Making It in America
August 2011
Filson’s Cruiser jackets and twill rucksacks blended seamlessly with Seattle’s grunge aesthetic in the 1990s, but the local outfitter dates further back― to the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. The company still manufactures in its Seattle factory, where workers manually cut leather snap tabs and sew brass zippers on its classic bags. Bags, from $105; filson.com
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