Tradified
Tradified
From The Editor
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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The Traditionalist’s Hit Parade
In light of the recent J. Press news, let’s “squeeze” in this New York Times piece from 2000. * * * The Traditionalist’s Hit Parade By Ginia Bellafante 12/19/2000 Not too long ago, in an attempt to compete with the world’s Gaps and Banana Republics, Brooks Brothers transformed itself from the kind of store that …
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Ivy-Fathering and Trytophan Thinking
Todd Snyder x J. Press Review
Why Can’t I Find Pictures Of Average People Dressed Well For Thanksgiving???
More Baggage
Conspicuously Missing Ivy (or things that would have been Ivy)
St Johns Is The First Sponsor Of The Ivy Style Interview Outfit Contest
The Pocket Knife Discussion Unfolding
A Second Chance Ivy Style.
Member Profile – Heedan Chung Is One Of Ivy’s Greatest Hits
Here is my friend Heedan Chung on Ivy: “To me, Ivy means honoring continuity, sharing remembrance of the past, and facing an ever changing life with quiet authenticity. I don’t know of any other way to live. It transcends ancestral origin, race, ethnicity. But as far as the styling that is associated with Ivy, …
For Your Consideration – Some Light Housekeeping
A few notes, make of them what you will. First, a word about the dialogue in the profile of Evan and about editing comments in general. I made a note in a comment on that profile, because the comment was stupid. Really stupid. There is a way to constructively criticize, and that lifts us all …
Member Profile – Evan Everhart, An Ivy Gentleman
If you are a member of the Facebook Group (and if you are not, you should be) then you know Evan Everhart. If you have posted, you definitely know Evan. There are various iterations. The definitive Ivy Expert (we write each other a lot, and I tell him all the time he has forgotten more …
Ok, we were right. Now what?
The Wall Street Journal has piled on and it is safe to say now that we can stop posting articles about the comeback of “formal style” and just be grateful that the pendulum swung our way. Here’s their article, if you care to read it. Articles by yours truly and others to the contrary, …
Chensvold & Boyer & The Tie
Here’s the article in the October issue of The Rake. We have gone from Chensvold’s literary death sentence of the necktie to Boyer’s plea for clemency to a user’s manual. What are we to make of this? I reviewed Christian Chensvold’s book here, and in reflecting now on that review I realize that the …
Ivy Anywhere.
I have worn a Columbia ballcap to Columbia before with predictable results. I have now worn Duck Head khakis to a cigar room on Madison Avenue, and gotten unpredictable results. If you are from parts south you might be more familiar with Duck Head. The company has everything we love here, including starting as a …
Two Guys Who Write About Ivy Walk Into A Bar
Well well well. It does seem that our sails are catching some wind, yes? The flurry of Prep Is Coming Back (damn with the Prep thing but we can get to that too) articles that line up with our jam is gratifying. I could review one a day, but this one is particularly good and …
WASPS by Michael Knox Beran
Book reviews are so predictable. They start in one of two ways – either with the author’s take on the subject and then a segue into the book (if you want my take on the subject read WASPS by John Burton – KIDDING there is no book like that) or with a quote from the …
Cigars but first a rabbit hole.
I promise cigars. But here is a close up of the guy to the left of JFK. This photo is credited as being at Hyannis. Ok, I will get back to the central thesis. But no promises that we don’t circle back. A number of events coalesced. First, I have a huge day on Monday …
“… A Complete Guide To A Gentleman’s Conduct And All His Relations Towards Society”
An ill-mannered impeccably Ivy-dressed person is… … … an ill-mannered person. I shouldn’t have to sell you on the idea of wearing Ivy rather than Ivy wearing you, and that the difference between Ivy as cosplay and Ivy as wardrobe isn’t the Ivy, it’s the person wearing it, right? I am a product of …