Refined and rugged Harris Tweed colliding with the jacket~shirt!
For centuries to this day the beautiful Harris Tweed is handwoven by islanders in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides. Here's a look at this seasons Black Bear Brand jacket~shirt in Green and brown Herringbone with Overcheck.
the Blue Check Harris Tweed Jacket~Shirt
Details!
~ Japanese Salvaged Redline 15 oz Denim
~ Horween Rough-Out ORION Collar.
~ Custom Black Bear Brand YKK buttons.
~ Designed and Hand Made in Seattle, Wash.
Explore to Create!
The best influences of the shirt and jacket, colliding pragmatism and refined tailoring.
The Bandana; an American frontier staple collides with the rich heritage of Japanese Indigo.
~ Construction, Timeless Style, and Undeniably Quality ~
The Great Basin Hat Co., based on the edge of the Ruby Mountains out of Elko, NV teamed with Black Bear Brand to create the ultimate cowboy hat that’s custom shaped for each customer using the best materials in the good US of A.
~ Hand Made to Order.
~ Pure Silver Belly Beaver Felt.
~ Custom BlackBearBrand x The Great Basin Hat Co. Design/Shape/Style.
~ Personalized Fitted/Sized/Shape.
~ Blood Red Silk Liner with Hand Drawn "The Great Basin Hat Co”.
~ Roan Leather Inner Headband with branded Black Bear Brand Logo.
~ Charcoal Horween Horsehide Outer Band.
A tough as hell leather in its natural state paired with one of the toughest work boot’s that Wesco’s been making for 100 yrs… Perfection! DETAILS
Boots that Stand the Test of Time
Handmade to order with the finest SILVER BELLY Beaver… dive into the DETAILS
Standard of the West Cowboy Hat collaboration with The Great Basin Hat Co.
The Original Wesco BOSS Collaboration in Horween CXL Steerhide Summer Pre-Order… click the boots and order yours on 8/13. Limited number like always. More details available on the order page.
The Brewster hunter Green Rugged Wax Canvas Cap made with through and care in Seattle WA. .
Happy 4th Of July.
Video by: Bradley Wentzel
Texas with Scott Hoepker of Chemical Candy…
A deep appreciation to history and the strong influence it has on us today.
This photo celebrates the return of the Black Bear Brand overall after 80 years!
Wet Plate Collodion Photograph by: Angel Colmenares.
@angel_quimico
We are honored that Angel is part of the Black Bear Brand family and helping us bring our story to life; exciting things to come!
A taste of the intimate involvement behind the processes, people, and materials that make up Black Bear Brand’s products…
Here’s a picture at the Indigo farm that’s a source for a special piece coming this fall.
Last week while in Japan we rode choppers about 2 hours through the country side to meet Kai and check out the operation and approve one of the fall pieces!
Organic indigo farm in Kyushu, Japan
Oita, Japan.
Design testing and material research for Fall/Winter - 2019/2020!
Oita, Japan is our home away from home… and our friends at Free Way are like family.
Article - Custom Front.
English version….
Founded in 1986. In the early days when there were only a few Harley shops in Japan, the "Freeway" was raised in Oita. It is an old war of history that has strongly supported Kyushu's freaks, with custom bikes that make it possible to feel the warmth of the builders and mechanical technology that can not be achieved by machining alone.
The representative Mizutani got the bike after high school graduation, but everyone says that it was kicking when they left the bike and brought out an interest in the car. He hates flocking from an early age, loves the loneliness, then leaves the bike for a while and goes on the music path, and moves to Tokyo alone. However, the dirty world of the music world went back to the local Oita three years later, and the store started.
At the time, though it started by completely self-taught, there is also the support of the advanced people who care about something, and its awareness spreads gradually. And someday, the name of "Freeway" will be escaping from Kyushu to the whole country, supporting the height of sensitivity to customs and technology that continues to evolve... full article. 
photo: Ivan Agerton
- 1st Ave. Seattle, WA is the home of a special Black Bear Brand sign from the early 1900’s.
- the archive Black Bear Brand - Union Coverall... from 1920.
From now until the release of our next collection coming this fall our full concentration is on design, pattern making, materials, and testing!
jackets.
shirting.
overalls.
pants.
boots.
collaborations.
Made In The USA. We’ll be sharing this exciting chapter of the Black Bear Brand resurrection story as it it unfolds.
We are not a simple translation of the past, but creating from what in the past has influenced us.
photo: Ivan Agerton
Geier Glove Co.
Western Made for Western Trade. Geier has been producing some of the world’s finest gloves since 1927... in the small town of Centralia Wash. We spent the day with our friends at Geier last week and finalized our 1st Black Bear Brand glove collaboration. Coming this fall! Made in the USA with Geier Glove Co.
The bi-annual magazine that celebrate the history of vintage clothing in the past, present and future. First issue comes out next month! The magazine features endless amazing stories, interviews and still-life pictures never-seen before. Stories and interviews of AVANT magazine are narrated by a core of passionate, creative contributors who stand for the same values : craftsmanship, lifestyle and heritage.
Editor-founder Eric Maggiori
Sultan Wash. played an important role in the building of the Burlington Northern Railroad. During the railroad construction Sultan was a key supply station and then grew into prosperous logging town.
The United States first became a carnival of signs around the end of the 19th century, when advertising took hold like never before. Back then, there were no rules about signs–where or how big they could be, or how much valuable wall space they were allowed to take up. Commercial buildings, barns, depots, grain silos: any place people gathered or traveled past (by train or buggy or, a little later, by auto) was fair game.