I just sent this to jack@jcrew.com, the customer service email on the page for the Plantation Madras shirt:
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So is this what the owners would wear or what the slaves/serfs/peasants would wear? The only color choice is "Baltic," and I can't think of any plantation agriculture* in the Baltic region, so I'm not sure what you're going for here.
Jesse Irwin
Chicago, IL
* 'Plantation' generally designates large, consolidated agricultural holdings, owned by a minority, foreign, or occupying group, utilizing a workforce of people held in slavery or other peonage, and producing for the benefit of remote interests, rather than the local area or workers. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation for more reasons why 'Plantation'-branded products might be a big turn-off for people who'd otherwise be interested in your clothes.
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I just sent this to jack@jcrew.com, the customer service email on the page for the Plantation Madras shirt:
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So is this what the owners would wear or what the slaves/serfs/peasants would wear? The only color choice is "Baltic," and I can't think of any plantation agriculture* in the Baltic region, so I'm not sure what you're going for here.
Jesse Irwin
Chicago, IL
* 'Plantation' generally designates large, consolidated agricultural holdings, owned by a minority, foreign, or occupying group, utilizing a workforce of people held in slavery or other peonage, and producing for the benefit of remote interests, rather than the local area or workers. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation for more reasons why 'Plantation'-branded products might be a big turn-off for people who'd otherwise be interested in your clothes.