Hold Up Your Pants The Ivy Way
Simple outfit, stylish belt. One of my favorite formulas. — CC
Articles by Christian
Surf’s Up Again
This weekend summer officially arrived, so here’s your summer reading (at least for a few minutes) via this piece on a new surfing book I did for Ralph Lauren Magazine. Above, an image that could only exist in the imagination of the Japanese: the “Surf Ivy” collection from the brand Beams Plus.
Last Day Of Spring: The Daily Princetonian, 1950
Tomorrow is the first day of summer, which means today is the last day of spring. Wish we could say you can scoop up these spring items at 1950 prices, but hey, at least there are sales going on right now at Brooks and Press. — CC
From The Inbox: Cheap Preppy Watches At Amazon
I don’t know if Amazon is spying on my Internet activity along with Google, but this just landed in my inbox. Happy shopping. Or not. — CC
Forget Milk & Sugar And Celebrate With The Seersucker Cocktail
If you think Seersucker Day is ripe for retail promotion, you would be right. Anthony Paranzino, AKA Tony The Tailor, has been celebrating it since 2009. He is currently preparing for his sixth-annual Seersucker Day on June 19th. Whether the politicians are celebrating or not, Tony goes on. Seersucker Day 2013 saw 50 people visit …
Showbiz Showdown: Seersucker Fest Reader’s Poll
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Seersucker Fest 2014: A Ralph Lauren Gallery
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National Seersucker Day Is June 11
In 1996 Mississippi Senator Trent Lott began an annual tradition in Congress called Seersucker Thursday, a bit of bi-partisan frivolity that paid homage to the pre-air-conditioned days of Capitol Hill. It lasted until 2012, when the idea of politicians remaining cool for one day in the hot summer was deemed frivolous. It returns this year …
The 2014 Ivy Style Seersucker Fest
Next Wednesday marks the return of National Seersucker Day, when the US Congress temporarily resembles a gathering of Kentucky Derby spectators. In celebration, Ivy Style will present a truly epic presentation of seersucker coverage — all spearheaded by associate editor Christopher Sharp — including multiple galleries depicting campus advertising through the decades. By the time …
O’Connell’s, Global Purveyor Of Old Time Fashion
Last weekend O’Connell’s was profiled in the Buffalo News under the heading “global purveyor of old time fashion.” The article charts the retailer’s embracing of e-commerce and can be read here. There’s also a slideshow that will probably have you reaching for your wallet. — CC
Decade Of Style: Boyer On Chensvold’s 10-Year Blogging Anniversary
Ten years ago today Christian Chensvold began his foray into menswear blogging with the founding of Dandyism.net. Four years later he turned his attention to the Ivy League Look, and he continues to find new niches to explore (under the loose heading Stickpin Media), with the recent launch of Golf Style. Bruce Boyer herein pays …
Dateline 1957: Ivy School, But Not Ivy Style
A couple days ago I participated in a little forum banter, pointing out that in my opinion the ubiquity of the Ivy League Look during the heyday can sometimes be overstated. What’s more, once certain items became so mainstream they certainly ceased to have any direct connection to the campus and Eastern Establishment, even …
Socks & Shorts: A Trend In The Making
Fashion rolls through time in cycles — while also sliding up and down on a see-saw. For the last several years the sockless trend has reached the point where it’s now quasi-normal for with-it guys to wear dress shoes, suits and ties without stockings on their feet. Ivy Style is here to report on the …
My Way: Section Of West 77th Named For Miles Davis
Today, on Miles Davis’ birthday, a section of West 77th Street is being christened Miles Davis Way. The jazz legend made his home there for 25 years. Davis will always hold a special place here, as it was in the summer of 2008, while on assignment for Ralph Lauren Magazine doing a piece about when …
Stay Preppy
By William Hamilton in The New Yorker.
Heard On The Street: Has J. Press Reopened?
On Sunday I found myself hurriedly marching up Fifth Avenue in order to make a rendez-vous. Sure I stopped a moment to snap the new Polo store under construction, but mostly I was irritably weaving in and out of tourists for 16 blocks. As I marched the clamor of the city rang in my ears …
Sly Fox: Country Club Prep Up 600 Percent
Since this site was launched I’ve had a Google Alert set up for the word “preppy.” Today’s lone result gives great hope for a madras-clad future, as today a deservedly self-congratulatory press release went out on the wires announcing that Country Club Prep is up 600 percent in its second year of business. Quotes the …
Sacks Fifth Avenue: The New Polo Store In NYC
I passed by the new Polo flagship today, which is under construction on Fifth Avenue. Perhaps they’ll be some updated sack jackets. No idea on opening date. — CC
Head Of The Class: May 15, Straw Hat Day On Campus And Beyond
The era of men wearing proper hats has certainly gone the way of the dodo. Blame it on JFK. Still, there are older men and younger dandies who are somehow keeping the hat business afloat. For them, May 15th is a special day, as it’s the traditional date of putting away your wool hats and …