Tuesday, December 9, 2008

American heritage brand revival


as you've probably seen, a whole new generation is embracing the iconic domestic workwear manufactures of years past. 84/85 is no different.. there's a constant vintage shopping battle taking place between us, a search for the nicest prints and fits by labels such as Pendleton, Woolrich, and LL Bean. and I guess the mainstream media has taken notice.. even though they manage to drop the most cliched narrowing term of 2008 (hipster), I gotta give it up to the LA Times for writing this well-informed article on the trend. I think the major difference between these brands from the past and the and imitations you see from followers today (who are mostly fashion labels) is the authenticity.. but that's a different subject entirely. 

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