Men's Collection

Smokey Bear (Mens)
Smokey Bear (often unofficially referred to as Smokey the Bear) is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created to educate the public on the dangers of forest fires. Smokey Bear's message, "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires," was created in 1944 by the Ad Council. The living symbol of Smokey Bear was an American black bear who in the spring of 1950 was caught in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. The cub was in the Lincoln National Forest. Smokey had climbed a tree to escape the blaze, but his paws and hind legs had been burned.

Super Rapido
This Genoa Italy cycling team from the 1950's originally used wool for the team jerseys. Though our homage to this slick pro jersey does not employ wool it does celebrate the original enticing blue and orange colors with subtle and minimalistic design lines that make this pro cycling motif look so appealing.

Columbia Bicycles
Columbia Bicycles was started by Albert Augustus Pope in Hartford, CT. The company began with the introduction of the "Columbia High Wheeler" bicycle in 1878. Pope bought Pierre Lallement's original patent for the bicycle, and aggressively bought all other bicycle patents he could find, amassing a fortune by restricting the types of bicycles other American manufacturers could make and charging them royalties. He used the latest technologies in his bicycles'inventions such as Ball-bearings in all moving parts, and hollow steel tubes for the frame, and he spent a great deal of money promoting bicycle clubs, journals, and races. Until 1896, Pope was the leading US producer of bicycles. Pope Manufacturing was an innovator in the use of stamping for the production of metal parts.

NASA
"An Act to provide for research into the problems of flight within and outside the Earth’s atmosphere, and for other purposes." With this simple preamble, the Congress and the President of the United States created the national Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on October 1, 1958. NASA’s birth was directly related to the pressures of national defense. After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in the Cold War, a broad contest over the ideologies and allegiances of the nonaligned nations. During this period, space exploration emerged as a major area of contest and became known as the space race. Our jersey celebrates the iconic art of the space program that has captured the imagination of the world for over 50 years.

Samurai Battle
Our jersey illustrates the fourth battle for unification in Japan between Shingen and Kenshin. In September of 1561, Samurai Warlord Uesugi Kenshin (family coat of arms on jersey left shoulder) left his Kasugayama fortress with 18,000 warriors, determined todestroy Takeda Shingen (family coat of arms on jersey right shoulder)for the most famous among five battles. It is regarded as one of the most tactically interesting battles of the period. The rivalry between the two warlords was documented in the Japanese movie 'Heaven and Earth,' which features the fourth battle as the film’s climax.

Theodore G. Haupt
New Yorker Cover (1929)
The New Yorker has been published since February 21, 1925. For nearly 85 years, it has offered a signature mix of culture and art, business and politics, fashion, design and science and technology. The New Yorker’s exceptional cover art has been just as remarkable as its content, featuring a broad spectrum of artists. American artist, Theodore G. Haupt, illustrated forty four of The New Yorker’s covers between 1927 and 1933, including the cover for the March 9, 1929 issue, which sold for 15 cents. Haupt’s art deco style was most popular during this time and keeping with the same aesthetic, our jersey brings to life a rich, action packed bicycle race.

Smile
David Stern, owner of an advertising agency based in Seattle, reportedly invented the smiley face icon in 1967. From the Summer of Love generation of 1967 to the Rave Scene of the 1990’s, it has been used to communicate feelings of good will. The icon has gained international recognition as reminder to not sweat the small stuff and just...you know the rest. We would just like to say....’just keep riding and smile.

Green Eggs and Ham
First published in 1960, by Dr. Seuss, the story is told wholly through images and rhyming dialogue where two main characters, the first unnamed, the second named Sam-I-Am, enter the ultimate struggle of wills. Despite constant badgering by Sam, the unnamed character refuses to taste the dish, insisting that he would not like it. Sam constantly badgers him to try green eggs and ham thus beginning a lyrical and colorful journey through an assortment of locations and dining partners where Sam relentlessly persuades him to eat, you know what, green eggs and ham. The back of our jersey depicts the conclusion of the tale when the unnamed character, standing in shallow water after a boat sinks, finally agrees to try the green eggs and ham and upon such, happily admits that it is actually delicious.

The Grinch
Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) created How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in 1957. The Grinch, a bitter, cave-dwelling creature with a heart "two sizes too small," lives on snowy Mount Crumpit, a steep, 3,000-foot high mountain just north of Whoville, home of the merry and warm-hearted Whos. His only companion is Max, his faithful dog. One fateful day from his perch high atop Mount Crumpit, the Grinch can hear the noisy Christmas festivities that take place in Whoville...the rest is history.

The Cat in the Hat
Theodor Geisel, writing as Dr. Seuss, created The Cat in the Hat in response to the May 24, 1954 Life magazine article by John Hersey, titled "Why Do Students Bog Down on First R? A Local Committee Sheds Light on a National Problem: Reading." As the story is told The Cat in the Hat brings a cheerful, exotic and exuberant form of chaos to a household of two young children one rainy day while their mother is out. Bringing with him two creatures appropriately named Thing One and Thing Two, the Cat performs all sorts of wacky tricks to amuse the children, with mixed results.

Black Cat Fireworks
What unspeakable things did you blow up with Black Cat Fireworks? Black Cat Fireworks brand was introduced to the US in the 1940's by Li & Fung, one of the largest and most respected Trading Companies in China, and is now the oldest and most recognized fireworks brand worldwide. In China, "black cats" are a symbol of "luck and good fortune." Our jersey design features the early graphic theme -- the red star flash, bursting firecrackers and text with the most contemporary and universally iconic theme. 

Cycles Brillant
A.M. Cassandre designed this poster for Cycles Brillant in 1923, fusing together the styles of Cubism and Surrealism. His designs are memorable for their simple and clever graphic solutions, constantly taunting the over-detailed Art Nouveau style. Cassandre stated, "A poster is to be viewed on the street." Wearing this art as a jersey is an affirmation and extension of the artist's original intent. 

Bauhaus Exhibition
In 1923, the Bauhaus School of Design held one of the most cutting edge art expositions of that time in Weimar, Germany. Luminaries such as Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky were notable founders.