Reflecting on a YEAR of Alpine Parrot!
February 5, 2020 was my first day as the full-time CEO of Alpine Parrot. Looking back, it’s hard to believe that I’ve been living my best life for a year...
Inside Look: the Fabric of the Ponderosa Pants
Over the past few months, we’ve shared a lot of details about our first product: the Ponderosa Pants. From construction to sizing to the many features they contain, we want...
How to Take Your Measurements
Happy New Year!! We at Alpine Parrot are SO EXCITED for 2021, and we hope you’re ready for some fun this year. Today we are sharing something that’s been in...
State of the Pants: Preparing for Production
Hi Everyone! When we posted our last State of the Pants, I was about to embark on a mega-roadtrip to test the latest iteration of the pants with more fit...
An Elevated Experience: Life in the Ponderosa Pants
Alpine Parrot Fit Tester Kristine has spent almost a month testing the Ponderosa Pants in her every day life. The following is her thoughtful and fun review! 2020 has changed a lot...
How We Fit Test
So far, we've had more than 250 people sign up to be fit testers! Of those 250, I met with 40 in person (mostly due to time and proximity) across...
Alpine Parrot Hits the Road!
For most of October, I took Alpine Parrot on the road for our first real adventure: a fit testing road trip, spanning eight different states! Now that I’m back, I...
Introducing: The River and Mountain Fit Styles
Alpine Parrot’s vision is to give everyone access to the outdoors, so that they, too, can experience the joy of nature. For us, that means re-examining what a pair of...
We're Hitting the Road!
Starting this week and through the end of the month, Alpine Parrot Founder and CEO Raquel will be hitting the road in her trusty camper, alongside her partner in crime...
State of the Pants: Pockets, Color, Fit and More
It’s been a while since our last State of the Pants, and that’s for good reason! We’ve been hard at work making some exciting updates to the pants, and making...
Meet the Fit Testers: Kristine and Polina
The past few months we have been working with a number of incredible women to fit test the Ponderosa Pants - a process that includes taking measurements, wearing the pants,...
Title Nine Movers & Makers Pitchfest 2020
Friends, I am so, so excited to share that Alpine Parrot and I have been named a finalist for this year's Title Nine Movers & Makers Pitchfest competition! In case...