I know. I was groaning too, for a year. We get Ivy back on its feet and the first thing it does is take off its tie. Probably the dominant trait of Ivy since its inception, too, don’t you think? And that, of course, brought forth handwringing, I suspect the same hands that prematurely declared …
Editor’s Note: This piece, by Dean Ricciardi, is the next in a series on watches. Dean is a fantastic guy who also works on the site. So you like watches; maybe you are getting interested in them or the first time, or maybe you have a couple and you’re thinking about getting another, but you …
By Daniel D. Covell When someone learns that I’ve recently completed the manuscript for my book on the history of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), often he or she will ask, “How long were you working on it?” “Since August of 1969,” I reply, only slightly in jest. I don’t remember the …
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The links first. The book. The YouTube channel. The author. Bomber Boys, by John Slemp, is an archive, it is a history book, it is a work of art, it weighs more than I do, and it is the best fashion book of the year. Bomber Boys is a collection of transcendent photography of American …
If you have Netflix, stop. Whatever you are doing, stop. Go watch Ripley. It is a remake of The Talented Mr. Ripley, taken from the Ripley series of books, but it had to be written by someone who reads the site because it is all inside Ivy-Style jokes. I won’t ruin the story but just …
Editor’s Note: Many thanks again to Daniel D. Covell. The cover image is of a crowd at a baseball game in the 1920’s. Major League Baseball’s Opening Day (or “opening day,” depending on your relative degree of dedication to the National Pastime) is upon us once again, synching into in its slot in the annual …
If you were around in the 80’s and 90’s, and in finance or corporate, the pen in your shirt pocket was the size of your <insert whatever you want here, it is up to you>. The guy with the biggest pen (come on, please don’t make me do parentheticals for the rest of the post, …
All the greats did this. Kept a journal. Perhaps the most famous journal entry of all time, Teddy Roosevelt the day his wife and his mother died. We’ve gone over that. And, we have gone over how handwriting is Ivy. But if you want the research… Here’s the research. But what we have not yet …
If you are Santa (I was, I have pictures) you have another most wonderful time of the year, if you like Madras though, THIS is the most wonderful time of the year, as the Original Madras Trading Company releases their own SS/24 collection, which you can review here. From their site: Getaway in Madras is …
You can check it out for yourself here. From the site: As fashion evolves, Ivy style’s presence ebbs and flows within it. J. Press holds firmly to the art of fine tailoring that originated so many years ago with my grandfather, Jacobi Press. We are committed to preserving our rich history of timeless elegance and …
Editor’s Note: Joan Volpe was the Managing Coordinator of the FIT Center for Continuing and Professional Studies and continues at FIT as an Adjunct Professor in Fashion Business Management, Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology. She is also a top contributor in the FB Group. From the release: When it comes to …
Go here. Use the promo code BRS25 and save $5 on the best soap there is. And here’s how I know. I have a thing about soap, maybe it is an executive function thing, maybe it is just tactile and olfactory. But unless soap is just right, I can’t use it. I drive home to …
Editor’s Note: The cover image is a white buck from the Press/Sebago collab. Wear that with the jacket I am about to talk you in to, and you will be just fine. I remember when I started as Admin on the Facebook group, I brought out a navy, double-breasted blazer from Burberry. I have been …
From my friend Nevada, two submissions from Brooks Brothers. Are they a step in the right direction? Two versions of the No. 1 Sack Suit, first in cotton: Then in Bedford Cord:
Editor’s Note: Dean Ricciardi is a friend first, a volunteer on the site, and as it turns out a serious watch enthusiast who can write. The first in a series. The cover shot is Michael Nardi’s Cartier Tank Must Large Solarbeat. I received my first watch when I was starting first grade. It had a …
Got some suggestions for topics, some anonymous some attributed. In no particular order… K, you can learn more about the Sid Mashburn Western Work Shirt in Blue/White University Stripe here. K I know what I think, but what do you think? Second, Mike Nardi had a great idea that I am modifying just a little. …
On vacation this week but. Saw this in the wild and bought it. This was in the pocket. Catalog so old that there is no website, NJ has a separate 800 number, and it costs more to ship west of Denver. Removable lining. Never been worn (I don’t think). Won’t tell you what I paid …
First off, we clearly need to add watches into our canon here. I will be more diligent on that point. The discussion led me to some interesting thinking about quality and its relationship to cost. Recently, we bought a car that we expect to hand down to our daughter. Until we got in it. It …