travel wear

Once upon a time, it was my own frustration that drove me to create Bluffworks. I needed a pair of travel pants that looked good enough to wear to work in New York City, yet were easy to take care of, like the travel clothes I wore when I lived overseas in Vietnam. I didn’t think it was so much to ask, but at the time, stylish performance pants didn’t exist. So I made my own. I shared them on Kickstarter, and found a community of guys who were just as frustrated. Since then, I’ve continued to tackle other problems...

We’re releasing a new chino. And it’s a big deal. Our current chino pants are a favorite for many of you, and are a best-seller for us. You told me you loved it – and I did too. But eventually I said, “I can make it better.” This project was a combination of applying a next-level fabric, adding new pockets, and an addictive stretch waistband. Let’s take a look. Meet the Fabric Our Ascender Chino fabric is soft with built-in stretch so it feels great on, but also has the technical features you want from true performance chinos: 100% technical...

I had a polo problem. I was paying a lot for a quality polo shirt, but I didn’t know what I was paying for. After an hour with it on, I’d be uncomfortably hot. If I tried to bike to work or wear it on a hike, it would get totally sweaty, smelly, and wrinkled. So wearing a nice polo for multiple days was a nonstarter. The polos I found were a laundry liability and not travel-ready. And I couldn’t really do any activities in them. Which made me think, what’s the point? Why was I spending all this money?...

 I have a secret for you: travel clothes for women drive me crazy. Bluffworks came from my need for something that didn’t exist: apparel that looked good enough for me to wear to work, yet was as easy to care for as the travel clothing I always reached for. Women feel the same way, and they need the same thing. Last summer, we started our women’s development process with a survey to explore exactly what a line of travel clothes for women should be. We gathered more than 500 responses from women who want – we learned – nothing...

A black garbage bag stuffed with dozens of our best attempts at an incredible, technical t-shirt sits like a burial ground of sorts on the floor of our headquarters in New York City. I abused those shirts hiking, biking, and the rest of my everyday life for days at a time. I really wanted to love each and every one of those shirts. But none survived what I put them through. They showed sweat stains. The fabric started to pill – you know, those tiny fuzzy balls you see on sweaters when they start getting worn out. And after a...