{"id":161540,"date":"2020-12-17T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T07:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/?p=161540"},"modified":"2020-12-15T16:37:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T23:37:57","slug":"brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2020\/12\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Dehen Knitting Co. &#8211; Sweater Weather&#8217;s Best Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sweater weather<\/em>. Is there any pairing of words that evokes a cozier, more comforting feeling? (And these days, don&#8217;t we all need as much cozy comfort as we can get?) While I have embraced the sun-loving Southern California lifestyle\u2014and the weather that enables it\u2014when I lived in New York I anxiously awaited the first day it was chilly enough to slip into a sweater, as a woolen Autumn in New York makes the sweltering summers bearable. (You could be bare naked on a subway platform in August and still find no relief from the heat\u2014believe me, I&#8217;ve seen more than one man who tried.)<\/p>\n<p>For the last five years, a sweater is about the heaviest piece of clothing I&#8217;ve worn, and I imagine (and hope and pray) that someday soon I&#8217;ll be allowed to travel again to places other than my couch and the grocery store (to buy more cookies I keep in the kitchen and eat on the couch), so I like having a selection of warmer weather options to keep my thinning blood toasty.<\/p><div class=\"related_posts evergreen_funnels\"><h3>Like this? Read these:<\/h3><div class=\"flex space-x-4\"><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2020\/07\/nomad-update-old-world-quality-new-fangled-devices\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nomad-update-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nomad-update-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Nomad &#8211; An Update on Old World Quality for New Fangled Devices<\/h4><\/a><\/div><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2013\/01\/one-man-brands-karl-thoennessen-and-rogue-territory\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/rogue-territory-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"rogue-territory\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/rogue-territory-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"rogue-territory\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>One Man Brands \u2013 Karl Thoennessen and Rogue Territory<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>For me, there is no <em>sweater weatherier<\/em> brand I can think of than <a href=\"\/tag\/Dehen\"><strong>Dehen Knitting Co.<\/strong><\/a>, and the <em>sweater weatheriest<\/em> (last time, promise) option they offer is to me their Varsity number. Before I tell you all about mine, let&#8217;s hear all about the origins of this legendary piece and the company that made it from Jim Artaiz, the current president and owner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_165146\" style=\"width: 1055px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165146\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-early-days-at-dehen.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-Early-days-at-Dehen\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-165146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early days at Dehen<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_165148\" style=\"width: 1055px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165148\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-the-dehen-tradition-begins.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-The-Dehen-Tradition-begins...\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-165148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dehen Tradition begins&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Heddels (John Bobey)<\/strong>: Dehen has a long and storied history\u2013what\u2019s one thing that people don\u2019t know that might surprise them?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dehen (Jim Artaiz)<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not sure if this is known or not, but Dehen has been up and running continuously since 1920\u2014always family owned and family run. It never closed. It was never sold. We are not a licensee. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I bring this up because the company was founded on the heels of WWI and the Spanish Flu, and has survived the Great Depression, World War II, military conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, civil unrest in the 1960s and 1970s, the Great Recession, and now, of course, COVID and the domestic upheaval surrounding our racial and economic inequality. When you actually verbalize this you realize the strength and resilience shown over ten decades by this company. I\u2019d say that\u2019s pretty surprising and commendable!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_165149\" style=\"width: 1055px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165149\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-vintage-dehen-varsity-sweater.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-Vintage-Dehen-Varsity-Sweater\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-165149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vintage Dehen Varsity Sweater<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_165150\" style=\"width: 1055px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-the-dehen-varsity-sweater-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-The-Dehen-Varsity-Sweater-2020\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-165150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dehen Varsity Sweater 2020<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong>: Since the 1920\u2019s, you\u2019ve been making your varsity sweater for athletes, motorcycle clubs, and gangly writers (or maybe i\u2019m the first?)\u2026does this garment have an \u201corigin story?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>D<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m uncertain of the origin of this particular design. Of course, the button front cardigan precedes Dehen 1920. The addition of sleeve striping, which represented the number of years an athlete achieved Varsity status in a particular sport, has been around since our founding. