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Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection — Gibson Announces First-Ever Apparel Collection with Aviator Nation, Available Worldwide Now
| NASHVILLE, TN (December 8, 2020) Gibson, the iconic American guitar brand, has announced the launch of its first-ever capsule apparel collection with Aviator Nation. Featuring American-made lifestyle apparel created for musicians and music lovers, the inaugural Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection draws inspiration from 70s-styled, music-infused threads and adds an elevated vintage edge with Gibson’s iconic symbols such as the Hummingbird, and the Flying V. The guitar-maker’s first-ever line of licensed clothes, the Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection includes 14 styles including T-shirts, hoodies and hats in unisex, as well as men, women, and children’s sizes. The Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection is coming soon to Aviator Nation stores across the U.S. and is available online worldwide now at Gibson.com. Gibson and Aviator Nation share a solid ethos of creating high-quality and hand-crafted offerings, manufactured, produced, and made in America–Gibson from their Nashville, TN headquarters and Aviator Nation at their Los Angeles factory. The opposite of “fast fashion,” Aviator Nation studies vintage fabrics, fiber weaving processes, inks and dye treatments while implementing labor-intensive production techniques of hand-drawing designs and hand-sewing garments that remain true to a 70s-inspired vibe while ensuring originality, a vintage spirit, and a worn-in feel. “It’s exciting to bring this collaboration to life, combining Gibson, an iconic, 126 year old brand that has been shaping sound for multiple generations and genres of music around the world, with Aviator Nation, a young brand at the forefront of a lifestyle revolution,” says Cesar Gueikian of Gibson. “The Aviator Nation team has remained true to Paige’s original vision of handmade, high quality clothing with a vintage edge that’s been embraced by the current generation. I am looking forward to evolving our relationship with Aviator Nation.” Steeped in the power of music and stitched by hand, to explore the new Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection in full, visit: https://www.gibson.com/Gear/Aviator-Nation. Check out the photos below as Gibson artists model the new Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection shot on location at the Aviator Nation store in Austin, TX. |
| Gibson artist Jackie Venson @JackieVenson wears the Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection Boyfriend Tee in Charcoal. |
| Gibson artist Kevin McKeown of Black Pistol Fire @BlackPistolFire wears the Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection Tee in Charcoal. |
| Gibson artist Suzanna Choffel @SuzannaChoffel wears the Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection Boyfriend Tee in White. |
| Gibson artist John Evans @JebRocksTexas wears the Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection Baseball Tee. Below is a sampling of the Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection; for the full collection, visit: Here. |
| Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection Hummingbird zip hoodie. |
| Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection Unisex Baseball Tee and the Women’s Tee. |
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| Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection trucker hats. |
Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection AVIATOR NATION x GIBSON COLLECTION Gibson: GIBSON.COM | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | GIBSON TV Aviator Nation: AVIATOR NATION.COM| TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK *****About Aviator Nation:Aviator Nation is a 1970’s inspired California lifestyle brand. It was born in founder & creative visionary Paige Mycoskie’s garage in Venice Beach, 2006, and has since grown into a global lifestyle brand. Paige’s passion for 1970’s fashion and the music that defined that period inspired her to create her own clothing stitched by hand. While working at a surf shop in Southern California, she purchased a sewing machine and spent nights after work teaching herself to sew, determined to create garments with the same look and feel of the vintage pieces she had been collecting for years. Paige believes in the universal power of music to unite people for positive change. Her garments are all handmade in California, in the Aviator Nation factory where each item is distressed to a degree of perfect imperfection, creating a one-of-a-kind piece. Keeping the garments Made in America is a core value of Aviator Nation. Other music initiatives that Aviator Nation has spearheaded include collections with John Mayer, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Lollapalooza Music Festival, and Global Citizen Festival. Aviator Nation has 13 destination retail locations Abbot Kinney / Venice, CA (2009), Manhattan Beach (2011), Malibu (2014), Haight Ashbury / San Francisco, CA (2015), Laguna Beach, CA (2016), Aspen, CO (2017) Austin, TX (2018), Mill Valley, CA (2018), La Jolla, CA (2019), Hayes Valley, CA (2019) North Shore, Oahu (2019), Miami, FL (2019) and Las Vegas, NV (2020). Gibson artists for the Aviator Nation x Gibson Collection:Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Mobley has a new single “James Crow” out now and will release his new album Young & Dying in the Occident Supreme via Last Gang Records in February 2021. Blues, rock, R&B and soul singer-songwriter Jackie Venson has released her new album Vintage Machine. An amalgam of bluesy southern rock and punk, Black Pistol Fire have released a new single “Hope in Hell” and their sixth studio album is set for release in early 2021 via Black Hill Records. Singer-songwriter and soul songstress Suzanna Choffel’s new song “Good Problems” is out now. Roots Americana singer-songwriter, and producer John Evans and his John Evans Band recently released the new live album Live From Norfolk Street and have launched the weekly livestream series https://livefromnorfolkstreet.com/. About Gibson:Gibson, the world’s most iconic guitar brand, has shaped the sounds of generations of musicians and music lovers across genres for more than 100 years. Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Nashville, TN, with a premiere acoustic facility in Bozeman, MT, Gibson Brands has a legacy of world-class craftsmanship, legendary music partnerships, and progressive product evolution that is unrivaled among musical instrument companies. The Gibson Brands portfolio includes Gibson, the number one guitar brand, as well as many of the most beloved and recognizable music brands, including |
