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J. Peterman drives me crazy

post #1 of 8
1/24/12 at 8:19pm
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I know they are supposed to be about romance and eccentric old school feel, but would it kill them to have real photographs with actual models on their web site?

I'd love to know how this looks in real life. It's on sale right now and it looks like it might be interesting, but who the hell knows??

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"The 4 Pocket Hunting Blazer"

In a multi-paragraph description, this is the only thing that comes close to an actual product description:
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The waist darts give it a slim fit. Two button-through flap patch pockets at the hips and chest. The interior has one welted chest pocket on wearer’s right, two on wearer’s left and a button-through patch pocket inside the left hip. Biswing back for ease of movement. Depending on how long you’re out ‘roughing it,’ these pockets are great for maps, passports, and getaway cash. After all, a famous Hunter once said, “Anything worth doing is worth doing
right.”

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Do I go for it or not?
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post #2 of 8
1/24/12 at 8:27pm
I agree that the illustration images are gimmicky and not useful. Check out the LVC website, same bogus illo's and it looks like s**t.
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post #3 of 8
1/24/12 at 8:30pm
the characters in j peterman's little narratives would not buy clothes from j peterman

j peterman, at its very essence, is not cool. yet the emulation of cool is what j peterman sells.

how else can i put it? it's like when belstaff releases a steve mcqueen commemorative jacket. steve mcqueen wouldn't wear a jacket commemorating someone else. yet this item is supposed to capture the spirit of steve mcqueen's coolness. in attempting to capture and honor the coolness of s. mcqueen, it does the exact opposite
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post #4 of 8
1/25/12 at 9:16am
Don't do it.

Even aside from the heavy-handed romantic marketing, I've seen a few J. Peterman things in person, and in my opinion they were noticeably lower quality than the better mall brands (J. Crew, etc.)

Poor cut/fit, poor materials, and on top of that the attempted romantic/vintage quality was cheezy and "off," to my eye, sorta like a badly done period film with a stronger feel of the era when it was made than than the era it is supposed to represent.

There's definitely a reason they use those watercolor style illustrations instead of photos.
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post #5 of 8
1/25/12 at 9:30am
Ah, J. Peterman. I have fond memories of when his company was brand new and he actually sold facinating, well made items from interesting sources around the world. (He had a few select Luciano Barbera items, a unique French quilted hunting vest, beautiful leather items, etc...) . But, then he grew too fast, was always on the brink of disaster, took on a ton of debt and investors whose solution was to design their own products, have them made in cheap off shore locations, take a one size fits all direction or "baggy will work". Some may recall that he even opened retail stores. The merch was total crap. The one in San Francisco may have lasted 2 months? He "lost" his name and company to his investors but later bought it back along with the actor on Seinfeld who portrayed him.
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post #6 of 8
1/25/12 at 12:05pm
I've found the only good thing J. Peterman produces is bathroom reading material.
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post #7 of 8
1/25/12 at 5:24pm
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Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy View Post

a one size fits all direction or "baggy will work"

Yes, exactly. It is interesting and kind of nice to know, actually, that there is even a grain of long-lost truth in his history. I really loved reading the catalog when I was too young (and poor) to get my hands on any of the items, and by the time I saw anything in person any trace of quality was long gone...
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post #8 of 8
1/25/12 at 8:17pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the replies, chaps. You talked me off the J Peterman ledge, for good.
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