The flag of the United States and the Chi-Rho banner on crossed staffs, backlit by a golden light

1765 Apparel Co. · Veteran-owned

Catholic & patriotic tees, made in America — for God & Country.

The flag of the United States — on its own right, staff in front, as the Flag Code asks (4 U.S.C. § 7(d)).

Chi-Rho — the first two letters of Christ’s name in Greek. Its story

“…a cross of light in the heavens, above the sun…”

Eusebius · Life of Constantine I.28
I

A land of light.

Albert Bierstadt · Among the Sierra Nevada, California · 1868 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

II

Born of courage.

Emanuel Leutze · Washington Crossing the Delaware · 1851 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

III

Kept by faith.

Mission Dolores, San Francisco, founded 1776 · Detroit Photographic Co. photochrom, c. 1898 · Library of Congress

IV

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Genesis 1:1 · Earthrise, Apollo 8, December 24, 1968 · William Anders / NASA. That evening the crew read from Genesis, live from lunar orbit.

V

One nation under God.

Frederic Edwin Church · Our Banner in the Sky · 1861 · Terra Foundation for American Art

Catholic & patriotic tees. Dirt to shirt, made in the USA.

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The order of love

“The love and service of one’s country follow from the duty of gratitude and belong to the order of charity.”

Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2239

That is the order this house keeps: God first, and country loved out of gratitude. We make apparel for men who carry both — plainly, reverently, and without apology.

Behind the designs are true stories: saints, founders, flags and verses, told with the record kept apart from the legend. And every 1765 tee is dirt to shirt — made in the USA.

Two standards

Two standards. Carry both.

The American promise

Dirt to shirt.

Every 1765 tee is dirt to shirt: made in the USA, printed in the USA, printed to order. 100% cotton, 6.1 oz heavyweight.

  1. I Grown It starts as a seed in the dirt.
  2. II Spun Cotton, ginned and spun into yarn.
  3. III Sewn Knit, cut and sewn into the tee.
  4. IV Printed Printed to order, for you.
  5. V Worn At your door in about two weeks.
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A helicopter crew chief at dusk beside a Black Hawk, a cross of light in the sky
Veteran-owned

The Oath Doesn't Expire

Built by one who swore it — and never stood down.

This house wasn't born in a marketing meeting. It was built by a combat veteran — a crew chief who flew into the fight and came home still bound by the same oath: to God, and to a country worth defending.

Every piece we make carries that weight. Every tee: American cotton, American hands, no imported shortcuts. No hollow slogans — just the colors, worn by people who still believe.

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