Inspiration can sprout from necessity.
Garred Lentz got sick of wrapping his sweatpants around his feet to keep warm each winter, so the student entrepreneur sewed his own fuzzy, over-the-foot version.
Then his inspiration turned into avocation. Lentz’s comfy Sakpants — they look like a cross between pajamas and Thai fishermen pants — became the foundation of a business plan last April when he received $3,000 from the University of Utah’s entrepreneurship institute.
Image: (Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah students Garred Lentz and Brayden Iwasaki wear their "Sakpants" which are like footie sweatpants for grownups and kids. They have received about 1,000 orders for their first run of the pants. They are photographed here in their makeshift warehouse at Brayden Iwasaki's house in Holladay, Utah Wednesday, December 10, 2014.
