Don’t you dare call them accessories. They’re more like essentials, no? We’ve been proudly making T-shirts and hats since day one.
First, a little history. Back in 2005 or so, Flylow co-founders Greg Steen and Dan Abrams couldn’t exactly figure out how to make technical outerwear (that would come later), so they started with something a little easier to bite off. Simple T-shirts. “A friend showed me how to make T-shirts using a wholesale license and where to find a screen printer,” Abrams says. “It was just a start, but I learned how to source products, make it my own, and sell it.”
That first Flylow T-shirt had a retro graphic (designed by our graphic designer friend Jared) and the words: Flylow Telemark. (Yup, the tele world was our scene back in the day.) We used those first few basic Ts to help spread the word about our little start-up at ski festivals and demos around Colorado and the mountain west. It would be another year or so before we had a real pair of ski pants and a jacket to showcase. So, in a way, we’re a T-shirt company that later started making outerwear.
In the years since, we’ve continued to make fun-loving T-shirts and hats be a company priority. We’ve made a lot of shirts with the “I Love Après” saying across the front and many a trucker hat with random food and drink items. (Skiers like dumplings and beer, what can we say?)
These days, we have options for hats and T-shirts for everyone. And because we never like taking ourselves too seriously, we make sure to keep our caps and Ts leaning more fun and irreverent than anything else.
Hats You Can Wear For Every Outing
From the steezy Melvin Cap to the Classic Logo Trucker, we’ve got ballcaps for days. If you’re spending time in the sun, there’s the River Cowboy, a giant straw sombrero for river trips and beach days, or the practical, sun-blocking Hamilton Bucket Hat. You might like the Chad Cap, named after a Flylow designer named Chad who likes motorcycles and mountain bikes, for day-to-day business. Or, depending on the time of day, maybe you’re more of a Coffee Trucker or Bottle Trucker kind of person.
Runners and backcountry skiers will rock the lightweight, quick-drying Switchback Hat, which can fold up small and easily be tossed in the washing machine after a sweaty climb. Or for a similarly low-profile brim, the Dragon Cap is where it’s at. If you’re into trucker hats, we’ve got the low-key Undercover Trucker, the LP Logo Trucker, and our personal favorite, the Road Soda Cap.
And a T-Shirt to Pair it With
Thankfully, our design chops have improved a touch since that first Flylow T. But certain things haven’t changed. We still like old trucks and cars. We still love riding bikes. We think mountains are pretty awesome. And our T-shirt designs and graphics tend to celebrate all of those things. Like, say, the 4X4 Tee, the Joyride Tee, and the Ride Fast Tee. Our preference for ’70s-style retro coloring is still around, in the form of the Surf Logo Tee and the Apres Tee. And for mountain lovers like us, there’s the Trout Tee and the Range Tee.
On the women’s side, we’ve got the W’s Apres Tee and the W’s Vibe Tee for that throwback style. There’s the Joyride Tee and the cropped Sunset Tee if you’re into old trucks and campervans. (Who isn’t?!) And the Crest Tee, which combines our appreciation for mountains, forest, and water into one.
Apres Tee
4X4 Tee
Ride Fast Tee
W Joyride Tee
W Sunset Tee
W Crest Tee
