Yesterday morning I posted about where to put the fulcrum between past and present in Ivy style. Yesterday afternoon the answer showed up in my email in the form of the J. Press Fall-Winter catalog. You can go through the whole book here. You can create an account and request a copy to be mailed …
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Ivy is a fashion born of a mindset manifested in a lifestyle. There are values attached: dignity, the value and power of thought, ethics, hard work, aesthetics, appreciation of all things classic, and the dogged pursuit of excellence. While Ivy evolves (I haven’t worn socks since Easter) the values don’t. If you are a …
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Today, on the long Fourth Of July weekend, I went looking for something to repost from Ivy Style’s first summer in 2009. I found this, which seemed apropos for everyone celebrating sockless. * * * This is the second in our efforts to digitize the work of G. Bruce Boyer, whose many fine articles on …
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So the WOCBD OCD thing is kinda worked out, I got a bunch of blue shirts, and when I wear them I don’t itch or walk in circles. One must always pursue growth. Not wearing a repp tie though, that was Lithium-Withdrawal- Hard. But this tie from Mountain & Sackett: Here it is, …
This is J. Peterman. I am not at all sure how Ivy this is. The company was founded in 1987. The company did not appear on Seinfeld until 1995, and if you ask USA Today it wasn’t until then that fame came. I would argue that fame happened long before or else why …
Next week we will be moving the site, AND signing off on final design changes. Last call for thoughts, contributions, etc. A few ideas still kicking around. First, that you would have to subscribe to comment (not a paid subscription). That would take a few months to implement, just verifying the subscriptions, but the …
I don’t get why the white buck is not the second thing you buy if you are building an Ivy wardrobe. First of course is the WOCBD. But as you are walking out of the store, or back in your house from the mailbox depending on how you shop, look down, and ask yourself. …
Thank you to J. Press for hosting a wonderful evening. A number of great things happened. First, I FINALLY got to meet Laura Arnold in person. Mountain & Sackett, the company that is 3rd generation family owned and makes their silk-on-both-sides ties, has their spring collection out. I am going to review it later …
Was at the gym Saturday morning. Guy walks in with a shirt that looks like it came in a spray can. I always carry a bag, the bag has a notebook in it. Here’s what I came up with: Bro you are not an Avenger. In working with Dylan and Duncan (and Elena, which …
I don’t know what the secret to a good collaboration is. But I know a guy who does. Robert Squillaro is the Chief Merchandising Officer for J. Press, and has been key in the last several successful J. Press collaborations. This time out, Squillaro and Press are working with Frances Valentine, and if it is …
The J. Press Warehouse sale is paused for now. I will let you know when it is back up. JB
Editor’s Note: In reading the comments, JackDonnelly.com kept coming up. Here’s the origin story, it has a few links to the website in it. In fact, here’s another. They are a few days away from a restock of some of their categories. I will stay in touch with them and let you know, but check …
Well, if pictures are worth a thousand words each. Ok, let me head off a few errant comments before they are posted. (1) Boat shoes are leather. (2) Sneakers are justifiable as exhibits because they tend to be tighter, you tend to walk more …