industry apparel & accessories founded gloucester virginia 1985 headquarters gloucester virginia products t shirts sweatshirts pajamas hats bikinis stickers accessories website www.peacefrogs.com peace frogs is an american company founded by catesby jones in 1985 . based in gloucester virginia it is a branded apparel firm that offers a full line of clothing and accessories with distinguished frog designs . it specializes in youth teenage and young adults clothing . the frog waving a peace sign is the official logo for the company . contents 1 peace frogs history 2 products 3 frog studies 4 references 5 external links peace frogs history edit the company started with the production of multi colored shorts with international flags and peace frogs was the name chosen for this concept . the founder of peace frogs catesby jones claims that the frog is an american indian symbol for peace 1 and is recognized by some cultures as an icon for good luck . 2 as the popularity of the frog itself increased the focus shifted from the flag shorts to the production of items with designs of the appealing amphibian . 3 products edit peace frogs products include a variety of t shirts sweatshirts pajamas hats swimsuits stickers and other items . in 2007 the company introduced organic cotton t shirts to its brand line . peace frogs claims that the cotton used in their shirts meets rigorous organic certification standards put forth by the usda that they are dyed and finished without the use of environmentally harmful chemicals and that the products are cut and sewn in manufacturing facilities committed to socially responsible practices . 4 in 1998 the company introduced a mobile retail concept . volkswagen vans and beetles painted in bright colors travel from one commercial location to another selling peace frogs products . 1 the company owns a fleet of 25 branded units that can be seen at different malls shopping centers concerts and theme parks around the country . 5 frog studies edit one of the concerns in the environmental world right now when is the decline of amphibians . 1 recent studies revealed that in the last two decades there has been an alarming number extinctions and nearly one third of the world s amphibian species are threatened . the most important factor to amphibian population declines is habitat destruction . 6 peace frogs supports various organizations that are strongly committed to this cause and other important environmental studies organization of tropical studies ots partners in amphibian & reptile conservation parc and others . 7 references edit a b c 1 cnn money 1998 08 25 . retrieved 2008 07 28 . 2 native american symbols and their meanings . retrieved 2008 07 29 . 3 hampton roads daily press our claims to fame 2008 05 16 . retrieved 2008 07 29 . http www.peacefrogs.com store category.php catid 212 & peacefrogs.com page on organic cotton t shirts 4 develop vendor partners wholesale central news & articles 2007 02 01 . retrieved 2008 07 25 . 5 worldwide amphibian declines how big is the problem what are the cause and what can be done 2008 03 12 . retrieved 2008 07 29 . http www.peacefrogs.com charitable.php peace frogs charitable efforts page external links edit peace frogs official website organization of tropical studies partners in amphibian & reptile conservation retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title peace frogs & oldid 733472277 categories companies established in 1985hidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersvague or ambiguous time from july 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 august 2016 at 01 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view