Golden Bear
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Manufacturing
- San Francisco, CA
- Categories
- apparel
Golden Bear Sportswear has made outerwear in San Francisco since 1922, starting with leather coats for the city’s dockworkers. It now makes varsity, bomber, moto and wool jackets and a varsity cap under its own name, and produces outerwear for other brands. The website says the jackets are handcrafted in San Francisco.
A partner brand’s factory profile places the workshop in the Mission-Potrero Hill area, though that account is several years old. The company says it buys wool and leather both at home and abroad, naming Loro Piana, Harris Tweed and others, and some product pages state Italian cloth. The jackets are sewn in San Francisco, but the materials are only partly domestic, which puts this record at the second mark.
The record
Golden Bear says its jackets are handcrafted in San Francisco
“Plus new styles in materials like denim leather, luxury wool, and distressed cowhide—all handcrafted in San Francisco, built to last generations, made to be lived in.”
goldenbearstore.comRetrieved
Wools and hides come from both US and overseas suppliers, including Italy
“Long-lasting wools, premium cowhides, and luxurious skins are sourced both domestically and from highly regarded mills & tanneries throughout the world including brands like Loro Piana, Harris Tweed, Moon, Holland & Sherry, and others.”
goldenbearstore.comRetrieved
Gear Patrol reports Golden Bear jackets are made to order at the company's Potrero Hill factory in San Francisco
“It’s to be expected, though, since these are made to order in San Francisco, in Golden Bear’s Potrero Hill factory.”
gearpatrol.comRetrieved
Domain record
goldenbearstore.com was registered on .It dates the domain, not the business: a maker that moved to a new address reads young here, and an old domain says nothing about who holds it now.
RDAP registry record · checked 19 Sep 2026
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