Editor’s Note: All shirts were dry cleaned with light starch at an eco-friendly dry cleaner and delivered on a hanger, not folded. The same ties and suit will be worn across the board so that you can compare apples to apples. All images were, to my tremendous humility, posted without a filter so you …
In Bedford today, it is supposed to reach 56 degrees. We started out at 27 this morning, but by 11… … blue blazer. My first exposure to the respect – that’s not the word. Esteem? That’s not the word. Recognition of iconic status? Clunky phrase. The first time I understood that the navy blazer was …
Thank you for posting the article yesterday. I have this to say about Easy Pants. I wore a drawstring to the office too – when I taught meditation at a temple. Am I the only one aghast at the notion, in this article and the other I cited, that men have put on pounds working …
Thank you Tom for sending me this article from Mr. Magazine, and the rest of you can thank me for sparing you from reading it. I can’t wait to read the comments today, I am not good at conspiracy theories but there is an agenda for media to continue to push the no-one-gets-dressed-up-anymore narrative, to …
Yesterday Sarah from Fewer And Better told us about The Laundress which is a line of cleaning products. They have a decent blog over there too covering how to care for your clothes. Worth a spin. Their products got a few endorsements here. I’ve never tried, but Sarah has and I trust her. I got …
In Pompeii around 79 somebody urinated, somebody else took the ammonia out, and dry cleaning was born. Why? Because they were wearing a lot of wool (seems like a heavy fabric to me when you are beneath a volcano) and wool shrinks in water. Imagine you take a week or whatever to weave your Pompeiian …
It’s Sunday afternoon, I am at the desk, and reading this person Vea. Who wrote some really nasty stuff. So I emailed them, to see if there was a way to find a middle ground for productive communication. You will never guess what I got back. I am leaving the comments up because, well …
Happy Birthday Zoë!! May this year be amongst your favorites. And thank you for everything you are doing and going to do here. So we can track how people use the site, obviously, and some do scroll through a dozen posts or so at a time. One of the most popular posts that people go …
Editor’s Note: I count Claire-Marie Brisson amongst my friends. What was once considered a diluted platform of contact, Messengering on FB, has evolved. Certainly the times have called for it, and we have all gotten better at it. We have gotten to know each other some, and her views are not only interesting and …
We are ready. But we need input on the criteria. We have the brands, most of the samples, etc. Here’s the list so far. Collar roll Tucked v Untucked (I know but it is a reality we must accept, and that producers have started to cater to – the emails I get …
Good morning. J Press sent me the rendering for the new store. Here: I have learned an amazing thing for those of us who wear glasses and order online. I wear progressives (bifocals without the line) and I wear them pretty much all the time. I’m no Oprah (different glasses for every outfit) but I …
J. Press is going back to its alma mater. I did the same thing. My undergrad was out in Iowa where there was not a lot of Ivy going on, but the Prep scene was a real, real thing. Polo shirt under polo shirt, deck shoes, popped collars – it was a church school, and …
I don’t know this restaurant, it is called The Commentary (great name for a restaurant) but if you go to their web site here, it looks REALLY GOOD. Been a New Yorker my whole life but I do notice three things: I would venture to say that 75% of the New Yorkers I talk …
Allow me to introduce Mr. Maghmood Mohamed, who is a member of the Ivy-Style Facebook Group, and who hails from and lives in South Africa. If you would like to get to know Mr. Mohamed, you can learn what you need to from this quote from his page: “I’m not all I was meant …
Historic Image Lovers – here’s your wheelhouse. Duck Head is searching for “vintage “throwback” photos with folks sporting Duck Head or even just the Duck Head look (khakis, Oxford shirt, loafers, etc.) around the time of the late 70s through the 80s.” If Duck Head uses your picture, YOU get to be an Ivy model …
Editor’s Note: Jack Lee is a frequent contributor on the Facebook Group. I recently wrote an article reviewing the new Brooks Brothers oxford shirts, giving them an overall good rating because I liked the colors and thought the price was a good value. I’ve changed my mind. After a routine wash, I …
Editor’s Note: In the Facebook Group, we are treated to fantastic articles by the only purveyor we allow to advertise to the group, James Taylor of Waterhollow Tweed. He recently gave us permission to reprint two such pieces. Let’s have a smidge of retail history–the “Abercrombie & Fitch” that exists today is NOT …
Editor’s Note: Always hated the perception that Ivy is exclusively a northeast thing . This article was submitted by the proprietor of Brazos Barbershop in Austin. Click here to see the site. If you have a small business that you feel is Ivy, by all means, let me know and let’s get you out there. …
Here’s the article. It is from the Robb Report, by a Mr. Eric Twardzik, who can write. It is worth the read. My objections to the article have nothing at all to do with Mr. Twardzic’s take, rather they have to do with Mr. Snyder’s take. In the first paragraph, Mr. Twardzik inadvertently points out …