retail founded 1975 in hudson massachusetts u.s. founder harvey gross area served north america asia europe australia products clothing website penfield usa penfield is an outdoor clothing brand and private company that was established in hudson massachusetts . founded in 1975 by harvey gross a new england native the company has built a reputation for making down filled jackets fleece and outerwear . 1 history edit since penfield s inception in 1975 the brand quickly became a staple for many americans in the 1980s . 2 penfield have extended their business beyond outdoor channels and into a broad range of retail channels including retailers such as barneys saks and a number of independent stores around the world . 3 the brand has a long history of special collaborations and private label development . the cape heights factory that used to produce penfield products has produced down filled garments for ll bean ems lands end and cabelas . 4 references edit slam hype penfield usa retrieved 04 december 2009 . wearethemarket.com check this brand penfield usa retrieved 04 december 2009 . format magazine penfield interview retrieved 04 december 2009 . snowboard mag penfield launches in america for winter 2007 retrieved 04 december 2009 . external links edit penfield official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title penfield outdoor apparel & oldid 637867345 categories outdoor clothing brandsclothing brands of the united statesclothing companies of the united statescompanies established in 1975 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 13 december 2014 at 04 44 . 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