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Help us make the most of the last few hours of the campaign by sharing, tweeting, and emailing our kickstarter video to your friends:-->http://kck.st/1f88Tks And for our sweater backers, don't forget to: 1) Get extra Mark One Sweaters by... (Read More)

Aaaand with less than two days left in the campaign, Christmas goodie bags, socks, photo prints, and silk knots have shipped to backers with December delivery rewards who responded to the survey we sent out this past weekend. Happy Holidays!  (Read More)

Five Launch ColorsThanks to you, we passed our $50,000 goal this past weekend and are thrilled to be able to offer five staple colors at launch: Forest, Slate, Midnight Blue, Rust, and Camel. We are currently testing dyes to make sure we get the best... (Read More)

Hope everyone had a relaxing Thanksgiving weekend! Today is the half-way mark for our campaign and we just broke $39,000 as of this morning. We just wanted to pop in to say THANK YOU + announce the next set of stretch goals (summary below the video).... (Read More)

As of today we have met our $35,000 Stretch Goal...THANK YOU!...meaning rust will now be available as a color choice (pics coming soon). We'll be posting our next stretch goal shortly -- keep messaging us your ideas and we are so pumped to keep... (Read More)

I was visiting a few buddies of mine in Boston recently and was fortunate to have the opportunity to meet up with Ed Heald (Dartmouth '68) at his office in Wellesley for an exclusive interview on all things Dartmouth, Take Ivy, and 1960s campus... (Read More)

But they need your help to get them out there. (Read More)

Stretch Goal Announced ($35K): 4th Staple ColorThe results from yesterday's survey are in, and the winner is..... Camel and creme were neck in neck for second but the winner by a significant margin was rust. We will now be offering that color as an... (Read More)

Wow it's been a whirlwind 48 hours. We are truly humbled by everyone who has helped put us on track for a great campaign and are thrilled to have our vision for better, more thoughtfully crafted sweaters validated by the world. It's almost... (Read More)

Cliff Notes Update:1) > 50% in half a day2) THANKYOUxTHANKYOU3) Help us keep it up with a click Detailed Update:It's been just 15 hours since we pressed the launch button, and we've blasted through the 50% mark already at over $11,000 pledged.... (Read More)

One of our favorite things about fall and winter is that we get to layer up, and, most importantly, bring out our sweaters. Since the days of old Ivy, sweaters have served as more than just an extra layer of warmth, showing everyone else what college and university your alma mater was, as well as any athletic affiliations. (Read More)

We are honestly living in one of the coolest times to be alive. The idea that technology can either make or break a man is both terrifying and thrilling. (Read More)

Hillflint is one of our favorite manufacturers because of their proven track record of providing excellent customer service and high quality products. Since last winter — when Dartmouth College graduate John Shi first got started sourcing and knitting sweaters out of his apartment in Seattle, WA — Hillflint’s throwback style sweaters have been a hit with New England college students. And now they are bringing their experience in crafting high-end knitwear to the general menswear market with the launch of their ‘Mark One Sweater’ — a conservatively styled crewneck made with 1.4lb of Australian merino wool — via their Kickstarter fundraising campaign that went live today. (Read More)

John Shi didn’t plan to become a garment maker. He studied philosophy and economics in college, interned in finance, and got a job at Amazon after graduation. But something he saw in an old Japanese picture book on east coast schools intrigued him. (Read More)

NEW YORK, NY - After building Hillflint from a dorm-room conversation into a well-loved brand on Ivy League campuses with his line of comfy, conservatively-inspired merino wool class sweaters, CEO and Co-Founder John Shi ‘12 now has his sights set on shaking up the broader sweater market with a line of well-made, well-fitting wool sweater basics. Now launched on popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, Hillflint’s Mark One Sweater seeks to solve what Shi calls “the two major drawbacks with wool sweaters: itchiness and bagginess”. (Read More)