Clothes of the Seventies, Dean's Sweaters
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Description: Usually cream background with a patterned yoke around the neck, 3-button closure at neck. Very popular with the preppy crowd.
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Back when I used to sail, I crewed for one of the owners of Dean Sweaters, and he punched me in the head because the spinaker didn't go up exactly the way he wanted it to in the middle of a race. Being a young boy of fifteen, I responded non-violently and asked him to take me ashore immediately. This is my experience of Dean's Sweaters.
I never heard of this trend & I grew up in the 70s. Was it called anything else?
Very popular in New England. When we weren't wearing hippy clothes, or running around in barn jackets with turtlenecks and hiking boots, we Vermont college girls wore Dean's sweaters. Lucious colors, soft wools with a Fair Isle yoke.
I was the designer for Dean's under the elder E.S. and his son Bob. It was the son that ran it into the ground. Most likely the on Dave raced with. E.S. was a terrific man who came over from Scotland and founded the company.
The sweaters were beautiful. I just asked if anyone could come up with one for my birthday. Do we know if someone owns the rights to the name and style anymore. They are truly beautiful - and most importantly, they actually fit with out being boxy or to tight. Bring them back!
I agree they were beautiful! I wore them all through college in the 70s and have been looking for them ever since. Help!
I worked for Deans for many years until they went out,they were a wonderful company to work for. Our wool came from Scotland and were made in Hong Kong. Our corp. office was in Danbury Ct, we had showrooms in New York. We sold to high end stores even Trimminghams in Bermuda.Our boiled wool jackets were the best,our kilts were made with care. Im sure they are still around as they were timeless in fashion We went out of business many years ago selling out to a group in hong kong. well after E.S.passed away.
Dean used to have a HUGE warehouse sale in the fall in Danbury CT. You could buy fair isle sweaters (classic dean!) , kilts and boiled wool jackets really cheap that day. My mom and I used to buy about 20 sweaters and kilts... anything our arms could hold! I LOVED that look. ULTIMATE PREP! Every once in a while I run across the sweaters and kilts at Salvation Army and it takes me back to a time where WOOL abounded and the Preppy look was in! Muffy and Skip were so proud!
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