One-of-one works of art, the painted garments are made in our studio in just one session - with the colors, brushwork, and emotional quality of each painting dictated by the unique shade of the hand-dyed backdrop. Influenced by years of experience painting landscapes in oils, our artist brings her love for atmospheric color and playful abstraction to Big Sky’s iconic peaks, with each piece turning out slightly different and full of character.

French for “applied to,” the technique of appliqué is used to create designs and illustrations out of cut fabric. We use 100% wool felt, precision cut, then carefully arranged and sewn on the fabric, for a resulting image that looks like it emerges from the garment. These pieces are textural, durable, and the result can range from our white wool snowy trees, to frayed and grungy blocks of text, to preppy varsity-style lettering.

To accompany our casual wear, we offer a selection of handmade patches so that you can customize your piece with even more freedom. Our Big Sky patches include traffic signs, Montana slogans, vintage-style flags, ski-inspired designs, moose tracks, and more. The patches provide an interactive, creative experience for guests of all ages to experiment and play with the pieces. Our patches are sewn on by hand, making the piece truly your own.

All embroidery is created in-house, by one of two techniques. When created by hand, the stitching becomes a medium more similar to a pencil, as the fabric is moved underneath a sewing machine to create expressive, free-flowing, and textured lines. When done by machine, our illustrations are intentionally designed and placed to retain an artisan, hand-drawn feel. We exclusively use cotton thread to give the pieces a natural, matte finish.