Last edited by Joey (2014-12-15 20:45:44)

I go away for a few weeks and it goes Pendleton crazy on here.

Joey the two jackets you have are mid-60s sports coats from Pendleton and neither a Topster or Topsman.
It's the style of lining that gives the game away on those.
As a rough guide the 'Sir Pendleton' range tends to use other fabric types rather than the standard Pendleton 100% wool fabric of boardshirts and Topsters and has a more 'dressy' feel to the styling to reflect it's time of launch - more of a drinking martinis in a bar than drinking beer by the campfire look - it also included a lightweight knitwear range.

The Sportster 'ricky' style jacket is a rare beast indeed, the ribbed cuffs and waistband tend to disintegrate over time and so finding one in good condition is a tough job.

I think itd work for you, me not so much

Last edited by Joey (2014-12-22 22:04:41)

And most Topsmans I find now are from some sort of capsule collection Pendleton put out in the past few years.

Joey, are these Pendleton jackets sized like 49ers in the ubiquitous S/M/L or proper chest size?

Last edited by Joey (2015-01-15 16:17:58)

Most stuff in thrift stores nowadays are crap from the eighties and nineties. Hard to find the really hip stuff I'm after.

Speaking of which, I had a question for the public: how much, if I may ask, do you usually spend on your Pendleton stuff? In the current catalog, everything is really up there in price. Without checking, I'm pretty sure a board shirt is $120-150 or thereabouts. But I'm assuming few of us buy this stuff new? What do you consider reasonable for a good find on a site like Ebay?

I don't hardly remember what first gave me the Pendleton bug, but something intrigued me to go after a board shirt. I think I was in the market for a shirt-jacket and became convinced on sites like TI that Pendleton was the way to go. Anyway, I didn't want to risk much money on something I had no experience with so I bought the first really cheap one I could get my hands on. I just looked around Ebay in the auctions under $20 and eventually got one for just under that, maybe $15. I was very fortunate to win one unshrunken and with absolutely no moth damage. And in an inoffensive pattern to boot. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it has a big 'ol 70s collar, but the shirt itself is in great condition and perfectly functional.

Now, however, I have made up my mind to get a board shirt with the color scheme I truly want, and this time with an understated collar. I've had two very good leads, but I couldn't rationalize staying on top of the bidding war once it surpassed $60 or so (not that I don't think the shirt is worth $60, rather I simply can't afford that much on clothing... I'm trying to cut down). Is less than $60 too cheap of a price to expect, in y'all's opinion? I don't think what I'm looking for is any kind of a grail. Just a green plaid board shirt. I don't care the vintage, as long as the collar is reasonable.

Pendleton motherlode!  thanks WM!!!