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09-23-2018, 04:56 PM #26Registered User
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Haha, I actually like them. I would like to get one but you can't order online. Can anyone that is 6 foot with long arms and long torso weigh in. Looks like the arms might be a little short at 34 in. Would be sweet if they could customize a large body with extra large length for the torso and arms- but obviously they are in such high demand that that doesn't look like a possibility at the current moment. I have an extra large radiant hybrid from OR that is great in the length of both torso and sleeves and is slim enough fit that it's not too baggy on the chest. I read the review on the Patagonia R1 and it says they're much more trim fit. How is torso length and sleeve length on a medium or large. 6' foot 185. Reno has a patagonia outlet and on the holidays you can get stuff super cheap sometimes.
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09-23-2018, 06:48 PM #27retired ed
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I love my OR Radiant, and it has the elusive right chest pocket. I am your same size and wear a large in the OR and the Pata R1 hoody. The R1 is plenty long in torso and sleeve. I really like the R1, but it is a winter-only garment for me. It's just tighter fitting, where the OR has a looser, more casual fit.
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09-23-2018, 07:01 PM #28Registered User
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I run hot and have a strange sense of claustrophobia when even looking at these hoodies. I prefer the Bross from Freeride Systems. Might have to get the new upgraded design this season.
Melanzana has been around a long time, always had some friends who wore them but never knew they were "trendy" now. Interesting.
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09-23-2018, 08:03 PM #29Registered User
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Thanks! Yes, I would have got a large in the OR radiant hoodie as well, it just so happens when I walked into Sierra Trading Post in Reno they had an extra large for $25 on the clearance rack so I went with that
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09-24-2018, 01:04 PM #30Registered Useless
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09-24-2018, 01:20 PM #31Registered User
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07-28-2019, 08:01 AM #32
Last night at the Dillon amphitheater, I found where all the Melanzana hoodies went. About 2,000 of them jamming to Toots and the Maytals.
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07-30-2019, 04:21 PM #33Jacket Cobbler
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^ guess they ditched all their hollister
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07-30-2019, 08:02 PM #34Registered User
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07-30-2019, 08:11 PM #35Banned
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07-30-2019, 08:18 PM #36Jacket Cobbler
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07-30-2019, 08:19 PM #37Registered User
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07-30-2019, 08:26 PM #38
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07-30-2019, 08:52 PM #39Best Skier on the Mountain
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07-31-2019, 12:07 AM #40Registered User
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollister_Co.#History
Looks like Abercrombie & Fitch just came up with the name out of thin air, and then invented a fictional story about a founder named “Hollister” that was supposed to have formed the company in 1922 in California, when it was really founded in Ohio in 2000.
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07-31-2019, 05:50 AM #41Registered User
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07-31-2019, 08:21 AM #42Registered User
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Maybe I worded that poorly, A&F is the parent company of the “Hollister” stores. A&F has been around for awhile, but they created the Hollister Company in 2000, and created a fictional history for it, that Hollister was founded by a man named “Hollister” in California in 1922, which was a total fabrication.
Anyway, that’s the story according to that wiki link and others that I came across last night when looking into it. Pretty bizarre. They’ve also threatened merchants from the town of Hollister with legal action if they put the word Hollister on any items of clothing,
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07-31-2019, 09:26 AM #43Jacket Cobbler
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the irony is thick as we were recently 'hassled' by a Leadville retailer because our inside label says 'Leadville' , and we make in Denver, (we do not say made in Leadville mind you-and not too different than Redfeather Snowshoes which also say Leaville). However, I started the business in Leadville (and lived there prior to the biz) and worked from there for years after...the sleeve of all our jackets have the licensed made in Colorado seal embroidered....which they are....
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07-31-2019, 05:04 PM #44Registered User
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Just saw this on instagram while reading this post. Fitting isn't it. People lining up before the store even opens to try and snag their shinny, trendy Melly.
Damn near every "outdoorsy" person in colorado has one of these things at this point. Folks from here in the four corners will drive an hour+ extra on their trips back from the Front Range to visit Leadville and see if their size is in stock.
I get the love for Melanzana. I have a couple and my first one from 2014 that I bought for $59 is still holding up well, even if it's a less fluffy than the ones coming out of the store now. They fit that midlayer gear slot so well depending on the season. That said, I couldn't imagine waiting in line like I'm buying an iPhone for a fucking hoodie.
Maybe MiCol can set up out front of the shop with the Bross and make a killing lol
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07-31-2019, 05:30 PM #45retired ed
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07-31-2019, 05:36 PM #46Registered User
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Didn't they used to make a microgrid pant? I've always wanted a pair, but the new CapAir stuff from patagonia finally bit that bug this year.
I like the look of the new sweatpants too, I've got one of the hoodies in the same fabric and love it for a casual outerlayer during the winter months. I'd live in those new sweatpants during the winter. But, looks like you can only buy them in the store... damn shame.
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07-31-2019, 06:02 PM #47retired ed
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07-31-2019, 07:28 PM #48
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07-31-2019, 08:01 PM #49
Apparently people line up at Melanzana before they open each day.
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07-31-2019, 08:39 PM #50Registered User
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