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October 6, 2016
It’s On Sale: LL Bean Boots
LL Bean occasionally holds sales, but they rarely include their duck boots. The shoes are just too popular. For the…
September 19, 2016
Style Inspiration Without Clothes
Most menswear editorials revolve around photos of well-dressed men, but some of my favorite sources for style inspiration have nothing…
July 25, 2016
Bean Counter: Testing LL Bean’s Guarantee
If you’ve been interested in men’s clothing for a while, you’ve probably heard of LL Bean’s guarantee. It’s not a…
July 9, 2016
Mister Mort’s Favorite Summer Item
Street style photographer Mister Mort recently talked to The New York Times about his favorite thing this summer: LL Bean’s…
June 30, 2016
It’s On Sale: Stuff Here And There
There are some great end-of-season sales at the moment. Along with some big price drops at Mr. Porter (where the…
May 2, 2016
Behind The Vaults At Levi’s Archive
Of all the company archives, Levi’s might be the most impressive. It’s not just about quantity – they have thousands…
March 28, 2016
A Look At LL Bean’s 100 Year Old Archived History
It takes a lot more than just history to be a heritage brand. Abercrombie & Fitch, for example, is an…
March 24, 2016
A Muslim Woman In LL Bean’s Lewiston, Maine Factory
Pictured above: A muslim woman in LL Bean’s Lewiston, Maine factory trimming the bottom of one of America’s most iconic…
January 11, 2016
The Mountain Parka For Lightweight Layering
Back in the 1970s, some American college students were transitioning away from the more polished navy-blazer-oxford-button-down look of the previous…
December 30, 2015
Layering Cold Weather Textures
Winter isn’t just a good time for layering – it’s also the best season for textures. In the spring and…
September 24, 2015
Outerwear That Won’t Break The Bank, Part Two
It’s harder and harder to find well-made, well-priced clothes these days. Everything is either cheap crap from fast fashion brands,…
February 16, 2015
Dealing With Salt Stains
The end of winter can be a real nightmare for leather shoes. When the snow is half-melted and slushy, it’s…
December 15, 2014
Shoes For Rainy Days
We’ve been suffering through some pretty bad storms here in San Francisco. When the weather is this wet, you need…
November 6, 2014
Items From Our Catalog
In the 1980s, at the height of the American catalog business, Alfred Gingold wrote two parody catalogs that looked much…
October 13, 2014
It’s On Sale: Stuff At LL Bean
LL Bean is having a 10% off sale that ends today. The discount doesn’t sound big, but this is as…
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