A dark navy denim jacket hanging on a weathered post in the American desert at sunset

Prather & Co.

American Heritage Since 1964

The AmericanFlag Jacket

Crafted for those who carry the spirit of America.

Discover The Jacket
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Chapter One — The Origin

Born from the landscapes of the American West, Prather & Co. creates timeless garments inspired by exploration, craftsmanship and freedom.

A lone figure in denim walking a dusty desert road, 1960s film photograph

We began in a single room above a hardware store, cutting canvas for men who worked the highways out of Flagstaff. Sixty years later the road is still the measure of everything we make.

“A garment should earn its age.”

— H. Prather, founder

I.

Limited production

No season, no surplus. Each chapter closes when the last jacket is spoken for.

II.

Attention to details

Rivets set by hand, seams felled twice, every label stitched rather than printed.

III.

Vintage inspiration

Drawn from archive workwear patterns of the American mid-century.

IV.

Craftsmanship spirit

Made to outlive its owner and carry the marks of a life along the way.

The Single Piece

The American FlagDenim Jacket

Portrait of the dark navy Prather & Co. denim jacket worn open

Portrait — collar & rivets

Fabric
Premium dark navy denim, 14 oz., vintage washed
Back
American flag worn into the cloth by hand distressing
Edition
Limited first release — numbered inside the collar
Origin
Designed in France, inspired by America
Availability
Pre-order — production starts once orders close
Size — M

Cut to an archive 1960s pattern — true to size.

€95

Includes archive packaging. Shipping is calculated from your destination.

Pre-order: the jacket is not produced yet. Making begins once pre-orders close — estimated delivery 1 à 2 mois après la clôture des précommandes (estimate, not yet confirmed).

Pre-Order Your Jacket — Size M
Desert landscape at dusk under a storm blue sky

Every mark tells a story.

01

Heavy denim construction

Woven on shuttle looms and cut to an archive 1960s pattern, the cloth holds its shape from the first wear and softens only where you bend.

02

Vintage washed texture

A slow stone rinse gives the indigo its faded grey cast — the look of a jacket already lived in for a decade.

03

The distressed flag

Thirteen stripes and a field of stars, abraded into the back panel by hand. No two backs are identical, and none can be repeated.

04

Custom branding

Copper rivets, a woven canvas collar label and an interior chainstitch bearing the number of your jacket.

Contrast stitching and copper rivet detail
Prather & Co. Field Garments canvas label — Designed in France, crafted for the American spirit

From the pattern room

Working sketches, kept from the 1964 archive.

Archive sketch of the Prather & Co. sporting man, mid-swing
Plate I — the sporting man
Archive sketch of the sporting man inspecting the ground
Plate II — the inspection

Inspected by

Prather & Co.

This garment left our floor only after every seam, rivet and stitch was checked by hand.

Hollis

Inspector No. 07 · Flagstaff, Arizona

Pre-OrderThe First Chapter

Each jacket is cut only after pre-order.

Pre-order — not produced yet

This jacket has not been made yet. Production starts once pre-orders close, because the distressed flag panel is hand-worked piece by piece. Estimated delivery: 1 à 2 mois après la clôture des précommandes — an estimate that has not been confirmed with the workshop yet.

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€95

Size M · Shipping from €0

Pre-Order Now — €95

Secure payment by card. Shipping is calculated from your destination on the next step. You are charged today and your jacket is made afterwards, with the rest of the pre-order run. Guest checkout — no account required.

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Off-white archive garment box tied with cotton twine on a wooden table

The Arrival

From our archive to your doorstep.

Every jacket leaves us folded in unbleached tissue inside an off-white archive box, tied with cotton twine and sealed with a numbered card. Nothing shouts. Everything is considered.

Chapter One