Fashion conscious gun owners now do not have to fret about their concealed weapon making their clothes appear bulky. Nor do they have to dress in oversized clothes.
Clothing brands, including Woolrich, are designing clothes for stylish gun carriers.
Woolrich, a clothing company that specializes in outdoors wear, introduced "screen carry garments" into its Elite Series Tactical collection in 2010 at the demand of law enforcement officers and military staff who wanted normal-looking clothing for undercover or off-duty work.
The line features a new chino pant that is smooth, but can still hide a handgun. In order to do so, the company added a second pocket after the regular one for weapon. In addition, they also added a stretchable waistband to lodge a gun holster.
Woolrich isn't the only company offering clothes for those packing warmth. Under Armour and some clothing companies are getting in on the growing business.
According to the New York Times, the number of people with permits to bring concealed weapons has risen from five million in 2008 to seven million last year, mostly due to changes in state laws.
Before "covert fashion" existed, carriers of concealed weapons were limited to a more "tactical" or military appear. Though, some still do favor it that way.
"They should dress for the gun. Not for the fashion," Howard Walter, a 61-year-old gun salesmen told the Times.
But, 35-year-old Shawn Thompson, a handgun carrier from Kentucky, wrote on his blog, "Most of the clothes I used in the past to conceal my sidearm looked pretty sloppy and had my girlfriend complain about my looks. I'm not James Bond or nothing, but these look pretty nice."
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