Davey Davis Models “Troutwear”
Woodstock Early Bird loves a good fashion story…having many, many opinions about “fashion”. We are pleased to provided a fishy feature from Gareth Henderson about a local man who is combining his love of fish with his love of fashion: Fish Fashion!
Who ever thought that wearing a fish could look so good? Well, longtime Woodstock musician and entrepreneur Davey Davis has captured this new “look” with Troutwear, a line of clothing and other accessories designed with the scale pattern and color of the trout.
Davis is an avid fisherman who is just now realizing his dream of creating Troutwear, after trying for a number of years. Davis said the idea first came to him in 1991, when he was teaching fly-casting at a resort in Vermont.
“I was looking at how beautiful they (the trout) were, and I just thought how beautiful they would look sprinkled on clothing; not just the fish, but the pattern,” Davis said.
Now, a majority of the Troutwear clothing – available for men and women – is made in Vermont by St. J Stitching of Saint Johnsbury. The stitching company’s owner, Joel Howard, has been in the business for 43 years. As for non-clothing items, a variety of Troutwear guitar straps are available as well, with amazing trout-inspired designs and colors. Several Troutwear products are made in North Carolina.
Want to see and hear more about the latest Vermont clothing style? Catch the “Troutwear Fashion Premier” at the Weathersfield Inn this Sunday, May 6 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Davey’s band, “Davey Davis and the Cabal Breakers,” will provide some great musical entertainment, including some tunes from their new CD, “Sugar Blunt.”
Musical performances will also feature the musical talents of: Colin McCaffrey, Jason Cann, Craig Anderson, Juliana Nicole, Frank Kelecy, Carl Beverly and Doug Farrell.
Food, music, fashion for $25. A percentage of Troutwear sales at the event will go to Trout Unlimited and other trout-worthy causes, as Davey puts it.
All of you Vermont music aficionados will remember the good ole days, when Davey Davis shared the stage with our very good friend and professional colleague, the late Vermont Standard Editor and musician Kevin Forrest.
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 