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#1 2008-08-17 23:31:53
- laxplayer
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Shaker sweaters
I saw these in the new Lands' End catalog, and was reminded of them by the fisherman rib sweaters thread. Shaker sweaters used to be a fall staple in the Midwest. The only downside to them was their tendency to stretch out.
http://www.landsend.com/pp/CottonShakerCrewSweater~187784_59.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::PRH&CM_MERCH=IDX_00001__0000000020&origin=index
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#2 2008-08-18 01:21:21
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Shaker sweaters
In Natural wool these were a Brooks Bros staple in the 80's if not before.
Simple.
Rugged.
Honest.
#3 2008-08-30 09:13:54
- jesmond
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Re: Shaker sweaters
I like those cotton Shakers, Laxplayer.
They seem great if you don`t want the bulkiness of the wool fishermans rib crewneck, or indeed if the weather is not so cold.Thank you for the heads up.
I noticed that Cabela`s and Woolrich are also currently selling `Shaker` style crewneck sweaters...
#4 2008-08-30 23:26:30
- laxplayer
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Re: Shaker sweaters
We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.
#5 2008-08-31 01:56:32
- Horace
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Re: Shaker sweaters
These were everywhere in the 80's, as I recall. Many a maker. Still had them at Andover later than that. I was never a fan myself. Not sure why. Maybe it was the "loose" knit. Though I liked many of the Irish sweaters that I bought. Especially the ridiculously heavy oatmealish/grey turtleneck. That and an old school Harris tweed can sustain you in almost any weather New England can dish out.
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#6 2008-09-01 12:00:38
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Shaker sweaters
Do you know that if your Mum bought you one of these from Brooks for Christmas in 1989 it would have cost her $85?
'Ow about that then?
#7 2008-09-01 14:12:10
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: Shaker sweaters
Fortunately, it's not all the same as with petrol and fags, I mean gas and cigarettes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0hMZb4gIqc
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#8 2008-09-02 02:29:39
- Horace
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Re: Shaker sweaters
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.