Each of the shirts in this collection is named for a historic hub of the American textile industry. With this, we honor and sustain the legacy of our rich fabric and clothing traditions.
Planned as America’s first industrial city, Holyoke, MA rose swiftly to prominence in the mid-19th century thanks to a revolutionary canal-based water powered mill system. They would become the world’s largest producer of paper, but it bears remembering they also were significant players in the tectile space. Once the world’s largest producer of silks and alpaca wool, they were key players in the American and global textile market.