written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message barking irons industry textiles apparel clothing founded 2001 headquarters new york city usa key people daniel & michael casarella products apparel jewelry spirits website www.barkingirons.com barking irons is a design company based on the bowery in new york city specializing in casual contemporary apparel inspired by american folklore and storytelling . the company was started in mid 2003 by brothers daniel and michael casarella and has won several awards including 2006 sportswear international fashion award and was featured in new york times magazine article the brand underground . in 2015 the brand with creative partners elliott phear 1 and casey mcgrath launched an applejack spirit made from 100 % ny apples prompting the wall street journal to ask is applejack the new bourbon . contents 1 history and meaning 2 historically themed collections 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history and meaning edit the name barking irons comes from a 19th century slang term for pistols . the term was created by gangs of youths that haunted new york s infamous bowery . the bowery a theatre district for much of the century was a critical proving ground for indigenous american culture in the 19th century . uniquely american art forms such as tap dancing concert saloons freak shows and vaudeville all gained popularity in the bowery theatres of the time . historically themed collections edit barking irons has been noted citation needed for the extensive historical research and chronicling that is weaved into its products . past barking irons collections have drawn inspiration from characters such as p.t. barnum and his fire tormented american museum as well as the notorious reign of boss tweed and his tammany hall new york s brawling fire companies the devilish dens of the bowery such as blind tiger and satan s circus . other collections have focused on the literary sons of early new york and america such as the poet walt whitman and writers like herman melville stephen crane and musicians such as lead belly woody guthrie and stephen foster . the history in barking irons essentially utilizes the strange mystique stories and legends of the bowery as a critical stage for the telling of american folklore through a modern lens . see also edit bowery manhattan p.t. barnum boss tweed american renaissance gangs of new york references edit http www.marketwatch.com story could this be the next big thing in apple 2015 10 30 . missing or empty title help external links edit official barking irons website barking irons nyc history blog ny times article profiling barking irons 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title barking irons & oldid 734419978 categories clothing companies of the united statescompanies based in new york cityhidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsuse mdy dates from september 2011articles with a promotional tone from september 2013all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2013 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 14 august 2016 at 06 26 . 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