Russells For Men

The Zapotecs have lived in Oaxaca's valleys and mountains for thousands of years. Approximately 400,000 live scattered across southern Mexico, making them the country's largest indigenous people. The world of the Zapotecs is very strongly tied to their traditions and to their crafts.

Employees of the Woolrich Mill created the Freedom Throw as a way to assist in rebuilding lives directly affected by the terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001. A percentage of the proceeds from each sale is donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Woven of 85% wool and 15% nylon in a red and black plaid, this 50" x 68" throw commemorates the 175 years that Woolrich has been making fine woolen clothing.

The Hudson’s Bay Company has sold point marked blankets from their founding in 1670. These throws are the same material and construction found in those blankets, just reduced in size.

Civil War blankets were made by Woolrich® and supplied to the troops from 1861 to 1865. Those were the blankets that the soldiers relied upon for warmth as they fought through long cold winters. Woolrich is currently manufacturing authentically reproduced versions of those blankets in the same colors and patterns as the originals.

From 1861 to 1865, the Army troops of the Civil War kept warm under Woolrich wool blankets. These were the blankets that the soldiers relied upon in the fields.