5th Anniversary Party

To celebrate our 5th year in Wayne, we're throwing ourselves a great birthday bash!  To make it even better, Patagonia is celebrating it's 40th year this fall.  On Saturday, November 9th we'll be celebrating form 1-9pm.  Food and beverages will show up around 5. Teresa's Next Door will be catering, so you can bet the food and beer will be amazing!

There will also be tons of giveaways, everyone who attends gets entered into a raffle for gift certificates from Patagonia, Arc'teryx, North Face, Horny Toad and Sorel.  Other brands will have free gifts with purchase.  For those of you that still rock your vintage Patagonia, make sure to wear it to the party.  We're giving away a $250 Patagonia gift certificate for the best vintage Patagonia piece.

In honor of Patagonia's commitment to the environment, we will also be donating 5% of sales from the day to the Willistown Conversation Trust.  The trust non-profit land trust dedicated to preserving the rural beauty Southeastern Pennsylvania.

The Enduring Appeal of the Patagonia Fleece

Feeling For | The Enduring Appeal of the Patagonia Fleece

By DAVID HELLQVIST

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013, 7:00 AM

Illustrations by Konstantin Kakanias

The more Patagonia remains the same, the more cool it becomes.

Patagonia — the Southern California-based sportswear brand once relegated to the world of steel pitons and bivouac sacks — has become the outdoorsy label of choice for the stylish set, with vintage versions of the classic Retro-X fleece today as likely to be worn by hipsters as they are by hippies. While Patrik Ervell and Marc Jacobs showed Patagonia-inspired jackets and sweatshirts in their fall collections, the trend seems to have originated with the Japanese, who have recently revived other earthy items like Tevas and Birkenstocks — accessorized, of course, with ragg wool socks. “It’s a style that becomes shorthand for a certain kind of lifestyle,” Ervell says about the durable fleece, which he argues is as archetypal a garment as the biker jacket or the trench. “Simple and utilitarian: it’s a very California ethos.”

-From The New York Times Magazine

40% Off Sale - All Spring and Summer Clothing

It's that time of year again!  All spring and summer clothing styles are on sale!  There's still plenty of summer left, so come on in and snag some great deals!  All flipflops are 40% off and we even have a selection of shoes on sale.

Patagonia Introduces Legacy Collection

In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Patagonia is creating a Legacy Collection of retro-inspired pieces that hearken back to their early beginnings.  These items will be as cool as your dad's old jacket, just not as smelly.  The collection will include old-school sweaters, jackets and pants.  A few of our personal favorites are the Post Foamback Cagoule, the All-Wear Down Jacket, the Diamond Quilt Snap-T Pullover and the Stand-Up Pants.  You can see the whole line in the Patagonia Legacy Lookbook

Be sure to scroll to the end of the page to see a cool video explaining the Legacy Collection and to see pictures of the entire line.

These pieces will be made to the exact specifications that were made forty years ago-right down to the vintage logo.  The Legacy Collection will be extremely limited and we were only able to get our hands on a few items.  However, you'll be able to snag the Diamond Quilt Snap-T Pullover in Gray from the shop, pictured below.

Be sure to check up with us often to make sure you don't miss out before we sell out!

                               

30 % off Storewide Sale

Our Fourth of July Sale is starting today!  Come on it and get 30 % off storewide, now through July 7th.  Now that summer weather has finally arrived we've got all you need to make it a great.  Women's Horny Toad sundresses, Patagonia men's board shorts, North Face running gear and kids Keen's are all on sale.  Have you been eyeing up that great Arc'teryx shell?  Now's the time to snag it.  Stop by and save today!

Patagonia's "20 Million and Change"

Patagonia has just launched it's newest initiative, "20 Million and Change" a fund to help start-ups who follow the Patagonia philosophy of using business to benefit the planet.  They have decided to reach beyond the framework of apparel and the outdoor industry.  By providing funding to other start-up companies, Patagonia will be able to reach more people and help the environment even more.

Being environmentally conscious is an important ideal for them.  Patagonia was one of the founding members of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, along with some of the other biggest names in apparel.   The Coalition's goal is to have "an apparel industry that produces no unnecessary environmental harm and has a positive impact on the people and communities associated with its activities".

For 30 years, Patagonia has donated 1% of it's sales to grassroots environmental organizations. Since the program began, they have given over $49 million in grants and in-kind donations to more than 1,000 organizations.  We're happy to hear that they've taken it one step further with "20 Million and Change" and can't wait to hear about the new start-ups they fund!

Over 150 Trees Planted!

