Flannel Daddy: Origins

I was dressed by my wife for 12 years.

Then I found a flannel, my beard showed up for work, and my son named me Flannel Daddy.

SHOP THE FLANNELS

The 12-Year Dress Code

For 12 years, Josie dressed me. She banned cargo pants the way the Vatican bans fun. No cargo shorts. No pockets.

I became a walking Pinterest board. Polos the color of Easter eggs. Boring dockers that needed a belt and an apology.

The Night the Penguin Showed Up

I poured three fingers of whiskey, opened the freezer for ice, and found a penguin. Small. Tuxedoed. Judging me.

My son Tino, age 9, walked in and said: "Dad. Why do you look like you're dressed for a PowerPoint about broccoli?"

The McFly Moment

I ordered the McFly because it was inspired by Back to the Future and it sounded like a time machine I could actually afford.

I put it on. It wasn't a shirt. It was an origin event. Tino walked in and whispered, "Whoa." I looked in the mirror. I wasn't Giovanni anymore. I was Flannel Daddy.

Who's behind the loot?

I’m Giovanni “Flannel Daddy” Farinacci — shipping flannels out of Newark, CA, right in the heart of the SF Bay Area.

I curate flannels from Clutch & Throttle, Divided Flannel Co., and Hales — only brands I buy myself. Every color gets run past two very honest focus groups: Josie and Tino.

Shop the flannels] | [Shipping & returns] | [Contact Josie & me]

"Strength through belief. And really good flannel."

Our Flannel Arsenal

🏕️ CAMPING
survive smoke and bad decisions
🔧 GARAGE
laugh at motor oil
🥛 CASUAL
look cool buying milk
💻 BUSINESS-CASUAL
pretending you read emails
🤵 FORMAL
weddings where I refuse a rented tux that smells of Axe body spray and regret.

APPROVED BY Josie. MATCHED BY MY SON. WORN BY ME.

P.S. The penguin still lives in my freezer. He approves this message.