Helly Hansen
About
Helly Hansen’s Seaport store sells the Norwegian brand’s ski gear, urban apparel and seasonal styles designed to keep wearers warm and comfortable, with clothing for both men and women and activewear. The company has spent more than 140 years making professional-grade gear and describes its mission as helping people stay and feel alive. Its products are worn and trusted by professionals working on oceans, mountains and worksites.
The brand traces its roots to 1877, when Norwegian sea captain Helly Juell Hansen discovered a better way to stay protected from the harsh Norwegian elements. Soon after, he and his wife, Margrethe, launched a business producing waterproof oilskin jackets, trousers, sou’westers and tarpaulins made from coarse linen soaked in linseed oil. That waterproof gear marked the start of the brand that continues today.
What to Know
- Helly Hansen calls itself the number one apparel brand for ski professionals.
- Its gear is used at more than 200 ski resorts and guiding operations worldwide.
- More than 55,000 ski professionals wear the brand.
- The store is part of the Boston Seaport shopping district managed by WS Development.
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