Posts by Al

Guaranteed. Period? Das Ist Verboten!

As you might imagine, lots of interesting things began to happen when Lands’ End went international, starting in the United Kingdom in 1991 and then expanding…

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Gary Goes For A Swim

“I’d like you to think about a little place out back where we could all work out,” said our founder Gary Comer one day to Milt…

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The Bag You Got “Attache-d” To

It wasn’t the kind of sleek, stylish briefcase the big money boys carried. It didn’t convey wealth, status or an Ivy League pedigree. If Gordon Gekko…

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Standing Desk Jump

An average office desk is 28 inches tall. Not very imposing, but try doing a standing jump and landing on top of one with both feet.…

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Sailing The Mac

If you’re like most people, the American Midwest is not the first place that pops to mind when you think of sailing. But from the skyscraper…

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Photos From The Heart: A Legendary Lands’ End Photographer

Look at his heartfelt black-and-white photos of sheep farmers in the British Isles, and you know that Archie Lieberman was a kindred spirit to people who…

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The Door Is Never Locked At Simpson Chapel.

  Most mornings, unless the roads are snowy, we take a shortcut to the office on Highway YZ. About halfway along, just off the road to…

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Snowsuit

We still get a chuckle, every time we look at it. The kid, bundled up to the point of complete immobility. The bootlace, untied and treacherous…

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“Who’s Gonna Read All This?” The Original Lands’ End Ad Campaign

The early 1980’s were exciting times for Lands’ End. We’d moved out of sailboat hardware, into clothing and soft luggage, and customers all across America were…

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The Misplaced Apostrophe

A lot of people ask why the apostrophe in Lands’ End is in the wrong place. There have been some silly explanations along the way, but…

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