
Patagonia: With Ventura-based Patagonia, you
get what you pay for. What you pay is a
lot. What you get is exactly what you
want. Patagonia’s gear and clothing
looks great, it works perfectly, and it is manufactured as ethically and
sustainably as reasonably possible. I do not wear Henley shirts. But I do own a broad cross-section Patagonia
clothing and gear, all of which may very well last me forever.
Volcom: Orange County-based Volcom is a
one-stop shop for skater/surfer/snowboarder fashion, from Henleys to board
shorts to two-piece suits. Because they
target skaters – who shred clothes quickly, no matter how high quality – I did
not expect Volcom to put much effort into the second-thing-to-go elements of
clothing construction. After all, why
double-stitch a garment that’s going to be rags within weeks regardless? But I was pleasantly surprised. A few years back, I bought a Volcom button-up.
It was a good purchase. The shirt had a
clean silhouette, but with slightly skewed seams that bent people’s eyes just
enough to prevent them from looking past me.
And – because I do not lead a tear-through-fabric lifestyle – it lasted
for years.
Vaktare, M.G.: Los
Angeles-based Vaktare, M.G. makes gorgeous, motorcycling-inspired coats and
jackets. If you, like me, cannot afford
such coats and jackets, then they also make a Henley.
American Giant: San Francisco-based American Giant
claims to make The Perfect Hoodie. I
bought one. It is. They also make Henleys.
Mountain Hardwear: Richmond-based Mountain Hardware
has been my go-to supplier for camping-and-backpacking clothing and gear for
more than a decade. They also make
Henley shirts, which probably are of high quality, and which look nice, in an
a-backpacking-company-made-this sort of way.
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