Stoked! The Beams Plus x Mr. Porter Surfing Weejun Shorts
July 3, 2021
There are plenty of embroidered shorts out there, but little tennis rackets or crossed golf clubs are a bit mundane. But there’s one pair that seems like it was made just for me. After all, how many other surfing Weejun-wearers could there be? If you can’t quite figure out the motif, here it is on a t-shirt:
That’s right, it’s a guy surfing on a pair of penny loafers. The label even says “The Surf Ivy.” Unfortunately the $215 price tag rather ruins the stoke, kind of like a gremmie dropping in on you.
Enjoy the holiday weekend. I spent mine last year in Newport surfing the whole time. Now, back in California, I have to make do with a swimming pool. But we learn to adapt, and take our fun where we can find it and make hay while the sun shines. After all, tempus fugit, or as they say in “Dead Poets Society,” carpe diem. Try it. As my favorite surf-infused heyday says, “It’s as easy as one, two, three.” — CC
When a clothing lines core value is sameness, a designer has no other recourse but to crank out such enticements to get someone to “buy” something! How do you market the exact same shirts, pants, OCBD’s etc, year after year without straying into dangerous territory like Red Fleece, York St, Rugby and Thom Browne? These basic chino shorts will sell for $215 because you want so badly to be the first kid on your Trad block to own them. Beyond that, there is no reason to purchase these pants….none. No?
This is what I’ve been dreaming of forever, an ivy-league look screaming California beach. However, what the Hell is going on with the stupid, ridiculous, and outlandish high prices?? TOTALLY INSANE!! I too was thinking it could be one of my few purchases of the summer. Sad.
I’m afraid that I didn’t understand your comment. I thought that “jumping the shark” meant being out of fresh, new ideas.
Does the “we” in your comment refer to Brooks Brother, J Press and other manufacturers? If so, they are certrainly not out of new ideas. The problem is just the opposite: the keep coming up with too many new ideas, whereas many/most Ivy afficionados are perfectly pleased with sticking to traditional, classical, models, designs, colors, etc.
If you meant that “we” to refer to readers of this blog, or to Ivt afficonados, I still don’t understand your comment.
Hmm, can’t say I’m familiar with this “Take Ivy.” Kidding. There definitely aren’t any embroidered shorts in the book, and I’m fairly certain the same can be said of frayed shorts. I’ve got a pair of shorts with frayed edges, but I assumed you would lump them into the pseudo/hipster-prep category. I can see how someone that surfs would be drawn to these, but that $215 price tag is too much, especially seeing that they’re only available in small, medium and large sizes.
I stand corrected. Looks like there are cutoff shorts in Take Ivy. For what it’s worth, the only student wearing them is also sporting a pair of gladiator sandals.
I’m sure these amusing faux cut-offs are de rigueur in Roppongi or Shinjuku. Or in the upper 30’s or Chelsea of Manhattan. You’ll never see them on me within a thousand miles of Trestles, Brooks, or County Line. Now, I MIGHT see the t-shirt with a red X through the design and a three-letter slur for gay men below it- surfing unfortunately attracting some rather puerile teenage mentalities- worn as a kind of protest against the corrupting influence of surfwear corporations. Nah, no wayz, bruddah.
I just took a look at our traffic stats, and although this post did not receive a lot of comments, and most of them were negative at that, it was the most trafficked post over the past month.
Hello to all. I passed by Brooks on Madison Ave. this afternoon. (Of course, I was sad). There are tables and chairs set up on the main floor. Signs in the windows say Cafe 346 and an advertisement for some kind of coffee. There is a sign on a stand that says something about an Italian chef. I couldn’t tell if the establishment has already opened or is about to soon, but was closed today(Saturday on a 3 day July 4 weekend in NYC). Not relevant to this post, but I thought I’d pass it on.
Dead Poets Society? I seem to recall Horace saying that in one of his Odes, more than a few years before Robin Williams was born.
