I worked at D/R in the 70s…in the glass building on Brattle St…we wore these shirts , or Mekko aprons.
It was a wonderful place to work - a community dedicated to great design, where design followed function. All that changed when Ben Thompson was driven out and new management a recent Harvard MBA grad, from Texas, was brought in to make things profitable. He fired many of the oldest female staff and began selling cheap knock-offs of the classic designs. We all knew we were asked to sell junk and there was a quiet employee rebellion. The store did not last much after that. ------ Sara Mattes > On Mar 13, 2022, at 11:40 PM, K Mierz via Lincoln <[email protected]> > wrote: > > marimekko is finland's premier modern textile company. > > they've been making this unisex striped shirt > called jokapoika (yoke'-a-poy-ka) > or "everyman's shirt" since 1956; > it's the most popular product in the company's history. > > https://company.marimekko.com/en/60-year-old-jokapoika-shirt-is-still-going-strong-an-ode-to-timeless-design/ > > <https://company.marimekko.com/en/60-year-old-jokapoika-shirt-is-still-going-strong-an-ode-to-timeless-design/> > > In her first year at Marimekko in 1953, designer Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi > created Piccolo, a striped fabric painted with freehand brushstrokes. Three > years later, a Piccolo print shirt called Jokapoika became the first piece > Marimekko designed for men. > > It is a loose fit shirt with a straight cut to the hip hemline with little > side slits and a stitched-on chest pocket. Metal buttons secure the front > closure and cuffs. > > i have this vintage jokapoika shirt > in navy blue with lime stripes. > > > <2a.jpg> > > <2.jpg> > > it's sized as xlarge: > sleeve length 25" > collar 18" > chest 50" > 29" long > > new ones sell for $220! > and they are never on sale. > Jokapoika shirt > <https://www.marimekko.com/us_en/jokapoika-shirt-sustainable-color-090141-901> > > $220.00 > Jokapoika shirt > The Jokapoika button-up shirt is made of cotton in the Piccolo pattern, which > is printed in Helsinki. The unisex... > > <https://www.marimekko.com/us_en/jokapoika-shirt-sustainable-color-090141-901> > > asking $40. > > take it home to try it out; > if it doesn't fit, you can bring it back. > > contactless pickup > katherine mierzwa > > > > > <2a.jpg><2.jpg>-- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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