Our story

Since 1992

Tried & True

Houndstooth Clothing Company opened for business in a small storefront just off the downtown square in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We've been making shirts for the folks around here ever since.

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Fayetteville, Arkansas · Since 1992

Every shirt
has a story

Tried & True

01 · The shop

Started in Fayetteville

Houndstooth started in Fayetteville in 1992. We've been making Arkansas shirts ever since: for Hog fans, river folks, and everybody in between.

02 · The design

Designed around real places

Every design starts somewhere real. An Ozark river, a vintage Hog from the archives, a Saturday on the Hill.

03 · Yours

The next chapter's yours

Where you wear it, who you're with, the game you'll still be talking about in ten years. That part of the story is up to you.

The story behind the company

How we got here

Over the years there were other locations and kiosks across Arkansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Here are the big ones.

  1. 1992

    Founded in Fayetteville

    Michael Baker opened Houndstooth Clothing Company at 29 N Block Ave in downtown Fayetteville — still our flagship. Our t-shirts caught on with University of Arkansas students, and they carried the brand well beyond Fayetteville.

  2. 1993

    Northwest Arkansas Mall

    A kiosk in the Northwest Arkansas Mall, which became a full store in April 2009. It closed in February 2026.

  3. 1996

    Fort Smith

    A kiosk in Central Mall in Fort Smith that later grew into a full store there. Our Fort Smith store is on Rogers Avenue today.

  4. 1999

    Little Rock and the Razorbacks

    A store in Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock — and the year our licensed Razorback line began.

  5. 2000

    Online

    We've been selling online since 2000.

  6. 2004

    Hot Springs

    A store in the Hot Springs Mall.

  7. 2016

    Pinnacle Hills

    A temporary store at Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers. Folks showed up for it, so in summer 2017 we relaunched it as our largest store.

  8. 2020

    Jonesboro

    Our Jonesboro store — first at Indian Creek, later at the Mall at Turtle Creek — closed when a tornado destroyed the mall.

  9. 2023

    The Promenade at Chenal

    Our Little Rock store opened at The Promenade at Chenal.

  10. Today

    Four stores and online

    Fayetteville, Rogers, Fort Smith and Little Rock — plus houndstooth.com.

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