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A LETTER FROM THE FOUNDERS

A LETTER FROM THE FOUNDERS

TEN GLORIOUS YEARS . . . ALWAYS FOR THE ADVENTURE When we first brought Battenwear to life on a Manhattan Garment District sewing table, we had no...

#BATTENWEAREVERYWHERE in LONDON . . . and a job for you!

A PROPOSAL FOR YOU: Do you have a fun, clear photo of Battenwear being worn (by you or a friend) in an interesting favorite neighborhood spot? We'...

BATTENBAGS

We find ourselves increasingly reliant on small bags to keep the happy jumble of our lives straight. A Zip Pouch with bit of cash, a credit card, ...

BATTENWORN

above: Some of the most worn things from our own closet When we started Battenwear, almost 10 years ago now, our goal was to make items that peo...

AMERICAN OUTDOOR, MADE IN JAPAN

The craftspeople who make Battenwear here in the United States, on both coasts and in between, moved here from all over the world, have varied b...

Battenwear SS21: Personal Paradise

If we asked you to pinpoint one resoundingly GOOD thing about this past eternity, ahem, YEAR, what would you say? We would say "each other." We we...

Battenwear Recommends Non-Battenwear Gifts

As this crazy year draws to a close, we consider ourselves lucky for the people around us--the stores who carry us, the press who write about us, t...

The Big Little Things

Battenwear was born on a coffee table in Brooklyn, raised carefully in Manhattan's Garment District, and is now entering its teenage years in wilds...

Down to Earth: Battenwear Fall/Winter 2020 is coming soon!

It is a lovely pause, remembering life as it was back when we designed the Fall/Winter 2020 collection. It was early fall 2019, and we we were pla...

Battenwear Supports Black Lives Matter

Dear Friends. We are creating this post for anyone who wants to learn about Battenwear's stance on the Black Lives Matter movement. Like so many ...

Battenwear Dreams in Barkcloth

We dream of Hawaii. Stuck mainland as we currently are, we dream aggressively of Hawaii. The deep dark warmth of nights, the moon and palm tree ...

#BattenAtHome

Dear Friends, Seriously big thanks for sending us your #battenathome pictures. We always knew that we had really great customers and now we have th...

The Battenwear Madras Project

Choosing the perfect fabrics, that's where we start the design process for each new Battenwear collection. The cork-board above our design desk...