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dehen, and similar regional manufacturers, would initially knit a single stripe on a sleeve and later cut and re-knit onto the same sleeve additional stripes when an athlete earned another year of varsity status. This is why you\u2019ll find photos of single stripes, two stripes and three stripes on sweaters. A four-striped sweater was owned and earned by only the top athletes of their day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-the-dehen-varsity-sweater-2020-2.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-The-Dehen-Varsity-Sweater-2020-2\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong>: Has it ever been out of production?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>D<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve been fortunate to have produced this particular sweater for 100 years! I\u2019d dare say that there hasn\u2019t been a year in our history when it wasn\u2019t produced. Of course it has waxed and waned in popularity over time. There were decades when it was ubiquitous; found on every high school and college campus in the country. Today, a varsity cardigan is less associated with athletics but is more of a fashion statement\u2014clean, classic, and traditional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong>: To what do you attribute its enduring appeal?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>D<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, it\u2019s certainly handsome, right? And there\u2019s something official about it, something that signifies a certain achievement and status. And today it\u2019s a bit nostalgic, reminding us of past generations, perhaps America\u2019s heyday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-seaming-factory-2.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-seaming-factory-2\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-seaming-factory.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-seaming-factory\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-seaming-factory-3.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-seaming-factory-3\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong>H<\/strong>: Describe the machinery and manufacturing techniques that go into knitting the varsity sweater\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>D<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dehen knits its own 100% wool fabric on 1950s era flatbed knitting machines. The fabric is created with a jersey stitch using three or four feeds of a double plied yarn. Our heavyweight fabric has become our signature, especially in today\u2019s market. We typically knit sleeve fabric with the iconic stripes on one machine and bodies on another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-seaming-and-project.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-seaming-and-project\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-seaming-factory-4.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-seaming-factory-4\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-boxes.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-boxes\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-boxes-2.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-boxes-2\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong>: How much time&#8230;how many steps&#8230;how many people are involved in the production of just one sweater?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>D<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you include Teresa, the person responsible for procuring the actual raw material, there are seven employees involved in every sweater that we produce. Once the yarn is in the building, a knitter creates the fabric while another employee finishes the fabric by steaming and straightening it. Cutting cuts by hand each individual sweater.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One sewer can construct a varsity cardigan. Buttons and buttonholes are the responsibility of one employee. And finally the sweater is inspected, pressed, folded, hang-tagged and bagged for shipping or inventory by yet another. Start to finish, seven employees contributing a total of approximately six hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-commercial.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-commercial\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong>: I was wearing my sweater in a store here in town, one that carried a similar product that was made overseas. A salesman commented on how much he liked mine, then suggested it was, \u201cbetter than it needed to be.\u201d He clearly didn\u2019t get it\u2026how do you respond to that kind of attitude?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>D<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sounds like sour grapes? Given his comment, he obviously liked your sweater. But listen; everyone is different. And we all value things differently. Quality costs. If you\u2019re looking for a garment that will literally last a lifetime, you\u2019re going to have to pay a little more. But you are buying value. And substance. And we\u2019re making our sweaters here in Portland, Oregon, paying a living wage. Dehen sweaters are long lasting, generational items. Not everyone is looking for that, nor can for that matter, afford it. We get it.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_165161\" style=\"width: 1055px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165161\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-dehen-in-the-heyday-of-american-textile-industry.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-Dehen-in-the-heyday-of-American-textile-industry\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-165161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dehen in the heyday of American textile industry<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong>: Is there anything about being based in Portland, some quality of life or makeup of the people, that finds its way into the clothing Dehen makes into my sweater?