Here’s a vintage, 1930s-era Filson cruiser jacket up for auction on ebay. The seller emailed the other day because he was trying to date the jacket and saw a similar version on my flickr photostream. Pricepoint for the jacket is too steep for me. However, I asked permission to post some auction photos to document design details– snaps, garment tag, double fabric arms, perfect pocking, stitching style–still found on current generation cruisers.
Randomly, at some point, I’d like to coordinate a comprehensive database of historical Filson garments, catalogs and print ephemera.
Related complaint: why has Filson not introduced a version of the Cruiser (a scaled down exact replica) for its women’s product line? If you were developing a heritage collection for women, wouldn’t you start with your most iconic garment (rather than offering new style shirts and jackets that just as easily could have been produced by LL Bean or Lands End or Liz Claiborne?).
1920s era Filson (split pockets!)
1949 “Shedpel” brand cruiser (rebadged Filson?)
Dry finish (Fil-Duck?) Cruiser from the mid-1980s
1920s era Filson (split pockets!)
1930s-era Tin Cruiser
1949 “Shedpel” brand cruiser (rebadged Filson?)
Dry finish (Fil-Duck?) Cruiser from the mid-1980s
Filson Cruiser available now
 on Archival Blog){kind=small}
