Today is Black Friday. Most rise early to beat the holiday shopping rush, but for me this is the one one day of the year that I would prefer to hang out and enjoy the turkey leftovers. If you feel the same, but still need a gift for those special individuals on your list, I suggest Windward.
On Nantucket Sound in 2010, a ripped sail turned into inspiration, for one of my college friends. He had always wanted to start a clothing line, but was unsure where his focus would be. The brightly colored sail had seen its last day on the water, and the only place for it seemed to be the trash. But Tom Harty saw a new use for it. The result was a D-ring belt, "bright, unique and still salty from the races, it was the perfect addition to the night's attire."
Since that first belt, the company coined the name Windward. A name derived from Harty's Great Great Grandmother's sailboat, and the Nantucket family home where many summers were spent.
Since that first belt, the company coined the name Windward. A name derived from Harty's Great Great Grandmother's sailboat, and the Nantucket family home where many summers were spent.
Today the belts are still made in Nantucket and Boston. Windward belts are available online at http://wearwindward.com and in various stores throughout Boston and the Cape and Islands. Windward belts are available in a wide variety of colors to suite everyone on your list, here are a few of my favorites:
Jettie's Belt, Monterey Belt, Montauk Belt
Main Street Belt, Great Point Belts
Brant Point Belt, Monomoy Belt, Madaket Belt
First image via Tom Harty's Facebook page
Belt images via wearwindward.com http://wearwindward.com/
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