The team of nine employees at Rogue Industries handmade all the leather tabs, which get embossed with the Polo Ralph Lauren logo and secure the belt buckles.
Rogue Industries in Standish is a team of nine employees who handcrafted all the leather tabs that will be embossed with the Polo Ralph Lauren logo and used to secure the belt buckles for the uniform. Michael Lyons started the company in 2007 after inventing a front-pocket leather wallet to end his crippling back pain.
When Polo called to ask him if they would make Team USA’s belt, Lyons said he initially thought it was a scam.
“Who’s going to be reaching out to a company our size to work on a program, frankly, of this magnitude? When that first came in, we didn’t believe it,” Lyons said. “They came back, and they said, ‘Actually, we know exactly who you are.’ They’ve done …