CO Clothing's 'Laser Horse' joined by 'Laser Bronco'

If you've seen a T-shirt with a horse that looks a bit like one that stands sentry at a local airport with lasers shooting out of its eyes, then you've seen the handiwork of CO Clothing Co. (formerly Mile High Clothing Co.).

And now "Laser Horse" has a sibling shirt in the helmeted orange-and-blue "Laser Bronco."

Founder Bryan Patton moved from Cleveland to Denver in 2012. A graphic and web designer doing business as Fat Free Design, Patton soon saw an opportunity to go into the clothing business.

He looked for Denver-centric shirts that he liked, but had trouble, so took an old adage to heart. "I said, 'I'm just going to do it myself,'" says Patton, who transitioned his Mile High Clothing brand into the outdoors market in 2014.

Inspiration struck left and right. "As soon as I got to Colorado, I fell in love with it, and how active everybody is and how much there is to do," Patton says.

He's created dozens of designs since for hats, sweatshirts and tank tops as well as T-shirts. Besides the bestselling "Laser Horse," his "D is for Denver" design is also popular.

CO Clothing is available at I Heart Denver Store, MegaFauna, Indy Ink and the Denver Fashion Truck.

"I'm different because I print on all sorts of shirts and materials," he says. "Not being from here helps me because I can really appreciate Denver."