This week the Ivy-Style FB group reached a milestone – 9,000 members. All interacting, supporting, admiring, laughing, buying, learning. I got a note the other day that Ivy-Style.com is “the most civilized corner of the internet” and I would include our FB group in that corner. There are two moderators who work every day to …
(That’s Cornell in the photo.) My first interview with Richard Press is in the top 5 global podcast ranking for both #talk and #interview. (source: M-X Radio). Tell me again that Ivy is dead? You can listen to the show here if you haven’t already. The Amazing Tom sent me this collaboration …
Editor’s note: after the show I typically do a wrap up post on FB, but since this was Richard Press, I thought it would make sense to publish it here as well. If you have not heard my first interview with Richard, you can listen to it here. Again, and please read this line before …
The blurb: Episode 17 John talks to Richard Press, a friend of Frank Sinatra, who sings Jimmy Durante and Al Jolson, and who is a gifted storyteller who also happens to be the “patriarch of the most important family in men’s traditional fashion.’ The show opens with a Springsteen cover, the Richard takes us from …
We got some family secrets, Richard sang, and explained how he at 85 is still cool to teenagers. Editing now, will post link tomorrow. Some of your questions made it. Also, the Ivy-Style podcast, being organized, will have the balance of your fashion related questions for sure. Richard is an amazing guy.
Editor’s Note: Home From Here is a talk show that is NOT fashion centered, I will get your fashion questions on the Ivy-Style podcast, this show is more about Richard Press “the person.” Any questions you have in that regard are greatly appreciated. This Friday Richard Press will appear on Home From Here. This is …
That’s Yale in the fall. The Amazing Tom sent me an article from the NY Times (PAYWALL I THINK) about J Crew and Brendon Babenzien. The article isn’t all that remarkable, but, to borrow from Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, “However, the directive having come from the Commander, I gave it its due …
Our own Marc Chevalier gives us a bit of Ivy Trivia: “… here is how all Brooks Brothers OCBD shirts were designed before Garfinckel’s took over Brooks Brothers in 1946. All were in a pullover style, with four front buttons only, and a fifth buttonhole (larger than the four above it) to secure the shirt …
On November 4th none other than Richard Press will be a guest on my podcast. You can check out the latest episode by clicking here. Richard and I are gonna go pure Ivy, and I hope you can join us.
Editor’s Note: Stokes Schwartz is a writer, educator and podcaster. You can check him out here. We talk about clothes and a more refined approach to personal presentation here at Ivy Style. A lot. And that’s fine. But the cut of your suit or blazer, preferred necktie, and shoes are only the tip …
Editor’s Note: Thanks again to James Taylor, Waterhollow Tweed. It still freaks me out when he likes a song I do on FB. James Taylor likes. A BRIEF HISTORY OF H. ORITSKY, THE ‘NATURAL SHOULDER’ COMPANY Many people are familiar with the “Big Name” tailors of Ivy Style, such as Corbin, H. Freeman, Hickey Freeman, …
Editor’s Note: Thank you to Chris Collins for this thoughtful piece. I like to drink and dress “green” – it reduces waste and recycles, in that order. I enjoy sitting at a well-appointed cocktail bar – at times, even an open lounge or upscale hotel lobby – to watch the ebb and flow, mentally …
It was a pretty big night for Richard Press. His second book, Threading The Needle Volume II was released, and his life’s work, J. Press, was celebrating 120 years with the grand opening of the New Haven shop. I asked him to comment, and he was his consistently selfless self: “Richard says that the gleaming …
A good friend once said that to me. How a man handles his money is how a man handles his money. We were sitting in a cigar shop and we were watching this guy trying to buy a cigar with cash. His hands went into his pockets and he pulled out a crumpled ball of …
I know we can sell stuff here. I am happy that we (you) did it for one of the Old Guard of Ivy.
When Paul Winston of Chipp Neckwear moved out of their building, he moved some Ivy history with him. It took a while to get to opening all the boxes, some of which hadn’t been touched in decades. One of the things he found was a collection of blazer patches. I am getting one for my …
Over the weekend I saw Chris Wallace being interviewed and he was talking about the state of the news on TV. He said that he blamed his father Mike Wallace in some small part for the demise of TV journalism. Mike Wallace is a personal hero who was among the very first public-facing people to …
This week Vineyard Vines announced in conjunction with The Head Of The Charles that they will return as The Official Style Of The Head Of Charles. If you don’t know what I am talking about (and no points off if that is so, I think we have seen enough negativity this week), let’s start with …