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![]() The Bonehead long-sleeve shirt includes mesh-lined cape vents at the shoulder to enhance the airflow. |
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About Columbia Sportswear
Founded in 1938, Columbia Sportswear Company has grown from a small family-owned hat distributor to one of the world's largest outerwear brands and the leading seller of skiwear in the United States. Columbia's extensive product line includes a wide variety of outerwear, sportswear, rugged footwear and accessories. Columbia specializes in developing innovative products that are functional yet stylish and offer great value. Eighty-year-old matriarch Gert Boyle, Chairman of the Board, and her son, Tim Boyle, President and CEO, lead the company.
Columbia's history starts with Gert's parents, Paul and Marie Lamfrom, when they fled Germany in 1937. They bought a small hat distributorship in Portland, Oregon, and named it Columbia Hat Company, after the river bordering the city. Soon frustrated by poor deliveries from suppliers, the Lamfroms decided to start manufacturing products themselves. In 1948, Gert married college sweetheart Neal Boyle, who joined the family business and later took the helm of the growing company. When Neal suddenly died of a heart attack in 1970, Gert enlisted help from Tim, then a college senior. After that it wasn't long before business really started to take off. Columbia was one of the first companies to make jackets from waterproof/breathable fabric. They introduced the breakthrough technology called the Columbia Interchange System, in which a shell and liner combine for multiple wearing options. In the early 1980s, then 60 year-old Gert began her role as "Mother Boyle" in Columbia's successful and popular advertising campaign.
The company went public in 1998 and moved into a new era as a world leader in the active outdoor apparel industry. Today, Columbia Sportswear employs more than 1,800 people around the world and distributes and sells products in more than 50 countries and to more than 12,000 retailers internationally.
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Clumbia Bonehead Shirts,
By CatsDughi "CatsDughi" (Tallahassee, Fla.) - See all my reviews
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I have been buying Columbia Bonehead shirts for my husband for many years now. He is an A/C contractor and a Maintenance Supervisor for apartment communities, the shirts get a tough work out and continued washing. They are top quality shirts that have lasted longer than most shirts would have in the professions my husband is in. I would recommend the Columbia Shirt name to anyone, they are well made and worth the money. Laurie Dughi
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Shirt!,
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This shirt is a bit roomy for me but I wanted it to be comfortable when I travel and be able to wear it over a t-shirt. It has many pockets that are good for carrying those things you need on a trip (small camera, IPOD, etc.)
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Pockets for the pocketless,
By Thurston Thatcher Hedgewick "The Respected Do... (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Most of the people who make and sell shirts these days seem to have forgetten how useful pockets are.Maybe it's just me, but there are essential items of everyday living that just need to have a convenient pocket in order to be close at hand. In my case, I have to have my iPhone, my reading glasses, my driving glasses, and my writing tools. I don't carry a purse, and you can't put these things in your pants pockets. If you rely on these things, which I do, there is no better solution than a shirt pocket. And if you live a reasonably active life that includes bending over to tie your shoes or pick up the newspaper, it helps if your shirt pockets have velcro closures. The Columbia PFG (Performance Fishing Gear) long sleeve shirt fills the bill perfectly. It has full sized chest pockets with velcro closures, and even a convenient half pocket for a credit card, business card, or recipts. It is all cotton, light weight, functional, and traditional in design. You can wear it tucked in or shirttail out. My only complaint is why did they call it "fishing gear"? They would probably sell a zillion more if they just called it an "iPhone shirt". 2115|RC4Q3USDSFH09;2115|R3VCEXVZ8GE4VT;2115|R3HWG1QKUIKLK7;
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