The company founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean is, in my mind, the quintessential cozy North American American clothing company. We really like cozy.
To L.L. Bean, on his 139th birthday…
Posted by Jason Diamond Leon Leonwood Bean was born on this day in 1872 (his Wikipedia says November 13th, but it’s wrong). Maybe today is the perfect time to read his 1942 book Hunting, Fishing, Camping, or just take some time to appreciate the company he founded. I checked out the 1984 biography pictured above when I was in the 5th grade for a book report on the topic of “The Outdoors.” I could have picked from any number of […]