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>D<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wish that I could say yes. But the fact is, there were dozens of small manufacturers around the country, perhaps hundreds, doing the exact same thing that Dehen was (and is) doing 70 years ago. Our quality was not as unique back then. But as has been well chronicled by Heddels over the years, the U.S. apparel manufacturing industry is a far cry from what it once was. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dehen is one of only a handful of surviving companies producing with the same focus and techniques as it has been for the last century. I will say, though, that \u2018s been a groundswell over the last number of years of new Makers here in Portland, committed to both quality and sustainability. It makes this an exciting time!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_165162\" style=\"width: 1055px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165162\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-dehen-t-shirt.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-Dehen-T-Shirt\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-165162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dehen T-Shirt<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong>: Is there some element of design or aspect of manufacturing found in the varsity sweater that represents Dehen\u2019s larger business philosophy?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>D<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heavy Duty Old School Truth has become our Mission Statement and rallying cry here at Dehen 1920. Our Varsity Cardigan certainly embodies this philosophy. We choose to produce classic, traditional, lasting products, while still developing styles well suited for today\u2019s market.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_165163\" style=\"width: 1055px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165163\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-the-label-celebrating-100-years-of-dehen.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-The-label-celebrating-100-years-of-Dehen\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-165163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The label celebrating 100 years of Dehen<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong>: Congratulations on your 100<sup>th<\/sup> birthday as a company, though it&#8217;s less than an ideal time for a centennial celebration. Can we at least count on a reliable supply of Dehen varsity sweaters for the next 100 years?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>D<\/strong>: Well, it\u2019s been a tough year for everyone, right? Plans had to be scaled back. We\u2019re celebrating our 100th year in true Dehen style, a bit understated. We created a striking Anniversary woven neck label that has been placed in every garment produced in 2020. And we have some commemorative items, including a Century Club Varsity Jacket and a range of Anniversary graphic tees. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, we just completed twenty-five weeks of \u201cBusiness Family Friday\u201d IG posts honoring our team! Have you been following along? And finally, here\u2019s a little teaser: Dehen 1920 will soon have its own retail store within our factory, where customers can not only purchase our products but also get a glimpse of our manufacturing process. You\u2019ll have to come and check it out! Let\u2019s see, another 100 years? If I were a betting man&#8230;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-model-front-back.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-model-front-back\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the second installment in my Big Man on Campus series (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2020\/12\/brand-profile-golden-bear-captains-varsity-jacket\/\">Golden Bear<\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>varsity Jackets being the first), where I champion and wear clothing celebrating my imagined athletic prowess.<\/p>\n<p>In a sweater this fine, there&#8217;s no way you can help but feel worthy of dating the head cheerleader (even though we all now know she ended up having six kids and now sells real estate in Schenectady). It&#8217;s a nice and weighty gauge of wool, and the knit construction is as fine<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>if not finer<\/em><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>that a lot of suiting I&#8217;ve seen. I&#8217;m in an XL and still have plenty of sleeve to be able to roll the cuffs and comfortably (mostly) button up the front over my&#8230;roundish front. (It&#8217;s 25 pounds of quarantine weight or I&#8217;m six-months pregnant.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brand-profile-dehen-knitting-co-sweater-weathers-best-friend-detailed.jpg\" alt=\"Brand-Profile-Dehen-Knitting-Co....Sweater-Weather's-Best-Friend-detailed\" width=\"1045\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the finest sweater I own, and feel confident that fact won&#8217;t change, ever. Quality like this don&#8217;t come cheap\u2014it&#8217;ll cost you $325 at the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dehen1920.com\/products\/varsity-cardigan-black-off-white-red?variant=29167577759821&amp;currency=USD&amp;utm_medium=product_sync&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_content=sag_organic&amp;utm_campaign=sag_organic&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAk53-BRD0ARIsAJuNhpsOy5cAVMsZEBGG4sb2qmFDMcgzOvXkXSTQtd4TZzP3S186pM83nmEaAi1FEALw_wcB\">Dehen site<\/a>, but that&#8217;s a steal when you consider\u00a0that it will likely (if you can keep the moths and sticky-fingered college kids away), be in your closet for Dehen&#8217;s bicentennial. I mean, why buy five different sweaters when you&#8217;ll just want to wear this one all the time anyway?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweater weather. Is there any pairing of words that evokes a cozier, more comforting feeling? 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