The Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology has released a video of Richard Press leading a tour of the “Ivy Style” exhibit. Click here to check it out. — CC
For those who don’t have the time to read the whole thing:
“Shoe bears some relation to the word chic, and when you say that a fellow is “terribly shoe” you mean that he is a crumb in the upper social crust of the college, though a more kindly metaphor might occur to you. You talk of a “shoe” fraternity or a “shoe” crowd, for example, but you can also describe a man’s manner of dress as “shoe.” “
Great video, although, it seems like they could have turned the lights on….
Mr. Press, can you elaborate on the “is he a shoe guy” comment?
Bravo! Most entertaining!
Shawn: take a look at “Shoe vs. Weenie” Golden Years column. Tells the whole story.
Shawn:
http://www.ivy-style.com/golden-years-shoe-vs-weenie.html
Also:
http://www.ivy-style.com/russell-lynes-on-the-shoe-hierarchy-esquire-1953.html
For those who don’t have the time to read the whole thing:
“Shoe bears some relation to the word chic, and when you say that a fellow is “terribly shoe” you mean that he is a crumb in the upper social crust of the college, though a more kindly metaphor might occur to you. You talk of a “shoe” fraternity or a “shoe” crowd, for example, but you can also describe a man’s manner of dress as “shoe.” “