Pipe Smoker On Cover Of Latest L.L. Bean Catalog

[bentmike]

Spotted this tiny detail today at the mailbox. Pretty cool since I just saw L.L. Bean pipes being discussed on the forum the other day.

 

[winterland]

Got mine too. Great cover. Wonder what he's smoking? Would be great if they still sold pipes and tobacco. I have watching for a ll bean pipe myself.

 

[ssjones]

That made me smile. I also love that Comet wagon, rocking some chrome reverse wheels!

 

[photoman13]

L.L. Bean always seemed like an overpriced brand but still has some cool history. I'm surprised they put a picture with a man smoking a pipe on it.

 

[judcole]

That's the second cover in their 100 year retrospective with a pipe smoker on it.
And yeah, they aren't cheap, but, as a long-time customer, I can speak to their high quality.

 

[bentmike]

Outfitter since 1912. Says inside they recreated their 1966 catalog cover with photographer Randal Ford. The guys and car are from the original. The background is a different place. Looks like Finger Lakes region maybe. In the '66 version they are looking over a trout stream with a fly fisherman out west.
Right on Jud -one gets what one pays for.

 

[photoman13]

I might feel differently if they marketed toward my age. It always seemed like an older gentleman's Gap.

 

[papipeguy]

LL Bean was "the" store for preppies in the 70's and 80's. Their boots are the best and the range of goods is vast and good quality. One thing for sure is that classic fashions never go out of style. The Nehru jacket I got from them in 1968 still looks good on me.

 

[bentmike]

Yeah right kinda like American Outfitters or whatever its called in the mall. Still I like the company.

 

[photoman13]

Is that the jacket in your profile?

 

[tbradsim1]

It won"t be long Photoman and you"ll be there, wondering what them young whipper snappers are talking about. LOL. The old cajun :lol:

 

[photoman13]

ha ha probably so. I already don't understand the skinny jeans craze.

 

[tbradsim1]

Less fabric more money. LOL. The old cajun

 

[bentmike]

The "bean boot" the ones with the rubber bottoms and leather uppers they've been making for 100 years are still made in Maine. That's pretty cool! I looked into red wings awhile back and discovered they aren't made in the u.s. anymore. Go figure.

 

[baronsamedi]

"You really look manly in those skinny jeans," said no one. Ever.

 

[numbersix]

Good catch bentmike - that's classic. ::

 

[rickpal14]

LL Bean was "the" store for preppies in the 70's and 80's.

+1 for me in the 80's!!!

 

[photoman13]

I've never been one for fancy clothes unless I get a really good deal.

 

[cajunguy]

I have an LL Bean jacket that has lasted forever--a hand-me-down from my dad. I love that thing and, if it ever fell apart, I'd be crushed (until I bought another).

 

[ssjones]

I have a Bean "Flying Tigers" leather bomber, that is 15 years old, but looks almost new. One of these days I'll wear it out.