
In 1920, inventor and outdoor enthusiast Eddie Bauer launched his first store under the name “Eddie Bauer’s Tennis Shop” in downtown Seattle. Now, over 100 years later, the brand bearing his name is known as a large clothing chain with nearly 400 locations in the United States, Germany, and Japan. Recently, Eddie Bauer has updated its visual identity, abandoning its traditional signature-based logo, as did Johnson & Johnson not so long ago. The history of the retailer had some remarkable events that influenced, in a way, the brand’s new look. In 1936, Eddie Bauer invented and patented the Skyliner, a…