{"product_id":"california-vintage-bear-flag-ringspun-cotton-fitted-vintage-retro-womens-tee","title":"California Vintage Bear Flag Ringspun Cotton Fitted Vintage Retro Womens Tee","description":"\u003c!-- California Vintage Bear Flag Ringspun Cotton Fitted Vintage Retro Womens Tee\n     Bear Flag Women's Fitted Tee | california-vintage-bear-flag-ringspun-cotton-fitted-vintage-retro-womens-tee | Version: R4.3SP | Sat Nov 7 2026\n     Keywords: 34 | Tags: 12 | Volume-tier ordered (GKP 517 R1+R2+R3)\n     Content audit: PASS\n     Buttons: four-slot standard written in position (top: More Bear Flag Items \/ More California Items; bottom: All Women's Fitted Tees \/ Shop All Towns \u0026amp; Items) --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/bear-flag-heritage-collection\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center; background:#F0EAD6; color:#0b0b0b; border:1px solid #000000; padding:12px 16px; font-weight:600; text-decoration:none; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eMore Bear Flag Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/california-items\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center; background:#A8D5F0; color:#0b0b0b; border:1px solid #000000; padding:12px 16px; font-weight:600; text-decoration:none; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eMore California Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"hook\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:120px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid a petticoat go into the first Bear Flag?\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the oldest stories says yes: the red bar along the bottom came from a strip of red flannel, often told as a petticoat. This fitted tee carries that flag, red bar and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA slim, soft women's tee with the homemade 1846 flag on the front. It suits a California girl living anywhere else, a history reader, or anyone who would rather wear a flag with a story than a logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe settlers who took Sonoma on June 14, 1846 needed a flag the same day and had no supplies to make one. They pieced it together from what the town had: unbleached cotton for the field, paint for the star and bear, and red flannel for the stripe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the flannel came from depends on who tells it. Some accounts name a woman's petticoat, others a man's shirt, and nobody wrote it down at the time. What every version agrees on is that the stripe was red, and California kept it when it adopted the design as its state flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlim, 4.2 oz combed ring-spun cotton, soft and light, with taped shoulders and side seams; the heathered colors are blended. It runs small, so size up if you prefer more room. See the table for sizes. 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