The Dude Cardigan Abides.
There are plenty of Right Then, Right Now garments in Pendleton’s history, but by far, our most famous sweater was immortalized in the cult classic, “The Big Lebowski.” This Coen brothers film was...
View ArticleA Very Lebowski Wedding
This past fall, Zoe Fisher and Matt Johnson tied the knot under an ancient tree in Portland’s Laurelhurst Park. The bride was beautiful and the groom was handsome, but here at Pendleton, our attention...
View ArticleOur new Worthington Store: Grand opening coming soon
Our newest store is opening! Pendleton The Shops at Worthington Place 7227 N. High Street, Suite #117 Worthington, OH 43085 614.846.0668 Enjoy a tour from bare bones to floor set. The store is a...
View ArticleGIZMODO.com on the Plaid Shirt
Kristen Philipkoski of GIZMODO.com called us to talk about the plaid shirt last week. She says, “Plaid shirts will always represent for me Kurt Cobain, riot grrrls and grunge music. That’s because...
View ArticleAs promised, the new Pendleton store at Portland International Airport.
Enjoy! We are definitely worth the trip. Click to view slideshow.
View ArticleBefore they were the Beach Boys, they were the Pendletones.
In the early 1960s, a group called The Pendletones adopted their name in honor of the surf uniform of the day: Pendleton shirts worn over tee shirts with khakis. The original lineup included brothers...
View ArticleWelcome to the Lobby
This is Shelley, the Visual Director for our stores. We are lucky to have her creative visual input around the corporate headquarters. While down in the archives, Shelley found some sepia-toned...
View ArticleWho are the Mammoth Men, and why do we love them?
To answer the first question, click here. To answer the second, watch this.
View ArticleJack Kerouac and Pendleton
“Hi, my name is Daniel Glicker, and I’d like to work with Pendleton for a film I’m doing, an adapation of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road.” That was an exciting phone call to receive. For those of you who...
View ArticleWool & Prince
You’ve heard about it on the radio, seen it on YouTube, read about it in the paper and on innumerable blogs all over the world. Yes, we are talking about the 100 Day Shirt by Wool & Prince, the...
View ArticleBurnside Street/Burnside Shirt
At Pendleton, we have so much local lore to draw on when naming products. We all agreed that the Burnside was a perfect name for this Fall’s new cotton shirt! What else would we name it? It was a...
View ArticleThe Westerley is back, Dude.
Your favorite sweater is back. The Westerley Cardigan, made famous by Jeff Bridge’s The Dude in The Big Lebowski, is back for fall. This is a different coloration, but as you can see by the vintage...
View ArticleLove and Mercy – it’s a wrap!
Filming has wrapped on “Love and Mercy,” the upcoming Brian Wilson biopic. The costume department came to us for–you guessed it–many, many of the Beach Boy Plaid board shirts worn Brian and the Boys on...
View ArticleThomas Kay should be in your mailbox.
The Thomas Kay Collection should be arriving in your mailbox today via catalog. Joining our founder’s British roots with the sensibilities of the American West, the men’s and women’s apparel and...
View ArticleBuffalo Exchange
A brand builds a base in many ways. Pendleton has been around long enough that we have fans who’ve been shopping with us since the second World War. We also have generations of brand fans who have come...
View Article“The Pendleton” featuring Luke Ditella for PONYBOY
We’re just a little bit crazy for these images shot by PONYBOY featuring Luke Ditella in vintage Pendleton wool shirts. Luke is a surfer (read about him at The Surfer’s View ) who works with Click...
View ArticleMad for Mad Men
As much as we dislike half seasons, the decision to spread Mad Men’s last episodes over two years puts off the inevitable, painful farewell to a fascinating show. We’ve seen Pendleton on Mad Men’s men,...
View ArticleBefore they were the Beach Boys, they were the Pendletones.
ed. note: Happy Summer! This post originally ran a few years ago, but with the weather like it is, we hope you’ll enjoy it again today. In the early 1960s, a group called The Pendletones adopted their...
View ArticleAloha from Surf Pendleton and Reyn Spooner
Our Surf Pendleton collection draws inspiration from our history with the California surf scene, where our Board Shirt was featured in songs and on album covers. The collection also celebrates the...
View Article90 years of Shirtmaking: the Taxonomy of Pendleton Shirts
We’re celebrating nine decades! yes, that’s right. We have been making men’s wool shirts for ninety years. The Pendleton shirt story starts in 1924, when the Bishop family decided to enlarge their...
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