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Mar 21
Welcome 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 prints of people at work in the Pendleton mills. She brought them up, dusted them off, and let them inspire some beautiful lobby windows with blankets, and Fall 2012 apparel from Womenswear, Menswear and The Portland Collection.
Hope you enjoyed this tour of Shelley’s creative work. We are thankful to enjoy it every day. From all of us at Pendleton, have a happy Thanksgiving.
Live United
It’s that time of year again. We encourage you to support your local United Way to make a real difference in your community.
Thanks to the Pendleton united Way team! You make this fun for everyone.
Sep 13
Jackson Sundown and the Pendleton Round-Up
The Pendleton Round-up is going on right now—an amazing rodeo adventure in Pendleton, Oregon, celebrating its 102nd year. Our designers travel there for inspiration, entertainment, and to watch our westernwear in action on rodeo competitors and fans. Oregon Public Broadcasting has a video titled “Pendleton Round-Up: The Wild West Way” that’s well worth watching, and Cowboys & Indians magazine has some great background.
Among the historic images, you’ll see this shot:
This is Roy Bishop and Jackson Sundown posing at the Pendleton Round-Up. This image actually made the fashion blogs in 2009, when recreations of Roy Bishop’s fringed coat and Jackson Sundown’s oval-print shirt were part of Pendleton’s Centennial offering. But the story is about more than fashion history. This photo is about rodeo history.
Fitted Shirts for Fall 12: A Larger Offering of a Closer Cut
Fall 2012 is hitting the stores soon, and with it, our expanded Fitted offering. This is the fourth year for our trimmer silhouette. We’re offering four styles in 100% virgin Umatilla wool: The Board Shirt, the Lodge, the Fireside, and the Canyon . We’re offering them in our classic fit, too, don’t worry about that. As the demand for Fitted keeps growing, so does the selection.
Jillian Harris and Pendleton for the Canadian Home Show at PNE
We had the pleasure of working with Jillian Harris of Jillian Harris Design, Inc, at the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) in Vancouver, British Columbia this last month. The PNE is the largest annual exhibition in Canada, putting on an incredible show yearly since 1910. We were thrilled to be there, and thrilled to work with Jillian, who has her design firm in Vancouver. She was the interior design mastermind of the showcase home, the jewel in the crown of this exhibition.
Some of you readers may recognize Jillian from her time on ABC’s “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” She’s a past co-host ABC’s “Extreme Make-Over, Home Edition,” and has another new Home TV Show launching in 2012. She is also a BIG Pendleton fan!
Jillian artfully used our blankets, throws, towels, and dishes in a home that is natural, modern and sophisticated. Even a few items of iconic Pendleton apparel made it into the mix. This is a ski-in, ski-out home! You can see a nice video walk-through here.
Over 100,000 people toured the Show Home, and it was featured nationally through several media channels – including print and TV. Those who entered the PNE’s sweepstakes are eligible to win the home itself! Yes! The home, the furnishings, all of it. Now, that’s a prize.
The winner will be announced soon. Let’s take a look at their prize, shall we?
Aug 25
The Turnabout: Pendleton’s Reversible Skirt
“Give it a whirl….it’s Reversible! It’s the Turnabout, with a gay way of whirling when you walk.” Pendleton’s Turnabout debuted in 1953, and along with the poodle skirt, it was THE skirt craze of the 1950s. Every teenaged girl coveted one. Our customers have shared their stories with remarks like, “None of the others on the block ever forgave my parents for buying me my reversible skirt, because after that, ALL the girls had to have one.” But parents didn’t do all the buying. Summer jobs, babysitting money, berry picking; you did what you had to, to have a Pendleton Turnabout. Perhaps no other garment in fashion history has inspired so much teenage industry.
Washougal Celebration
At the gateway to the Columbia River is Pendleton’s Washougal Mill. Buildings both old and new are shaded by a silver oak, standing when Lewis & Clark made their journey west. Please enjoy our anniversary celebration, with generations of mill workers, Pendleton’s founding family, and city and tribal dignitaries.
Jul 20
The Topster and the Topsman, and a mystery photo, too.
We take a lot of calls at Pendleton from people hoping to learn the value, the year, or sometimes just the name of a particular garment. We can’t help with the value, we try to help with the year, and we can almost always come up with the name. When a man calls and asks about a jacket, he’s usually trying to figure whether it’s a Topster or a Topsman, two very popular jackets from Pendleton’s past.
Apr 2
Mississippian Culture Comes to Life in ‘Spring’
Symbols of rebirth, fresh beginnings, good luck and prosperity seem more than appropriate for the first blanket in the Pendleton Woolen Mills “Legendary” series featuring Mississippian designs.
Chickasaw artist Dustin Mater said that the design on the “Spring” blanket is based on the ancient culture that brought new life and a creative spark to his artwork. “I’ve been drawing since I could hold a pencil, but I spent years trying to find my inspiration,” said Mater. “I was drawing monsters and doing abstract art painting and stuff that didn’t really have meaning, just finding what I could do. I never thought my art had anything to offer my family or my tribe.”
