L.L. Bean
Maine outdoor outfitter
L.L.
Bean is an American retail company specializing in outdoor clothing and equipment, founded in Maine in 1912.
The brand is associated with durable, practical merchandise and a preppy New England aesthetic: She showed up in her L.L. Bean duck boots.
The company's generous return policy became legendary.
L.L.
Bean functions as shorthand for a certain wholesome, outdoorsy sensibility.
- outdoorOutside, not indoors
- catalogOrdered list of items
- mail orderRemote purchasing via post
- MainePine Tree State
- flannelSoft napped cloth
boots · duck · duck hunting · backpack · hiking · camping · camp blanket · preppy · quality · durable · monogram · tote · fleece · heritage · lodge · rugged · warranty · canoe
- catalogsprint catalog, product listing, catalog entry, Sears catalog, mail order catalog
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- New England CompaniesDunkin, Fidelity, Liberty Mutual, New Balance, Wayfair
- Northern New EnglandMaine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Portland, Augusta
- Maine NotablesStephen King, E.B. White, Longfellow
- mail ordercatalog, catalogs, catalogue, order form, shipping
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