[shallowfish1]

Hello from Naples, Florida. Last year my wife and I launched a little online store offering Everglades-inspired art and apparel; see a small sampling of our products below. We have yet to do any heavy promotion -- trying to get our ducks in a row first.

I believe the shirt and hat designs will appeal to folks in here, and the art already has a healthy following. My art prints are generated digitally via a unique process. I've spent about 30 years as an art director and have worked in all sorts of traditional media, but I'm most fond of the flexibility and unique style created on a digital canvas. As for my credentials, I'm an 8th-generation Cracker (family hails from a Central Florida farming community) but we've had a presence in the SW Florida area since the 1950s. I've fished the lower Everglades since the late '70s. Yeah, I've got some miles on me.

Our company name is Glades Wear, and our website is gladeswear.com. Contact info as requested by the admins:

John McLean
PO Box 9318
Naples, FL 34105
866.452.3379
[email protected]

Appreciate this group and those who choose to support our little family-run venture!

 

[Flyguy88]

Some really great art here. I really dig the mahi colored skull.

 

[Maverick MA]

Dang, love that last pic!!

 

[Jason M]

Pretty cool stuff

 

[Featherbrain]

Awesome stuff!

 

[vaninkc]

Great looking gear! Follower for sure and glad to support and purchase some gear from a local of Naples.

 

[Smackdaddy53]

Very cool. Nice designs and art!

 

[TylertheTrout2]

Nice stuff!! Im right up the road from ya in Bonita. You going to be setting up a booth at the Seafood Fest in Bonita by chance?

 

[shallowfish1]

Great looking gear! Follower for sure and glad to support and purchase some gear from a local of Naples.

Much appreciated!

 

[shallowfish1]

Nice stuff!! Im right up the road from ya in Bonita. You going to be setting up a booth at the Seafood Fest in Bonita by chance?

Alas, no. My wife needs some R&R so we'll be in Key West drinking Mojitos and Margaritas that weekend. In moderation, of course. 🤥

Closest thing I could find to a Pinocchio nose.

 

[Nick728]

Love the shirts, especially the Glades Junkie! Need to pick one up

 

[jglidden]

Very cool stuff! I actually just picked up these two pieces from your Etsy shop a couple weeks ago for my office.
Buy with confidence!

 

[shallowfish1]

Very cool stuff! I actually just picked up these two pieces from your Etsy shop a couple weeks ago for my office.
Buy with confidence!
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Wow. We offer both ready-to-hang canvas prints and unframed Giclee (paper) prints; you chose the latter. The mats and frames you chose complement them perfectly! Thank you for purchase.

 

[Gaudy]

Wow, you have some really cool art and wearables! I'm a local and so I am always happy to be supporting a local business as well.

 

[Flyguy88]

Very cool stuff! I actually just picked up these two pieces from your Etsy shop a couple weeks ago for my office.
Buy with confidence!
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That redfish one is a beauty!

 

[KWGator]

Very cool work. Hopefully you can make some hats in the future that are XL full cloth hats, not mesh trucker hats, for those of us who spent too much time in the sun as kids and are now paying for it by the milligram at the Dermatologist.

 

[Flyguy88]

Very cool work. Hopefully you can make some hats in the future that are XL full cloth hats, not mesh trucker hats, for those of us who spent too much time in the sun as kids and are now paying for it by the milligram at the Dermatologist.

And for those of us without a lot of hair real estate. lol. I will get the sunburn from hell if I go outside with a mesh trucker hat.

 

[GladesWear.com]

Wow, you have some really cool art and wearables! I'm a local and so I am always happy to be supporting a local business as well.

Thank you. We certainly built the brand with locals in mind.

Very cool work. Hopefully you can make some hats in the future that are XL full cloth hats, not mesh trucker hats, for those of us who spent too much time in the sun as kids and are now paying for it by the milligram at the Dermatologist.

Duly noted! That sort of feedback is of great value to us. We’ll be adding full-cloth hats to our future lineup.

 

[dynaflow]

Congratulations! May I ask what fasteners you use at the back of the Caps? My concern is that I hope you haven't used those plastic snap things as they deteriorate and/or break too easily,and that's why I only buy Caps with Velcro adjusters.Thanks in advance and best of luck in your new venture!

 

[GladesWear.com]

Congratulations! May I ask what fasteners you use at the back of the Caps? My concern is that I hope you haven't used those plastic snap things as they deteriorate and/or break too easily,and that's why I only buy Caps with Velcro adjusters.Thanks in advance and best of luck in your new venture!

Thank you. We purposely chose the snapback style hats. Over the years I’ve tried fitted hats, velcro closures, snapbacks, you name it. In the end, weprefer the snapbacks. Yes, they can wear out after much use, but they last for years before that happens. To my mind, hats – – especially those used outdoors – – are disposable items to a degree. Wear and tear, sun, wind, etc. do a number on all of them eventually. But these are well made caps. We’ve had rave reviews from folks who use them, and my fishing buddies have tested them (and our shirts) thoroughly.