On April 28th we had a great turn out for our tree planting event at the Riverbend Environmental Education Center.  Customers, friends and staff came from all over to participate in this wonderful event.  We even has a couple come all the way from Atlantic City, talk about dedication!  We wanted to thank everyone who came out and all of our sponsors, Horny Toad, Patagonia, Smart Wool and Honey Stinger.

Yay for tree planting!

Check out the rest of the pictures on our facebook page by clicking here.

Worn Wear

"True stories of people and their Patagonia gear" 

 

To illustrate the almost cult like following and durability of Patagonia clothing, the company has launched a new tumblr called Worn Wear.  Fans of the brand are encouraged to send in pictures of themselves wearing their gear, along with blurb about why they love it so much.  Many have shared photos of jackets or fleece's they've treasured for many years, others have had garments handed down from parents or older siblings.  Here's an entry from a mother and daughter:

Dear Patagonia,
My favorite story about my Patagonia clothing is the story of my old, bright orange fleece I got before leaving for New Guinea in 1981. I did some parachuting, some radical jungle trekking and climbed a 15,500 foot peak in that jacket. I also made a film for ABC sports about it all, that was aired on an adventure series in 1982.
Anyway… My orange fleece was worn quite a bit over the years and was then archived in one of my many duffels full of outdoor wear. Well my daughter, who happens to be very into “retro clothing” found this old orange fleece and started wearing it non-stop about a year ago. In the mean time she started pursuing climbing, leading very difficult hard “trad” crack climbing routes in Indian Creek, Utah… It has a torn cuff and a few little worn areas but that jacket rocks !! She is quite a lovely young woman ( if I do say so, being her mother) and I love the fact that my daughter is wearing my 30 year old Patagonia jacket , and she makes it even cooler now than it was then ! I am so psyched that she is having her own adventures in it. I especially like the fact that maybe my energy from the jacket is wrapping around her like a hug from me !!
―Catherine 

Dear Patagonia,
I often joke that this old red-orange fleece is an extension of myself. There are few other items of clothing in my wardrobe that I feel completely comfortable in no matter what situation I find myself. This little jacket has been with me on a few desert tower ascents in Southern Utah, to an awful ACDC cover band show in Denver, to numerous summer nights in the Tetons where I grew up. No matter the situation, I always feel at ease in this jacket.
I rediscovered this little gem from a duffel bag full of my parents’ retro outerwear a few years ago. Funny enough, the discovery of the jacket coincided perfectly with my discovery of my passion for climbing. Through this, I reconnected with my childhood and upbringing, in which climbing played a large role. At the same time, I unearthed this article of clothing, which to me represents the continuation of my family’s love for the mountains and climbing from one generation to the next.
―Jane

New Shipment of Spring Patagonia Kids

If you're headed somewhere for Spring Break, we've got you covered.  This morning our employees were hard at work getting Patagonia's hot new kids items onto our racks.  You'd be amazed at how many itty-bitty T-shirts come out of one box!

Taking the kiddos to Disney?  Swimsuits and rash guards are great for the water parks!  We even have sun hats and UPF rated T-shirts for extra protection from the sun for the easily burnt little ones. 

Boy's Gone Again Shirt

Dress junior up in this great button down he won't mind wearing all day long.  The fabric is super breathable and will offer him some protection from the sun.  He'll be one handsome little devil. 

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Your Clothes!

Have you heard? Two of the biggest names in outdoor apparel, The North Face and Patagonia, (which happen to be two of our biggest brands), each have their own clothing recycling program with the goals to reduce production and waste, as well as preserve resources and make the planet a greener place.

Patagonia's Common Threads program started in 2005 and has been going strong. You might have seen their surprising clothing campaign last year: a big banner on their website with the words "Don't Buy Our Clothes", urging you to not buy what you don't need... Even if that's their products. Their goal is to close the loop within their clothing production--that is, only make products--i.e. jackets, pants, etc--that can be completely recyclable. They're not there yet, but it's not far off. Watch the Common Threads video to get more inspired, and go onto their website to take the pledge yourself.

The North Face just launched their own clothing recycling program, Clothes the Loop. Their campaign has three basic principles: Recycle, which involves placing your used and unwanted clothing into recycling bins at participating stores, Reward, which gives you an extra $10 off your purchase of new gear when you recycle your old, and Renew, where all the proceeds from the program go to the Conservation Alliance.

These companies are truly blazing the trail to keep our environment clean by reducing waste and causing less harm from production. Will you take the pledge to only buy what you really need?