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Speedbuggy Coming Up Fast
Don’t forget to mark your calendar with Rising Sun’s pre-Father’s Day bash next Saturday, June 12, 7-11PM.
Continue reading...Party with Speedbuggy
May 25, 2010
June is the month we celebrate father’s day. Here at Rising Sun & Co. that is the perfect excuse to throw a party with all the things we love like hot rods, vintage motorcycles, and great music and drinks. On June 12th, 7-11PM, we are throwing a bash featuring Speedbuggy, the hard-playing, cowpunk band who [...]
Continue reading...Rising Sun Archive: Leather Jackets
January 8, 2010
Digging around the Rising Sun Archive we noticed that we were knee deep in thick skin. We’re talking about vintage leather jackets, of course. Collectible leather is another one of Mike Hodis’s passions that have turned into an obsession. While the line we produce does not currently have any leather products we thought it would [...]
Continue reading...Meet Levi
September 14, 2009
Two days a week a gentleman by the name of Levi (real name) works in our haberdashery. The other days he rides and sells motorcycles (Harleys) while breaking in a pair of Rising Sun Blacksmith jeans. Wear marks are beginning to form. In due time his jeans will have a beautiful fade pattern with gorgeous [...]
Continue reading...Vest Assured
September 10, 2009
The Rising Sun Outdoor Vest takes influence from vintage hunting and fishing gear. One of our obsessions is fly fishing, a sport that is every bit as nuanced as crafting garments out of indigo cloth. When Mike designed the Rising Sun Outdoor Vest his passion for fly fishing influenced some of the details. As he [...]
Continue reading...Oddballs
August 13, 2009
Some really neat folks dropped by the shop today specifically looking for a pair of vintage engineer boots. We had it in the size they were looking for too, which is wonderfully serendipitous. Paul, Amber, and Buck belong to ODDBALL M/C (Motorcycle Club), a 40′s bike club. They live the Americana life to the fullest [...]
Continue reading...Indian Time Machine
August 10, 2009
Check out this beautiful machine that is the Indian Sport Scout. It is a rigid frame motorcycle made by Indian. The company’s official history began in 1901 when founders George M. Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedstrom unveiled their prototype crowning Indian as one of the first American motorcycle manufacturers. In 1971 Steve McQueen told Sports [...]
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June 2, 2010
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