Nantucket Red
Urban Dictionary calls it "The WASPiest color ever." It's what happens when your red chinos fade to a salmony-brick after a season of sunning and sailing. As with most absurdly specific commodities, there are infinite variations on the basic idea, and most of them are Not Quite Right.
Murray's Toggery Shop is supposed to be the spiritual home of Nantucket Reds:
I dunno, something about buying your Nantucket Reds pre-faded -- especially to this extreme - doesn't feel right to me. But since I'm not a WASP, I don't think I can be sure. On the other hand, I think we can probably all agree that Nantucket red t-shirts, overalls and ball caps are wrong. I'm thinking that a less touristy/arriviste option is to buy these from Brooks Brothers and wear them in yourself:
Also, check out their array of "seasonal" seersucker and go-to-hell pants.
Murray's Toggery Shop is supposed to be the spiritual home of Nantucket Reds:
I dunno, something about buying your Nantucket Reds pre-faded -- especially to this extreme - doesn't feel right to me. But since I'm not a WASP, I don't think I can be sure. On the other hand, I think we can probably all agree that Nantucket red t-shirts, overalls and ball caps are wrong. I'm thinking that a less touristy/arriviste option is to buy these from Brooks Brothers and wear them in yourself:
Also, check out their array of "seasonal" seersucker and go-to-hell pants.
posted by Maija at
9:00 AM
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Still mad that I got rid of my patchwork chinos in a fit of "I'll never wear these." A few alterations to the waist and I'd have had my own go-to-hell pants.
I've seen the Nantucket Red phenomenon for myself. The salmony-brick-sun-salt pigment breakdown continues until they go flesh coloured in most places other than the seems. That's when you know that a sailor knows a jib or two.
Maybe I'll get some when I start sailing lessons and see how long it takes them to assume the proper shade!
only pants from Murray's are real nantucket reds. all others are just cheap knockoffs - even the ones from j crew. those brooks brothers ones look ridiculous. like a valet's pants. and i'm pretty sure that they wouldn't fade to nantucket red. it's something about the cloth they use.
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