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Welcome a New Westerley

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The Westerley cardigan by Pendleton - AKA the Dude's cardigan in "The Big Lebowski."

It’s a Westerley!

Our Westerley cardigan has been a hit since we introduced it in the 80s, and reintroduced it in the “aughts”. Which color do you like best, the tan original or the newer charcoal version?

The Westerley cardigan in charcoal, black and white.

These aren’t even close to the only ways we’ve made this sweater over the years. If you’d like to see some of those color combos, and if you’d like to know more about the history of this classic sweater (which involves “The Big Lebowski” and a lot of parties) please check out these posts:

The history of the Westerley: Read it here

Westerley for Women

The Westerley for Women is a hit, too. We lengthened it, added pockets, and used a two-way zipper for an adjustable fit. It’s a beauty, yes?

A woman walks on the beach wearing a Westerley cardigan by Pendleton.

Also available in the charcoal version, because of course!

The Westerley for women in a charcoal, black and white version.

Of course, you can choose the version that works best for you. And maybe when it’s time to mark the next anniversary of the release of “The Big Lebowski,” you can join us for a party as fun as this one:

Dudecon celebrates 20 years of “The Big Lebowski”: Read here

Keep abiding, all. See the sweaters here: Westerley

#DudeCon celebrates twenty years of “The Big Lebowski.”

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Inside the Pendleton store in downtown Portland, Oregon, a crowd mills around at a #dudecon party.

Twenty Years, Dude.

We celebrated twenty years of the Dude, Walter, Donny and Jesus at our Park Avenue West Pendleton store on Friday, September 28th, 2018. We want to thank all the Achievers who came out to support our effort to set a Guinness World Record for Most People Dressed as the Dude. We haven’t heard from the Guiness folks yet, but we are hopeful.

Inside the Pendleton store in downtown Portland, Oregon, a crowd gathers to show off their Westerley cardigans at a #dudecon party.

But back to the party.

The crowd was large and mellow. Attendees enjoyed trivia contests and prizes, a photo booth, refreshments worthy of any bowling alley, complimentary dog toys and sweaters, a swank commemorative cardigan pin, White Russians and craft beer courtesy of The Big Legrowlski, our esteemed event partners. They also had a familiar movie to watch, with a playlist that included all the best songs.

Contests and fun

We gave away two Westerley cardigans every fifteen minutes!

Willamette Week Illustration

The party culminated with a costume contest, and the winner was one happy Dude. We appreciated the coverage in Willamette Week, and on local news KGW.

During the event, we offered a discount on all things Westerley. You can check out the goods here: The Dude’s Collection

Thank you to EVERYONE who came out to join the fun.

Twenty years, Dude. Twenty years.

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