Loudmouth Golf
| Industry | Sportswear |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Scott "Woody" Woodworth |
| Fate | Acquired by Alegria Holdings |
| Headquarters | Sonoma County, California |
| Website | loudmouth |
Loudmouth Golf is an American sportswear company based in Sonoma County, California, known for colorful trousers.[1]
History
[edit]The company was established in 2000 by Scott "Woody" Woodworth, then a graphic designer.[2] His first design involved a children's fabric with prints of Warner Brothers cartoon characters, which he had made by a local seamstress.[2] The designs caught the attention of various sports personalities, who began ordering the pants.[2] In 2007, Woodworth began creating his own fabric designs.[2]
In October 2021, Alegria Holdings, an investment firm, acquired Loudmouth Golf.[3][4]
Recognition
[edit]In 2009, golfer John Daly appeared wearing "loud" clothing from the company on the European Tour while banned from the PGA Tour.[2] Daly later entered a formal endorsement agreement with the company.[1]
The Norwegian curling team drew international attention to the company, and to themselves, at the 2010 Winter Olympics by wearing Loudmouth's "Dixie-A" pants with red, white, and blue diamonds as a uniform.[5][6] The team wore the pants on advice from second Chris Svae who served as their fashion consultant. The team gave a pair to King Harald V of Norway.[7] A Facebook fan page created for Norway's pants drew more than 500,000 fans during the games.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Aileen Yoo (2010-02-25). "Sonoma company's pants take Olympics by storm". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b c d e Janny Hu (2009-06-07). "Scott Woodworth: Loudmouth Golf designs". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Clark, Evan (2021-10-01). "Alegria Buys Loudmouth, Looks to Continue Expansion". WWD. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ Clark, Evan (1 October 2021). "Alegria Buys Loudmouth, Looks to Continue Expansion". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Steve Weiberg (2010-02-17). "Talk of Vancouver: Crazy curling pants of Norway draw notice". USA Today.
- ^ Simon Perez (2010-02-24). "Bay Area Home To Olympics' Most Outrageous Uniform". CBS 5. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
- ^ Bill Graveland (2010-02-23). "Norway's king likes Loudmouth pants, as long as others are wearing them". Canadian Press.
- ^ Janie McCauley (2010-02-25). "Norwegian pants pulled down, briefly". Associated Press.[dead link]
- ^ Adam Tschom (2010-02-23). "They'll do it Norway: Loud pants earn Facebook fan page shout-out". Los Angeles Times.
External links
[edit]- loudmouthgolf.com - official site