In 1777, the Continental Congress passed a short resolution that created one of the most recognizable symbols on earth: thirteen stars in a blue field, thirteen stripes in red and white — a new constellation for a new nation.
The thirteen stars are often shown in a circle, and the meaning stuck for 250 years: no colony above another, every state equal. It was a radical idea in a world of crowns and hierarchies — that ordinary people, standing together, outrank any king.
Philadelphia upholsterer Elizabeth "Betsy" Ross has long been tied to the first American flag. According to her family's account, George Washington himself visited her shop in the summer of 1776 with a rough sketch. Historians still debate the details, but what isn't debated is what the flag came to mean: thirteen separate colonies choosing to be one country.
We put that circle of stars on our gear because the idea behind it is the whole reason this brand exists. The Betsy Ross Flag Poster and the 13 Stars Embroidered Hat: the same circle of stars, still flying.