Gator and Stew started Hillbilly Star so that everybody could embrace the Hillbilly inside of them. From the guy in the corner office to the man on the mountain, and for just about any man or woman in between. “Hillbilly” is not a color it’s a lifestyle. Hillbilly Star strives to bring you the best quality clothing for the money and we work our hardest to make sure as many of our clothes as possible are made here in the U.S.A. We know that manufacturing jobs are constantly being lost to overseas facilities therefore we search high and low for American facilities to produce our clothes. We also know that economic times are very tough. Here at Hillbilly Star we are working with our vendors to bring you the highest quality for the best price. Please visit this website from time to time as we will ad new items as we grow. We hope you enjoy our clothes and hats and look forward to growing our family with your family.

GATOR
Gator Lee, the designer and visionary of Hillbilly was raised in a small town outside Charleston, SC. Although, always appreciative of country culture and style, he often found himself passing the time dreaming of California. So with his mind set on the big city, while his heart ever fixed on his southern roots, he decided to move to Los Angeles.

LA proved to be an awakening for Gator’s artistic talents, as he enjoyed creating art in a wide array of areas, whether it be necklace designs, combining work shirts with vintage patches or restoring pieces of furniture he would find along the road. After joking with a friend about being compared to a 'Rockabilly' he replied more like a 'Hillbilly'. Within an hour he had created the Hillbilly logo and the vision was born. His line has been worn by Jessica Simpson along with other celebrities and featured on MTV’s "Punk'd". Hillbilly is a blending of his southern roots and urban experiences.

STEW
Gator and Stew met while working together in Los Angeles. Their common bond of the South made them fast friends. One night Gator showed Stew some of his Hillbilly Star clothes, and even gave him a hat. A few weeks later Stew approached Gator about his clothes and asked if he could help, and a partnership was born. If Gator is the creator and visionary Stew is his motivator and sounding board.

Stew Tanner grew up in Southern California, but was born in Paducah Kentucky. He never really forgot his Southern roots, while growing up on the beaches, hills, and mountains of California. His love of the outdoors, developed by his uncle in the streams and lakes of Kentucky as well as Tennessee, matured in the vastness of the Golden State. Stew’s surf, skate, and snowboarding lifestyle can be seen in the clothes and hats of Hillbilly Star.