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| - I've seen their website and receive their catalog but was wary of ordering anything without seeing it in person, so on a trip to Madison, I wanted took a detour to their company store.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but the store, in Mt. Horeb (in the old mustard museum space) is quite nice. Almost too nice. It's kind of like a Restoration Hardware but for clothing, if that makes sense. It's an odd juxtaposition because the clothing and accessories are "work clothes" made for hardworking jobs and activities, but the store features beautiful fixtures, leather furniture and a coffee bar. Not a bad thing, just not necessary in my mind. Does that mean this merchandise isn't really for actual work but for posers who want to look like they do work? Not sure.
As for the clothing, it's not cheap, but the quality seems excellent. Great materials and construction and nice features. I was on the hunt for some really durable work pants--not an easy thing to find for this short lady. The firehose pants seems like the holy grail of what I was looking for. Alas, they did not make a small size that fit me. I realize this sounds like the kind of thing you want to punch other people for, "oh my hair is just too shiny. Oh my skin is just too soft" but I generally wear a 4 in other brands and their size 4 left quite a bit of room.
I picked up a medium long-tail T-shirt for the Mr. and a Tall dress shirt for him as well. The dress shirt will have to go back because they only make a Large/Tall and really a Medium/Tall is what he needs. But they don't make Medium/Talls.
Why no love for the more slender folk?
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