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St Augustine Florida Vintage Retro Cotton Jersey Baby Bodysuit - Black Logo

St Augustine Florida Vintage Retro Cotton Jersey Baby Bodysuit - Black Logo

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The St. Augustine baby bodysuit, for the town that is the Nation’s Oldest City. Soft fine jersey with the St. Augustine vintage retro logo on the front in black, newborn to 24 months.

This is the new-baby gift from the hometown: light, soft, with a snap crotch that makes changes easy and a logo the parents will photograph. Order it as soon as the news arrives; it is the St. Augustine piece most often bought for someone else.

Soft, breathable, and easy to change: an infant bodysuit in light 4.5 oz (153 g/m²) fine jersey with a secure snap crotch, ribbed binding, and side seams for durability. Solids are 100% combed ringspun cotton; heather shades include a cotton–polyester blend.

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine on September 8, 1565, forty-two years before Jamestown, making it the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the continental United States. The coquina Castillo de San Marcos, built from 1672 to 1695 from Anastasia Island shell-stone, withstood British sieges in 1702 and 1740.

Henry Flagler opened the Hotel Ponce de Leon in 1888 and remade the Spanish town as a Gilded Age resort, the Bridge of Lions crosses Matanzas Bay, and St. George Street still runs between colonial walls. The 1963–64 civil-rights movement here helped push the Civil Rights Act. Coquina forts and lantern-lit streets are the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — ST. AUGUSTINE FL COTTON JERSEY BABY BODYSUIT

Town: St. Augustine, Florida

Founded: September 8, 1565

Known for: The Nation’s Oldest City (1565); Castillo de San Marcos; Flagler’s Hotel Ponce de Leon; the Bridge of Lions

Art: St. Augustine vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Unisex infant bodysuit, ribbed binding, side seams, snap crotch

Fabric: 4.5 oz (153 g/m²) fine jersey; solids 100% combed ringspun cotton, heathers cotton–polyester

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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

Over centuries the city changed hands between Spain, Britain, and the United States, each leaving its mark on the architecture, the street grid, and the place names. By the late nineteenth century, Henry Flagler's railroad brought northern winter visitors by the trainload, and the old garrison town picked up Spanish Renaissance hotels, a Mediterranean Revival bridge, and the look of a resort. The Castillo became a national monument in 1924. In 1965, on its four-hundredth anniversary, St. Augustine paused to take stock of how much had survived intact — the fort, the street grid, the Cathedral, the lanes — and the modern preservation era began. Today the old quarter is a national historic landmark and a year-round destination, anchored by the Castillo, the lighthouse on Anastasia, and the Bridge of Lions.

Today St. Augustine is celebrated as one of America's most distinctive small cities — historic, walkable, sea-aired, and unmistakably first. Our St. Augustine designs gather that identity into wearable form: the coquina fort, the lanterns on Aviles Street, the lighthouse off Anastasia, and the winter glow of the Nights of Lights. Explore the collection and carry a little of the nation's oldest city wherever you go.

Why People Visit St Augustine Florida

  • Tour the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort in the continental US — coquina walls, diamond bastions, the dry moat, and views across Matanzas Bay from the gun deck.
  • Walk St. George Street, the car-free colonial corridor lined with historic buildings, and Aviles Street, often called the oldest street in the United States.
  • Climb the St. Augustine Lighthouse on Anastasia Island for sweeping coastal panoramas and maritime exhibits.
  • See the Spanish Renaissance former Hotel Ponce de Leon (1888) and the former Hotel Alcazar — Henry Flagler's Gilded-Age landmarks anchoring the old town.
  • Visit the Gonzalez-Alvarez House, the "Oldest House" in the city, with its first floor dating to about 1727.
  • Stop at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, the oldest Catholic parish in the United States.
  • Cross the Bridge of Lions over Matanzas Bay, with its marble lions and Mediterranean Revival towers.
  • Visit Fort Mose Historic State Park just north of town, the 1738 site where free Black militiamen and their families established their own community under Spanish protection.
  • Wander Lincolnville, the late-19th-century neighborhood of Victorian-era homes south of the old town.
  • Relax on St. Augustine Beach and the Anastasia Island shore, broad Atlantic sands a short drive over the bay.
  • Come back in winter for the Nights of Lights (mid-November into January), when millions of white lights wrap the historic district.

St Augustine Florida Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring alligator motif and 1845 Florida statehood reference