What I Wear to Thanksgiving, and Through the Holidays
What I Wear to Thanksgiving, and Through the Holidays
The long table, the cold walk home and the parties in December. A few pieces carry all of it.
A holiday that took a long campaign
Thanksgiving became a national holiday because one woman kept writing letters. Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor, wrote to presidents for years asking for a national day of thanks. On October 3, 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed one for the last Thursday of November. In 1941 Congress fixed it to the fourth Thursday.
This year that is Thursday, November 26, 2026.
At the table
Thanksgiving is a long day. You sit, you stand, you carve, you walk it off. I like clothes that are comfortable and still look like I made an effort.
For me that means the Double Front OLD MONEY Green Cords. The green is a color created for Black Bear Brand, and the brand's own garment wash gives each pair its own depth. On top, the Psychedelic Dream Merino Wool Sweater, knit in northern Japan in greens, purples and blues. It is a sweater that starts conversations.
The walk after
When the plates are cleared and everyone goes outside, the Harris Tweed Highlander Coat comes on, with its sherpa collar and body. A Wool Cable Knit Watch Cap in burnt orange matches the season.
The holiday party
December parties ask for something sharper. I wear the BLACK Melton Western Jacket with the BLACK Cowboy Jeans. Black wool and black selvedge, with gold snaps, is my idea of dressed up.
Christmas morning
Christmas morning is the Ultimate 30oz Terry Hoody, made in the USA and cut and sewn in Seattle, and a cup of coffee. Nothing else.
Wear what makes you feel like yourself at the table. That is the whole idea.
A Way Of Life.
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Double Front OLD MONEY Green Cords
Psychedelic Dream Merino Wool Sweater
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