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The story of the Original Penguin clothing company begins in 1955 at the Munsingwear undergarment factory in Minnesota. Abbot Pederson, an ambitious salesman for Munsingwear, was on a sales trip to New York City. Finding that he had some time to kill before the flight home, he decided to have a few drinks in a local bar. After stumbling around trying to find a taxi, he found himself outside a taxidermist's window where a display of stuffed penguins greeted him. Before he knew it, he had bought one of the penguins, who he named Pete, and was soon enjoying a few cocktails with him on the flight home.
During the flight, Pete's head got knocked off by an over enthusiastic Pederson. A stewardess helped fix this by removing Pederson's tie and using it to reattach Pete's head to his body. Seeing how dapper this little bird looked, it was decided to immortalise Pete into what is now the Original Penguin brand's logo.
The Munsingwear golf shirt, embroided with the Original Penguin badge, was an instant hit. Known today at "the 55" the shirt was popular with the era's most iconic celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Clint Eastwood and Richard Nixon.
Fast forward to the year 2000 where a new generation of young trensetters scoured yard sales looking for the iconic Munsingwear polo shirts. This led to the rebirth of the Original Penguin by Munsingwear brand in 2003 and has since become a major lifestyle brand in the fashion world. With jumpers, tshirts, cardigans all coming together to compliment the classic polo shirt, it seems that Pete the Penguin is back - bigger and better than ever.
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