No. 01 — Founder's Edition

We would rather be than wear someone else's idea of who we are.

A personal-first technical apparel brand. Built for high-performance humans. No PFAS. No silver-nano. No plastic shortcuts. Two pieces to start. Black, Bone Cream, Field Olive, Graphite Heather.

01 Sedona, AZ · Sample Run 2026

II — Manifesto

Most of what you wear was designed for a margin, not for you.

RTHR BE began as a closet of one. A pattern made against the body, not against a sales chart. A material chosen because of what it does to skin over a decade — not what it costs by the kilogram.

We do not make clothing to sell clothing. We make tools for becoming. The Short, The Tank — quiet, deliberate, engineered. Worn for lifting, hiking, traveling, recovering, and the long aging-well in between.

If our standard helps you train harder, feel more like yourself, and own fewer better things — the brand has done its job.

The Short in Graphite Heather, flatlay on warm sandstone.
The Short · Graphite Heather · 7" linerless

III — The Short

7" linerless. Three YKK Excella zips. Engineered around the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

SKU.RB-S01.7IN. 230 gsm Supima / Tencel / ROICA® V550 biodegradable stretch. Pattern blocked against the Lululemon License to Train, then redrawn from the seam allowance up.

Front zips
Angled vertical welt zip pockets at a 75° forward rake — both hips.
Back pocket
175 × 95 × 14 mm. Engineered to fit an iPhone 17 Pro Max in case.
Construction
Flatlocked seams. Bonded waistband. YKK Excella® antique-brass hardware.
Bee
Honey-gold embroidery, back-right hem.
Black#0E0E0C Bone Cream#D6CDB7 Field Olive#3D4632 Graphite Heather#2C2C28
The Short on figure, back three-quarter view, Sedona red rock backdrop.
Back three-quarter · Honey-gold bee embroidery at right hem · Sedona
Tech flat illustration of The Short, front and back views, with vertical zip pockets.
Tech flat · 75° vertical zip welts · Drawstring · YKK Excella® back zip
Macro detail of Field Olive fabric with honey-gold bee embroidery.

IV — Material Philosophy

Same hand. None of the plastic.

No PFAS. No virgin polyester (zippers excepted). No silver-nano antimicrobials. No greenwashing.

The Tank in Bone Cream on figure, golden-hour Sedona light.
The Tank · Bone Cream · Fitted, straight hem

V — The Tank

Deep armhole. Straight hem. Built for lat day.

SKU.RB-T01.FIT. 210 gsm Supima / Modal / ROICA rib. Fitted through the body without strangling it.

Strap
38 mm — wider than spec. No slip under load.
Armhole
320 mm drop at M. Deep, never vulgar.
Hem
Straight, even, double-needle 2-line coverstitch. No curve, no drop.
Bee
Classic left chest, 15 mm honey-gold.
Black#0E0E0C Bone Cream#EAE3D4 Field Olive#3D4632 Graphite Heather#2C2C28
Tech flat illustration of The Tank, front and back views, straight hem, bee at left chest.
Tech flat · Straight hem · Classic left-chest bee · Deep armhole

VI — Identity System

Five marks. Each with a single defensible job.

The Bee mark in honey-gold.

The Bee

Primary soul mark. Smallest applications. Embroidery and foil.

RTHR B÷

The Wordmark

Technical lockup partner to the Bee. Inside-label and document work.

RTHRBE

The Sport Mark

Heat-transfer only. Training kits. Never the main label.

EST20·26SEDONA

Heritage Seal

Authority. Inside-label and certificate of make.

VII — The Closed List

A small first run. A short list. No pre-orders, no hype.

The first cut leaves the patternmaker in summer. The first drop is private and limited to the list. Leave your email and we'll write you when the samples are real.

We will write you exactly twice before the drop. We will never sell your address.