I. Spiewak & Sons

I. Spiewak & Sons, commonly known as Spiewak, is a New York-based apparel manufacturer established in 1904 by Isaac Spiewak. The company began as a small family operation in Brooklyn, where Spiewak made sheepskin vests by hand and sold them around the docks of Williamsburg. As demand grew, the business moved into dedicated manufacturing and developed a durable-outerwear identity associated with the Golden Fleece name. The company’s early development was closely connected to the industrial and military clothing markets. Its products included cold-weather garments and workwear intended to protect people working outdoors or in demanding environments. During the First World War, Spiewak produced wool coats and breeches for the United States Army and Navy, including pea coats. Its military production expanded substantially during the Second World War, when the company made a broad range of parkas, flight jackets, field jackets, deck jackets, flight suits, and tanker jackets. During the Korean War, it continued producing several earlier military styles and added garments such as G-8/WEP flight jackets and M-52 field jackets. The Spiewak family also developed or operated a number of related apparel businesses and labels as different outerwear categories emerged. These included Bronco Manufacturing, Ram Manufacturing, United Sheeplined Clothing Company, Spiewak Brothers, Swiss Blouse, Excalibur, Frost King, Pan-Jac, Trappings, Prince Jason, and Flight Deck USA. The Golden Fleece designation, first used as a brand in 1919, became an important part of the company’s historical identity and remains associated with its industrial outerwear heritage. In its current business, Spiewak manufactures uniforms and protective apparel for private-sector and government customers. Its product scope includes high-visibility safety apparel, emergency medical services protective gear, waterproof and breathable outerwear, and other uniform garments. Named product families include VizGuard safety wear, WeatherTech outerwear, Titan outerwear, and Golden Fleece industrial outerwear. The company also offers consumer outerwear designed around workwear principles, combining practical protection and utility-oriented construction with styles influenced by its military and industrial background. Spiewak therefore occupies a position between uniform manufacturing and heritage outerwear. Its institutional business emphasizes visibility, weather protection, and occupational use, while its consumer offering draws on the same functional design traditions. The company’s long history includes multiple generations of family participation; Michael Spiewak, a longtime public representative of Spiewak Clothing, died in October 2007. Publicly available reference material does not establish a current chief executive, ownership structure, financial profile, or specific corporate website, so those details remain unreported here.

Isaac Spiewak arrived in the United States from Warsaw, Poland, in 1903. In 1904, in Brooklyn, New York, he began a small family business producing sheepskin vests by hand and selling them on the Williamsburg docks. The operation expanded as demand for its garments increased, and by 1906 Spiewak had established a modest manufacturing facility in Brooklyn. The business used the name House of the Golden Fleece, while Golden Fleece itself was formally branded in 1919. The company’s development followed the growth of American industrial employment and the need for durable clothing capable of protecting workers from cold, wind, and rain. As Isaac’s brothers joined different parts of the outerwear trade, the family created or operated multiple lines and companies aimed at distinct markets. The names associated with this extended business history include Bronco Manufacturing, Ram Manufacturing, United Sheeplined Clothing Company, Spiewak Brothers, Swiss Blouse, Excalibur, Frost King, Pan-Jac, Trappings, Prince Jason, and Flight Deck USA. Military procurement became a major element of the company’s history. During the First World War, Spiewak supplied wool coats and breeches to the United States Army and Navy. Pea coats were among the garments associated with this period and continued to be made by the company in later years. During the Second World War, its production included numerous military outerwear styles, among them B-9 and B-11 parkas; A-1 and A-2, B-10, and B-15 flight jackets; B-3, D-1, and D-3 flight suits; M-41 and M-43 field jackets; N-1 deck jackets; N-2 and N-3 snorkel parkas; and T-1 tanker jackets. Spiewak continued military-related production during the Korean War. It retained several Second World War designs and added garments such as G-8/WEP flight jackets and M-52 field jackets. This history helped establish the functional and military-influenced design vocabulary later associated with both its institutional uniforms and consumer outerwear. In its modern business, Spiewak manufactures apparel for government agencies and private businesses, with an emphasis on high-visibility garments, emergency medical services protection, weather-resistant outerwear, and uniforms. The company identifies product families including VizGuard, WeatherTech, Titan, and Golden Fleece industrial outerwear. It also maintains a consumer outerwear offering built around workwear values. The consumer range extends the company’s historic focus on practical construction into everyday jackets and coats. The company has remained associated with the Spiewak family. Michael Spiewak, described as a longtime face of Spiewak Clothing, died in October 2007. Available reference material does not provide a full account of subsequent ownership, leadership, manufacturing locations, revenues, or current corporate governance. Consequently, the documented history is strongest for the company’s founding, family-label expansion, military production, and present product categories.

• 2007

  Death of Michael Spiewak

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  Michael Spiewak, identified in reference material as a longtime representative of Spiewak Clothing, died in October 2007.

• 1950

  Korean War-era production

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  Spiewak continued producing military outerwear during the Korean War and added styles including G-8/WEP flight jackets and M-52 field jackets.

• 1939

  Second World War military outerwear

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  During the Second World War, the company produced a broad range of military parkas, flight jackets, flight suits, field jackets, deck jackets, and tanker jackets.

• 1919

  Golden Fleece becomes a branded name

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  The Golden Fleece name was first used as a formal brand, linking the company to its early sheepskin and industrial-outerwear identity.

• 1914

  First World War military production

  [1]I. Spiewak & Sonsen.wikipedia.org

  During the First World War, Spiewak produced wool coats and breeches for the United States Army and Navy, including pea coats.

• 1906

  Manufacturing space established

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  Growing demand for the company’s vests led Isaac Spiewak to establish a small manufacturing facility in Brooklyn under the House of the Golden Fleece name.

• 1904

  Family apparel business founded in Brooklyn

  [1]I. Spiewak & Sonsen.wikipedia.org

  Isaac Spiewak began making sheepskin vests by hand and selling them around the Williamsburg docks in Brooklyn, New York.

• 1903

  Isaac Spiewak arrives in the United States

  [1]I. Spiewak & Sonsen.wikipedia.org

  Isaac Spiewak, who had grown up in Warsaw, Poland, came to the United States before establishing the apparel business that would bear his name.

Functional American outerwear and uniform apparel focused on occupational protection, weather resistance, visibility, military heritage, and workwear durability.

• High-visibility safety apparel

  VizGuard

  VizGuard is Spiewak’s high-visibility safety-wear line. It belongs to the company’s institutional and occupational-apparel business, where visibility is a central protective requirement. The line is associated with uniform use rather than purely fashion-oriented outerwear.

• Waterproof and breathable outerwear

  WeatherTech

  WeatherTech is a Spiewak product family focused on waterproof and breathable outerwear. It reflects the company’s long-standing emphasis on protection from challenging weather conditions and is positioned for uniform and work-related applications.

• Uniform outerwear

  Titan

  Titan is a named Spiewak outerwear line within the company’s uniform portfolio. Available reference material identifies it as part of the manufacturer’s institutional offering, but does not provide detailed specifications, launch information, or a complete catalog.

• Industrial outerwear · 1919

  Golden Fleece

  Golden Fleece is Spiewak’s historic industrial-outerwear designation. First branded in 1919, the name connects the modern company with its early sheepskin-vest business and later workwear and military production. It remains identified with industrial outerwear in the company’s product range.

• Consumer apparel

  Consumer outerwear

  Spiewak also offers consumer outerwear made according to workwear-oriented principles. These garments draw on the company’s experience with military, industrial, and uniform clothing, emphasizing practical use and durable outerwear styling rather than a purely seasonal fashion proposition.

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