Penguin
In 1955, a sportswear icon was born from the most unusual of places. Fueled by whiskey and a delayed flight, Abbot Pederson purchased an unlikely drinking buddy for his flight home in the form of a stuffed penguin he named Pete.
At some point during the flight, and after another cocktail or three, he accidentally knocked the head off Pete the Penguin. A stewardess on-board the flight wrapped a necktie around the Penguin's neck and quipped 'He would look good on a shirt' which led Pederson to embroider this character on his new shirts. An Icon was born.
At some point during the flight, and after another cocktail or three, he accidentally knocked the head off Pete the Penguin. A stewardess on-board the flight wrapped a necktie around the Penguin's neck and quipped 'He would look good on a shirt' which led Pederson to embroider this character on his new shirts. An Icon was born.
