Stanfield's Limited (English: /ˈstænfiːld/) is a Canadian garment manufacturer based in Truro, Nova Scotia, with approximately 550 employees, whose company's products are sold throughout Canada and around the world.
[2] In 1896, Charles Stanfield sold his business interests to his two sons, John and Frank.
Their company was innovative and sold many products in the form of shrink-proof heavy woolen underwear that were used by workers during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s.
In 1898, they developed Stanfield's Unshrinkable Underwear and in 1915 they introduced an adjustable two-piece design patented on 7 December 1915.
The website garnered national news coverage in Canada and was an Internet sensation.