The Making
What 500gsm Means: A Guide to Heavyweight French Terry
Sep 2026
What the number on a heavyweight sweatshirt measures, how French terry differs from fleece, and why 500gsm suits a New England fall that moves 30 degrees in a day.
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The Making
What 500gsm Means: A Guide to Heavyweight French Terry
Sep 2026
What the number on a heavyweight sweatshirt measures, how French terry differs from fleece, and why 500gsm suits a New England fall that moves 30 degrees in a day.
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Two Days Around the Bay
Sep 2026
Four coordinates stitched into four pieces. Beavertail, Newport, Narragansett Town Beach and Wickford. You cannot do them all in one day, and here is how they actually pair up.
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Where Beach Life Came From
Sep 2026
It started as something we said to each other. The drawings that were too narrow, the one that finally worked, and what ended up on the back of the Midweight Hoodie.
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The Quintessential East Coast Memorial Day
May 2026
Miami, Montauk, Bonnet Shores, and now the Cape with Lane. The quieter East Coast version of the weekend, before the real summer crowds show up.
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Why Firth & Holm Exists
May 2026
A founder's note. Why I left Rhode Island, what stuck while I was gone, and what I couldn't find when I got back.
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Screen Print, DTG, and DTF: How a Shirt Gets Its Graphic
May 2026
Three ways a graphic ends up on a tee. Screen printing, direct-to-garment, and direct-to-film. What each feels like, when it works, and when it doesn't.
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A Coastal Style Guide to South County, Rhode Island
Apr 2026
How to dress for Bonnet Shores mornings, Beavertail wind, and Watch Hill evenings. A practical guide to coastal Rhode Island style.
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Modern New England Style: Clean, Coastal, Current
Mar 2026
A point of view on the cleaner, more relaxed side of modern coastal dressing. Palette, proportion, and the fabrics that make it work.
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Why Supima Cotton Matters
Mar 2026
What extra-long staple fibers do for drape, durability, and color. And why we use American-grown Supima in our heavyweight tees.
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