Saturday, June 27th, 2009...3:02 am
Factory Visit: Pendleton Woolen Mills
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Magnus Carstensen of Cophenhagen, Denmark stopped by Pendleton Woolen Mills’ factory in Portland, Oregon, and shared these photos with Sweden’s Très Bien Shop.
Note the faded billboards for my beloved Stetson Hats, “The Hat of the West,” and for now defunct H Bar C California Ranchwear, named for pre-war era tailors Halpern and Christenfeld, makers of riding clothing.
Pendleton, perhaps best known as the origin of the wool plaid shirt, has been outfitting everyone from brawniest outdoorsmen to the most mellifluous musicians for eighty-five years.
The Beach Boys, once known as The Pendletones, perhaps the best clothing-inspired band name
Look for Pendleton, arriving soon to Sweden’s Très Bien Shop, and in finer American outfitters year-round.
Additional images c/o A Restless Transplant and Flickr.
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June 27th, 2009 at 3:04 am
*The Pendletones, the best clothing-inspired band name this side of Max & The Cummerbunds.
June 27th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
i love those shirts. we love the same stuff.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Interesting by confusing report. First photos are of the Portland Outdoor store which is an outdoor clothing store in Portland, Oregon, that sells Pendleton (and Filson and Barbour and Red Wing and western saddles). The actual Pendleton factory is located in Pendleton (Eastern) Oregon.
October 7th, 2009 at 6:35 am
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