Published in: Cat Mom Style / Made in USA / Wearable Art
America is throwing itself a 250th birthday party this summer, and honestly? The cats saw this coming.
We designed our 1776 Cat Coin Cardigan a couple of years ago — long before anyone was putting "semiquincentennial" on their marketing calendars. The back features a cat perched atop the Great Seal pyramid, MDCCLXXVI scrolled beneath it in Roman numerals. The front? A cat coin. In Cats We Trust.
We just thought it was funny. Turns out we were also accidentally prophetic.
Why 1776?
Because cats have always been running the show, and 1776 is when humans finally started writing things down officially. It seemed like a good time to note that the cat was already on the pyramid.
The design pulls directly from the imagery on the back of the dollar bill — the Eye of Providence, the unfinished pyramid, the Latin banners — and replaces the eye with a cat. Because of course it does.
It's wearable art that rewards the second look. Most people see a cute cardigan. Then they flip it around, clock the Roman numerals, and suddenly they're doing math in their head going wait, is that—
Yes. Yes it is.
Made in Philadelphia. Obviously.
We screen print everything in our Philadelphia studio, which felt appropriate given the subject matter. Philadelphia is, famously, where a lot of the 1776 business went down. We're not saying there's a connection. We're just saying our cats are printed a short walk from Independence Hall and we think that's worth mentioning.
The cardigan itself is a buttery-soft 50/38/12 poly/cotton/rayon tri-blend — lightweight enough for layering, substantial enough to actually be warm. Side-seamed for a real fit. Two front pockets, because pockets aren't optional. Screen printed in metallic silver ink on vintage black.
It's the kind of thing you wear to brunch and three people ask where you got it.
The Gift That Doesn't Look Like a Cat Gift
Here's the thing about buying for cat people: most "cat gifts" look like cat gifts. You know the ones. Paw prints. Comic sans. "Meow" written in a font that has never done anything wrong but somehow feels exhausting.
This isn't that.
This is a garment with genuine graphic design on it that happens to feature a cat. The cat is the point, but the craft is also the point. If you have a cat person in your life who also has taste, this is your move.
It's a great birthday gift. A great holiday gift. And this summer specifically — with America's 250th anniversary of independence landing on July 4th, 2026 — it's a genuinely timely, genuinely thoughtful, genuinely funny thing to give someone who loves cats and also finds history mildly interesting.
Shop the 1776 Cat Coin Cardigan
This V-Neck Button-Down Cat Cardigan with Pockets is perfect to wear in celebration of America's Anniversary— screen printed in Philadelphia, both made in the USA, both featuring a cat who has been waiting 250 years for this moment.
In Cats We Trust. Since 1776.
Xenotees designs and prints original graphic apparel in Philadelphia, PA. All garments are made in the USA.