As familiar a pattern as any Lilly...
Yesterday I unearthed my L.L. Bean Norwegian Sweater from high school and I've made the momentous decision that it's time for a revival. At the first sign of crispness in the fall air, I'm bringing back the Norwegian...
It's like opening a time capsule with my little hand sewn Mary Alice Frost name tag and everything. Ahhh, if that sweater could talk...Now, if someone would just breath new life into a pale pink Skyr turtleneck I'd be set for the season...Kindness of Sean Ray for reminding me of my beloved sweater by referencing it in a Facebook message...XXOO
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ReplyDeleteMine never fit right so I got rid of it. Love yours!
ReplyDeleteSkyr turtlenecks...what memories.
ReplyDeleteI have been hunting for another one of these sweaters for year!
ReplyDeleteI'm 30 minutes from LL and have replaced my Norwegian once-and I love the cardigan too. Nothing better for staying warm. Classic really. Isn't it fun what you find during the moving process.
ReplyDeleteI have a Norwegian sweater from LL Bean as well! I believe it was at one point my mom's, but it made its way into my closet.
ReplyDeleteIt has already made a comeback. I wore it last night to run a few errands. There is nothing quite like a warm sweater that is just a tad too big.
Look at what you un-earthed! I suddenly want to bring out my chunky aran fisherman's sweater....
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In True Allie style, you are right in step with the "in-crowd" with an original, not the comeback:
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Mine finally gave up the ghost and Bean only has men's now - sadness.
ReplyDeleteI should make my husband wear his more, he says it's too hot, the big weenie.
I'm gonna buy one from LL when they relaunch it next month. I'd be a gazillionaire if I'd held on to all my stuff from undergrad.
ReplyDeleteMy dreamgirls in college wore this sweater-a turtleneck-501's and clogs.
My Norwegian just came in the mail a few days ago. I'm wearing it in my profile picture!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!
My Norwegian just came in the mail a few days ago. I'm wearing it in my profile picture!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!
I just ordered one from LL today since I'm sure one of my old roomates stole mine.
ReplyDeleteI never had one of these (sadly) and I'm trying to remember why and all I can come up with is ...Texas weather. Hubby (a New England boy)still has his, but it seems all stretched out so I'm ordering a new one. Love that you have yours!
ReplyDeleteAllie, look at what ADG said of his college "dreamgirls", we should ask him if the clogs were navy blue MIA's cause that was our uni of the 80's, though we traded the 501's for those tragically hip jeans with the zippers on the bottom. my college sweater would fit my nephews now, not moi.......
ReplyDeletelaughing all day at this. praise be Sean! EMC
Oh I emailed ADG back and told him we were his long lost tribe with the collection of Skyr turtlenecks, 501's and, indeed, the navy Mia clogs. I left out Nici's ankle zipper Girabaldi communal jeans since they would have cost us points on the "wonki" score card...XXOO
ReplyDeleteI still have my red and gray one from high school - the cardigan with the silver buttons. And, I still wear it! L.L. Bean - never out of style.
ReplyDeleteI LIVED for that sweater! I'm so jealous you still have it. I used to wear it all the time. xoxo
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sadly my sweater no longer survives... however Bean is due to reissue it in 2010!
ReplyDeleteWow...such a staple back in Grosse Pointe, MI in the late 80's early '90s! White turtlenecks, Guess jeans, loafers, K-Swiss, Treetorns, etc....not to mention back then it was COACH leather goods not the crap they sell today! Ha! Ha! Great post!
ReplyDeleteDean Sweater with a Skyr turtleneck - I hoped they would be under the tree for Christmas. Remember the Skyrs with design - turtles, strawberries, apples, leaves? I have one left and still my favorite Tneck.
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