ORIGIN OF THE HILLS

Born in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, The Hills of Eastern Kentucky, and every hill in between.

Residential buildings and trees on Clinton Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN
Wooded hills and buildings at Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County, Kentucky
PINE MOUNTAIN / HARLAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY
Ramel “Smooth” Bradley, arms raised, in a Kentucky number 3 jersey
Photograph: Mark Cornelison / Lexington Herald-Leader.

RAMEL “SMOOTH” BRADLEY / FOUNDER

Ramel Bradley came to Lexington as a New Yorker.

Brooklyn and Kentucky are different landscapes, connected by people who know what it means to climb.

CLOTHING DOES NOT CHANGE CULTURE. PEOPLE DO.

THE UNIFORM FOR OVERCOMING THE HILLS.

AGLEISURE.

Modern workwear rooted in agricultural history.

A worn GOTH cap bearing a Brooklyn pin and Kentucky Collection embroidery
KENTUCKY COLLECTION
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IMAGE CREDITS

CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN

“Clinton Avenue DSC00721” by Michelb101. CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized.

PINE MOUNTAIN / HARLAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY

“Pine Mountain Settlement School — Harlan County, Kentucky” by Christopher L. Riley. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized.

RAMEL BRADLEY / JANUARY 10, 2007

Photograph: Mark Cornelison / Lexington Herald-Leader.