LL Bean norecore duck boots more popular than god

[sarslip]

L.L. Bean, the Freeport, Maine-based clothing and camping company, has been making its signature leather-and-rubber Bean “Duck” Boots by hand for the past 102 years. It sells about 100,000 pairs of them annually, mostly to “loggers and farmers—the kind of folks who’re outside a lot,” says Mac McKeever, L.L. Bean’s spokesperson. “People in cities, not so much.”  Or, at least, that’s how it used to be. This winter,  the boots are so popular among urbanites that the company can’t keep them in stock.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-10/how-l-dot-l-dot-bean-is-dealing-with-its-suddenly-trendy-status


only a matter of time before we start seeing people lined up at the outlet mall for the duck boot lottery

[Rufus]

It continues.

They do look kinda cool (and practical) though. Especially now with all the snow-mud on the streets.

[nudemacusers]

it's been like this for years. way to keep on top, businessweek

[bork]

it's been like this for years. way to keep on top, businessweek

This is how you know they're no longer trendy.

[Mr. Gundam]

it's been like this for years. way to keep on top, businessweek

This is how you know they're no longer trendy.

Yep. Just like grunge, cupcakes, bacon and zombies.

[CatsCatsCats]

And craft beer

[nudemacusers]

the real tragedy is that every fall I want a pair for you know, actual legitimate outdoor use but these hipster buttholes keep buying them before I get around to it  :'(

[Himu]

i think they're cute

[nudemacusers]

sorel makes some cute bitch boots for the winter

[Himu]

i'm going to buy some with a black leather jacket with a furred hood so i can finally be squall leonhart

[Am_I_Anonymous]

My wife has two pairs