vintage pendleton thread

[shut up alex]

hey i have a pretty old pendleton blanket that has been handed down to me. wondering if anyone knows how to tell the age by the labels?

[Bijan]

Find out when the Woolmark symbol was introduced. Your blanket is no newer than that.

I've got an older Glacier National Park blanket. It's nice and warm.

[everyinchofgod]

Are Pendleton flannel shirts decent quality? I'm not familiar with the brand actually, and I saw a vintage Pendleton flannel shirt on ebay that looked nice a while back and almost picked it up. I decided to keep saving for a Flathead shirt. Bad choice?

[fffffut]

yeah pendletons are quality

the only bad thing is that they dont really have good cuts if youre looking for something more fashionable

if you want one anyway, check goodwill

ive found vintage ones in good condition for like 4 dollars there

[rnrswitch]

Are Pendleton flannel shirts decent quality? I'm not familiar with the brand actually, and I saw a vintage Pendleton flannel shirt on ebay that looked nice a while back and almost picked it up. I decided to keep saving for a Flathead shirt. Bad choice?

On ebay they will call anything vintage, but many times it will be from the 80s, which is still great quality. I would much rather blow like $30 on a vintage pendleton from the 60s or 70s, than the ridiculous price on those flatheads. Even though the flatheads are pretty damn nice.

[A Beard of Stars]

the only bad thing is that they dont really have good cuts if youre looking for something more fashionable

Yeah, mine look good tucked but untucked they sort of resemble a blouse. You could sew them up the side pretty easy though, I think it's mostly that the body doesn't taper at all.

[chrispy]

I don't find mine too blouse-like.

Also I love the fact that they are wool. I brought two wool board shirts with me this summer when I was doing trail work in NH and they kept me warm even when the rain soaked through my shell.

[seafinch]

Picked up this vintage Pendleton this weekend for $5. Fit is actually pretty good. Really liking it.

[erbs]

I was at a Pendleton store a while ago and the had a few shirts on the sale rack that were made for the Japanese market. They were cut really slim with short arms.

[rnrswitch]

Picked up this vintage Pendleton this weekend for $5. Fit is actually pretty good. Really liking it.

That shirt looks gangsta man. Nice pick up.

[cheapmuthafukr]

this si my favorite... love the fit and fabric... thrifted. i also have a few more, but not quite as nice.

the quality is there tho... i have som of my father in laws that he wore in the 60s that are still in great condition.

[rnrswitch]

this si my favorite... love the fit and fabric... thrifted. i also have a few more, but not quite as nice.

the quality is there tho... i have som of my father in laws that he wore in the 60s that are still in great condition.

I notice that your shirt has the flap pockets sewed down from the top, like a typical shirt pocket, but I have a few vintage ones that have the flap pockets kind of just hanging. I also know that the newer pendletons have pockets similar to your shirt. Anyone know when pendleton moved to the current chest pocket?

edit: by the way nice fuckin shirt.

[TLCA]

Man I was out in Portland thriftin around and all I saw were pendleton flannels. They were cheap as hell too like 5 or 10 bucks a shirt. I wish I would've snagged a couple.

[Guest jbone45]

This is great to see a Pendleton thread. Pendleton shirts are pretty much all I wear on a daily basis and have a few of them. Like some of the other great things in life they get better with age and I have really truly grown to appreciate them. I'll post some pictures when I get back in town.

[rnrswitch]

I'll throw up some pics of mine when I get a chance.

I was trying to keep the price of these things on the "low," but I assume after this thread the ebay prices might start rising.

[A Beard of Stars]

I think you're overestimating the impact of this thread.

[Dead_Wizard]

I have a really nice heavy wool western pendleton for sale in the market on the cheap. Some of the older ones I have are cut really short in the arms and body, but full in the chest, makes for a weird fit. Looks good layered though.

[Lendo]

Love Pendletons, but i have a stronger affinity for Big Macs just because they're cotton (at least the older ones). Hard as hell to find them around here anymore though.

[rnrswitch]

I think you're overestimating the impact of this thread.

Could be, but there are usually only about 5 nice vintage pendletons on ebay every week and it only takes bidding against one person to double the price of a shirt.

[erk]

I've got 3 pendletons. one was my grandfathers, one was my dads, and one I found at a goodwill for 4 dollars. I've got 2 other wool shirts that were my grandfathers that arent pendletons, but are very old and pendleton-esque.

[A Beard of Stars]

Could be, but there are usually only about 5 nice vintage pendletons on ebay every week and it only takes bidding against one person to double the price of a shirt.

Sure, but that's still five every week and there's only so much space in our closets and money in our wallets.

[Guest jbone45]

Just a few pictures of my Pendleton shirts I've purchased over the years.

[baldy]

is there much difference in vintage pendleton as opposed to current?

[MikeS]

If anyone is interested in any pendletons in size large hit me up. I think i have 4 or 5 i have out grown. I have regular ones and western cut ones. I would rather sell them in a lot for cheap to save on shipping...

[rnrswitch]

is there much difference in vintage pendleton as opposed to current?

I think so. The old ones that have flap pockets, which are the only ones I really like, have the flaps freely hanging, whereas the new ones have the flaps sewn down. Also, I think the plaids are much better on the vintage ones and the fabric on the old ones is a lot thicker and sturdier than the newer (post 80s).

[jasonfoote303]

I think so. The old ones that have flap pockets, which are the only ones I really like, have the flaps freely hanging, whereas the new ones have the flaps sewn down. Also, I think the plaids are much better on the vintage ones and the fabric on the old ones is a lot thicker and sturdier than the newer (post 80s).

Another difference is that as of about 10 years ago the shirts are assembled in Mexico. The fabric is all still woven in Oregon.

[rnrswitch]

Another difference is that as of about 10 years ago the shirts are assembled in Mexico. The fabric is all still woven in Oregon.

Oh yeah. This was going to be my main point, but I couldn't see the forest through the trees. Yeehaw for cliches.

[Tiro]

picked one up on fleebay this weekend, judging from the pit to pit measurement, sizing should be good...

can these be put in the dryer if you want them to shrink a little?

[rnrswitch]

Yeah they can, but I try not to. In general I think the dryer kills clothes a lot faster than with out it. And the wool kind of takes on a different character, a little bit more frayed. One time won't kill it though.

[Guest jbone45]

I'll throw up some pics of mine when I get a chance.

I was trying to keep the price of these things on the "low," but I assume after this thread the ebay prices might start rising.

Hey I think you might be right man all the Pendletons I've been bidding on lately have gone up to like $40+. They never used to get over $20.