Is Bean Back?

Valet was one of the first to report the return of the Norwegian Sweater.  It's a love/hate thing -- heavy, hot & bulky -- but I could never resist one smelling of wool & bourbon & cider & woodsmoke at the fairest college.  Perhaps better news is the upcoming launch of L.L. Bean Signature...

{model + head designer Alex Carleton}

Seems to have taken Bean about a quarter century to repond to J. Crew's pillaging of its customer base.  It will be interesting to see how it all works out.