And I have to admit that I have an irrational bias against surfers. I’ve known enough people who were both surfers and complete a**holes so that my brain noticed a correlation and now warns me to not trust surfers. But at least I realize that I have that particular bias and try to not let it affect my judgement.
$215 for wash pant constructed shorts? WTF!
Looks more Alden 986ish to me.
Gone too far.
A fool and his money soon part. Union Made carries Beams as well I thought
It’s suppose to be clever. Somehow. I think.
When a clothing lines core value is sameness, a designer has no other recourse but to crank out such enticements to get someone to “buy” something! How do you market the exact same shirts, pants, OCBD’s etc, year after year without straying into dangerous territory like Red Fleece, York St, Rugby and Thom Browne? These basic chino shorts will sell for $215 because you want so badly to be the first kid on your Trad block to own them. Beyond that, there is no reason to purchase these pants….none. No?
Do you actually like these? Frayed edges strike me as anathema to the Ivy look.
I find nearly all shorts to be far too long. A six or seven inch inseam is perfect.
This is what I’ve been dreaming of forever, an ivy-league look screaming California beach. However, what the Hell is going on with the stupid, ridiculous, and outlandish high prices?? TOTALLY INSANE!! I too was thinking it could be one of my few purchases of the summer. Sad.
Hate to suggest but lit would appear that we have alas “jumped the shark”.
@Foghorn
I’m afraid that I didn’t understand your comment. I thought that “jumping the shark” meant being out of fresh, new ideas.
Does the “we” in your comment refer to Brooks Brother, J Press and other manufacturers? If so, they are certrainly not out of new ideas. The problem is just the opposite: the keep coming up with too many new ideas, whereas many/most Ivy afficionados are perfectly pleased with sticking to traditional, classical, models, designs, colors, etc.
If you meant that “we” to refer to readers of this blog, or to Ivt afficonados, I still don’t understand your comment.
Could you elucidate? Thanks.
Hmm, can’t say I’m familiar with this “Take Ivy.” Kidding. There definitely aren’t any embroidered shorts in the book, and I’m fairly certain the same can be said of frayed shorts. I’ve got a pair of shorts with frayed edges, but I assumed you would lump them into the pseudo/hipster-prep category. I can see how someone that surfs would be drawn to these, but that $215 price tag is too much, especially seeing that they’re only available in small, medium and large sizes.
There are cutoff shorts in “Take Ivy.”
I stand corrected. Looks like there are cutoff shorts in Take Ivy. For what it’s worth, the only student wearing them is also sporting a pair of gladiator sandals.
1. I like them, but…2. They go against the grain of my frugal prep framework, therefore…. 3. No sale.
I’m sure these amusing faux cut-offs are de rigueur in Roppongi or Shinjuku. Or in the upper 30’s or Chelsea of Manhattan. You’ll never see them on me within a thousand miles of Trestles, Brooks, or County Line. Now, I MIGHT see the t-shirt with a red X through the design and a three-letter slur for gay men below it- surfing unfortunately attracting some rather puerile teenage mentalities- worn as a kind of protest against the corrupting influence of surfwear corporations. Nah, no wayz, bruddah.
I just took a look at our traffic stats, and although this post did not receive a lot of comments, and most of them were negative at that, it was the most trafficked post over the past month.
Hello to all. I passed by Brooks on Madison Ave. this afternoon. (Of course, I was sad). There are tables and chairs set up on the main floor. Signs in the windows say Cafe 346 and an advertisement for some kind of coffee. There is a sign on a stand that says something about an Italian chef. I couldn’t tell if the establishment has already opened or is about to soon, but was closed today(Saturday on a 3 day July 4 weekend in NYC). Not relevant to this post, but I thought I’d pass it on.
Dead Poets Society? I seem to recall Horace saying that in one of his Odes, more than a few years before Robin Williams was born.
And I have to admit that I have an irrational bias against surfers. I’ve known enough people who were both surfers and complete a**holes so that my brain noticed a correlation and now warns me to not trust surfers. But at least I realize that I have that particular bias and try to not let it affect my judgement.
Anonymous,
Sounds ominous.