The Blucher Moc was introduced in 1936, when founder and namesake Leon Leonwood Bean—a fucking fantastic name, by the way—was still in the picture. It was designed to mimic the comfort of handmade ...

Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, the company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe.

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, L.L.Bean, will once again take a break from social media — clearing its social media profiles and pausing posting social content — and ...

Leon Leonwood Bean founded the company in the Pine Tree State in 1912, according to company history. L.L. Bean remains a privately held, family-owned company.

Maine-based L.L.Bean has specialized in outdoor clothing and gear since Leon Leonwood Bean invented boots with rubber bottoms and leather uppers and began marketing them in 1912.

According to Kirkpatrick, garments with an integrated back pocket emerged during the late 19th century, when big improvements ...

Born in the wet and slog of Maine's woods and fields more than a century ago, the L.L. Bean boot is an enduring icon of classic American outdoor style. And from humble roots, the instantly ...

L.L. Bean has grown from a small-town business to an international outdoor brand. The company is still owned and largely managed by descendants of founder Leon Leonwood Bean.

L.L. Bean was founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean in Freeport, Maine. The company began as a one-room operation selling one product – the Maine Hunting Shoe, also known as duck boots.

Because L.L.Bean is a privately held family company that was founded more than a century ago by Leon Leonwood Bean, its financial and operational information aren’t publicly available.

Ms. Bean was a granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean, the purveyor of rubber-soled duck boots and plaid flannel shirts that crossed over from hunters to preppies, fueling the company’s growth into ...

Linda Bean, a major Republican booster and the granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean—who founded the outdoor clothing and equipment brand L.L. Bean—has died at age 82, her business manager ...