LL Bean + Rogues Gallery = LL Bean Signature

[Billy Brasky]

The revival of this thread made me curious as to what ever happened to Rogue's Gallery/Alex Carleton. It looks like he moved on to Filson shortly after his stint at Bean ended.

Still creative director at Filson looks like.

 

[bl@ster]

Great necrobump, friend.

Although this line isn't taken very seriously at LL Bean these days, I still love the signature Chamois shirts. They're excellent, especially now that J. Crew flannels completely suck.

 

[Waldo Jeffers]

The #1 thing I want from clothes is for LLBean to make legit higher end versions of all of their classic stuff

 

[Van Veen]

The #1 thing I want from clothes is for LLBean to make legit higher end versions of all of their classic stuff

Bean x Inis Meain Norwegian?

Bean x Edward Green boots?

 

[Waldo Jeffers]

It doesn’t even have to be that high end

just not super budget like what it is today

Basically just go back to how it used to be but with slimmer sizing

 

[patrick_b]

I have a pair of dress trousers in a lightweight wool that I love from early Signature. Also two pair of wool flannel trousers. Great fit on all three and have held up well all these years.

I live a couple hours from the Flagship as well and used to enjoy Rogues Gallery. Cool little shop.

 

[Alexidb]

I have a pair of dress trousers in a lightweight wool that I love from early Signature. Also two pair of wool flannel trousers. Great fit on all three and have held up well all these years.

I live a couple hours from the Flagship as well and used to enjoy Rogues Gallery. Cool little shop.

Ha, hi Patrick! We umm “interacted” on Nick’s (welldresseddad) Instagram.

 

[patrick_b]

Ha, hi Patrick! We umm “interacted” on Nick’s (welldresseddad) Instagram.

Hey there neighbor!

 

[LaymanX]

Their current quality isn't even that bad. If they brought the manufacturing in-house and used premium materials for their Signature line, I'd be all over that. I bought a few things from LL Bean Signature years ago and still use them.

 

[Van Veen]

LL Bean should merge Brooks Brothers. They can circle the drain together.

 

[Waldo Jeffers]

I’m getting an anorak and some bean boots for spring

 

[Alexidb]

Anyone want a cord suit from the first year or two of Signature?

 

[Waldo Jeffers]

Not Signature but I just got the LlBean mountain classic anorak

https://m.llbean.com/llb/shop/115663?page=mountain-classic-anorak

pretty stoked on it for $59

i’m 6’/165 and can layer a size medium over a Shetland sweater no problem without it looking like a baggy mess

cut of anorak is really ideal

super versatile to— expect to wear it spring + fall over sweater and in summer with shorts

good job LLBean!

 

[fiestaplatypus]

I really miss the first year or two of this line. The quality was pretty decent, even if the fits were still a bit rough. I can't even navigate to just the Signature line through the LL bean website anymore without doing a search.

Someone mentioned those wool trousers - I specifically recall a season where they released a heavyweight green and heavyweight orange pair. I picked up the green at the time (which I've since regretfully sold), but kinda wish I had grabbed the orange. They were definitely a lot (think gun safety or traffic cone orange), but damn they were awesome.

 

[Michigan Planner]

I occasionally get catalogs from Todd Snyder. His stuff looks nice, if not a bit overpriced (but I've never actually bought anything from him so maybe the quality is there too) but in the latest catalog, I saw a tiny little blurb about a new collection he's doing with LL Bean that's launching later this month:

Now I'll have to look around to see if I can find any images from the runway in February. Maybe this means there will be a renewed focus on the LL Bean Signature line?