Nantucket Reds

Nantucket Reds are a style of trousers distributed by Murray's Toggery Shop on the island of Nantucket. The pants were featured in The Official Preppy Handbook.[1]

Description

Nantucket Reds were originally inspired by cotton trousers worn in Brittany.[2] A characteristic of Reds is that they fade to a "dusty rose" as they age.[2] Since their inception, the cotton canvas pants have been marketed as shorts. The distinctive salmon pink color has since been used on hats, shirts, sweaters and socks. Reds are worn predominantly by summer residents of Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Cape Cod in place of khakis or chinos.[3]

Distribution

Reds are a preppy-like style of trousers which are produced and distributed to the public by Murray's Toggery Shop, which is located on Main Street on the island of Nantucket, in Massachusetts. [4] Nantucket Reds are marketed as "Guaranteed to Fade."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Birnbach, Lisa (October 1980). The official preppy handbook. Workman Pub. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-89480-140-2. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 Gambee, Robert (2001-09-01). Nantucket Impressions. W W Norton & Company Incorporated. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-0-393-01010-7. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  3. ↑ Michael Nalepa (6 February 2007). Fodor's 2007 Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard. Random House Incorporated. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-4000-1734-8. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Gosselin, Lisa (2004). "Natty Nantucket". Islands Magazine 24 (5). p. 30. ISSN 0745-7847.
  5. ↑ "Nantucket Red's Collection". Murray's Toggery Shop. Archived from the original on 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

External Links

Murray's Toggery Shop, original creators of Nantucket Reds

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