After the tenth or so time, I had to do something about it.
TRIAS exists because of this gap.
– THE PARISHES –
The three parishes that shaped me. Each gave me something different.
ST ELEFTHERIOS — Brunswick
The first divine liturgy I ever attended was here. My first taste of Orthodoxy.
PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD — Coburg
Where my spiritual food comes from. Every Tuesday at fellowship, Fr Ephraim and Fr Leo feed the body of Christ with rich, nourishing food. Their wisdom has helped me tremendously in my spiritual life, and the fact that they give their time to us lay people, week after week, shows their love for us.
AXION ESTIN — Northcote
My home. I was catechised and chrismated here under Fr Phillip, a man whose presence shook my worldview. The most joyful, life-giving person I know, with the most contagious smile in the world. The catechism class he taught truly reeled me into Holy Orthodoxy. When I think about those days, it reminds me of what our Lord Jesus said, "And I will make you fishers of men." Truly Fr Phillip has attracted and reeled many souls to Orthodoxy. Without Fr Phillip, Axion Estin would not be Axion Estin.
Axion Estin is home. 15% of all profits go back to it.
– THE VISION –
TRIAS isn't a season. For as long as the Church needs help, this brand exists to help.
The 15% tithe is only the floor. As TRIAS grows, that number will grow with it. And beyond what the brand contributes, we plan to give personally because what the Church has given us cannot be paid back at any percentage.
Our hope for what this funding can do is specific. We want it to support pilgrimages to Mt Athos, Constantinople, and other holy places, so our generation and the next can stand where the saints stood. And more deeply, the true goal is to remove financial weight from the decisions clergy have to make. The bishops and priests who shape The Church should decide what is best for The Church without financial weight shaping the decision
A clothing brand on the surface. Underneath, it is a way of giving back to what gave us everything.
The 15% tithe is only the floor. As TRIAS grows, that number will grow with it. And beyond what the brand contributes, we plan to give personally because what the Church has given us cannot be paid back at any percentage.
Our hope for what this funding can do is specific. We want it to support pilgrimages to Mt Athos, Constantinople, and other holy places, so our generation and the next can stand where the saints stood. And more deeply, the true goal is to remove financial weight from the decisions clergy have to make. The bishops and priests who shape The Church should decide what is best for The Church without financial weight shaping the decision
A clothing brand on the surface. Underneath, it is a way of giving back to what gave us everything.