CAMPUS AND AREA
University Daily Kansan, February 14, 1985
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Sweaters weave success for grad
By MICHELLE WORRALL Staff Reporter
Success looms on the other side of the border for Richard Konrad, a 1984 KU graduate who's raking in the cash peddlings Mexican hand-knitted sweaters to KU sororities and forces in Lawrence and Colorado.
"For all of the things I want to do in life," Konrad, a 23-year-old biochemistry major, said Monday night. "I spent $50 million of money in a short period of time."
He said he wanted to enjoy "the wonders of the world," such as mountain climbing, soccer, tennis, and flamenco guitar and a family.
The traditional nine-to-five job would be too slow and restrictive, Korran said, so he followed the lead
of some friends, went south and now employs between 10 and 15 Mexican families to weave sweaters that he later sells in the United States.
IF THE BUSINESS is successful, Konrad said, he will give money to his family and to needy families.
Konrad began his business when he sold 10 tennis rackets at a posh tennis court in New York. He first batch of sweaters. He returned to the United States with little else.
"When I came back from Mexico," he said, "I had all of those sweaters, but no bag to carry them in."
In November, Konrad dragged a cardboard box full of sweaters into the Pi Beta Phi sorority house, 1612 W. 15th St., and sold his first sweater. He paid off some debts and deposited about $8 in his bank account.
Konrad's 100 percent straight-
back leather wallet about $8 each and can be purchased
at Natural Way, 803 Massachusetts St., and at a few Colorado ski resorts.
"These are by far the best sweaters I've seen come out of Mexico," said George Paley, the owner of Natural Way.
Emily Swift, Lincoln, Neb., sophomore, also said she would consider buying a sweater if Kornrad stopped wearing it. Theta Team, 1433 Tennessee St.
"They're neat — I love them," she said. "They're cozy and warm and big and thick."
Konrad said, "Girls are so funny. They try them on, take them off, go away, come back and think about it.
"The business world is not easy. And this is just the beginning."
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