2014 Patagonia Mens Lambswool Alpiniste Sweater, Verdigris (M)
Season/Year: Fall 2014
Color: Verdigris
Made in China
Tag Size: Mens M
Best fits a Mens M, Womens L
Pit to pit: 21in
Base of the back collar to bottom: 25in
Pit to end of sleeve: 21in
Condition Rating: A-
Notes: In amazing very lightly worn preowned condition. Could have potentially been a sample piece due to the drawn “P” on the tag. Heavyweight.
“Originally, the Patagonia Alpiniste sweater was a reinvention of the hearty, boiled-wool sweaters favored for a century by Chamonix guides: The wool provided warmth even when wet and the dense knit kept out much of the wind. For the original Alpiniste, we gave the soft, heavy-gauge merino wool a twist before knitting, and brushed the inside to provide extra loft and warmth. Our reincarnation is made in a gutsy 5-gauge lambswool/nylon blend. With a faux leather tab to finish the quarter-zip opening, a cozy stand-up collar and a zippered chest pocket” (campsaver.com, 2022).
“5-gauge 80% lambswool/20% nylon. Faux-leather-tabbed quarter-zip; stand-up collar. Left-front zippered chest pocket. Rib knit cuffs and hem” (Worn Wear, 2022).
