WHO IS REDSTONE?
We are a French company with a passion for history (particularly World War II). Through our collection, we offer re-editions of classic garments from the 1940-1945 period. We provide an original collection with customizations and markings that reflect our unique style and designs. With our diverse offerings, we aim to bring you one-of-a-kind pieces. REDSTONE & CO offers limited and numbered edition collections.
Artistic, manual and handcrafted, unique (numbered like a work of art)... REDSTONE & CO brings the difference and the old-school style you are looking for.
Our first collection revolves around the N1 US Navy Deck Jacket. This iconic jacket is our favorite. Its retro and classic cut, its timeless style, provides a beautiful canvas for our designs.
REDSTONE THE ORIGIN OF THE BRAND:
Located in Madison County, Alabama, United States, Redstone Arsenal (RSA) is both a U.S. Army base and a census-designated area (CDP) adjacent to Huntsville. The base is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area and houses several tenants from the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and NASA. The RSA has also benefited from decisions by the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission. In 2020, the Redstone Arsenal CDP had a residential population of 837, while the government and contractor workforce averaged between 36,000 and 40,000 people per day.
During World War II, the Arsenal was established as a chemical manufacturing plant but was quickly converted into a research and development center by German missile specialists brought to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip. Initially, the design team worked on ballistic missiles derived from the V-2 rocket before moving on to increasingly larger designs. Much of their testing was conducted at White Sands Missile Range, and flights between the two sites were common. However, in late 1956, the U.S. Army transferred most of its ballistic missiles to the U.S. Air Force.
The German design team was subsequently integrated into the newly formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Cold War had moved into space, and the United States intended to compete with the Soviet Union in this field as well as globally. The Arsenal became the primary site for the design of space launch vehicles in the 1960s.
