Our customers have loved our waxed down vest so much that they asked us to create a version with sleeves. Partnering with Crescent Down Works in Seattle, we made a supremely durable and handsome waxed down jacket that’s great for a crisp urban commute or a chilly duck blind. Starting with CDW’s classic Italian Vest pattern, we …
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Archival Field Trip – Crescent Down Works
Crescent Down Works is one of those amazing northwest companies that is better known in Japan than in the US. Crescent was founded in 1974 as a custom down vest company in Seattle, WA. The company’s founder, Anne Michelson, got her start at Eddie Bauer another exemplary regional manufacturer. Crescent produces a tightly edited collection …
Shopping from 1975: Hunting World
Following up on 1968, here are a few uncollated pages from the 1975 Hunting World catalog.
Archival News: McAlister waxed cotton outerwear and accessories
I recently received an email from a reader who was wondering if I was just another workwear (or waterfowling?) poseur since I do not hike in my Alden Indy boots or use my Barbour jacket for game hunting. What the individual may not realize (aside from the fact that my Barbour is a now-discontinued “urban …