FB Group member and #IvyGirl Colleen F. Montoya shared her Labor Day Pot Luck BBQ pictures, as hosted by herself and her husband. Thought you would want to see this.


– Earrings handmade by Charlotte Lynn Begay from Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico
– RL Polo madras jacket and OCBD
– Bow tie, no label, but I pawsitively love it!
– Brooks Brothers chinos
– American railroad pocket watch, 1919 Illinois Watch Co.
– Eastland dirty bucks and argyle socks


I am beyond honored, John! Thank you so much! I’ve always loved the Ivy style and envied others who rocked it. I was just never brave enough nor had the confidence until recently to wear what I truly want to wear. I finally feel at home! Thank you for putting a big smile on this Ivy Girl’s face!
Welcome to the group. You have the jam mastered, and I am so very happy that you found your own skin. Proud to know you. A little pissed you have better taste than me, but proud to know you.
Great outfit, love it all!!!!
Thank you, Gregory!
I would love to see more women embrace this classic, timeless style!
Dang, but you look cool. I am transported to Virginia in the early 1960s, a golden time and place for this style.
Thank you, Tim!
I would love to see this style come back in full force, but in the meantime we have a core group who are keeping it going!
And how could I have forgotten that you were the inspiration for my Labor Day ensemble??! 😍
Ha!! Glad to be a part of this fun, informative group!
Thank you!
Chinos look best cuffed and creased.
All of my chinos are cuffed and some are creased. I do prefer the creased look!
That is absolutely smashing, Colleen. You look splendid. As your very good friend and occasional advisor, I am thrilled to see these wonderful photographs posted in this forum. Thanks to John Burton for doing this! I hope to see more of your pictures in this and other forums. You may well be in the vanguard of a new movement — The Modern Ivy Woman.
Thank you, Peter! I’ll take that! Your guidance, advice, and friendship have been invaluable and much appreciated!
“Looking good!” as the late Freddie Prinze used to say on Chico and the Man.
Kind Regards,
Heinz-Ulrich
Why thank you Heinz-Ulrich! Chico and the Man! Loved that show!
She looking good but she’s also a very cool person as well I was lucky enough to have grown with her keep being you Colleen
Thank you, Danny! And likewise! California Elementary School on up!
Looks like a 2 inch cuff as well.
Excellent.
Thank you, Craig! Interesting as I, too, noticed the cuffs look taller than they actually are — 1.5 inches. Perhaps it’s because I’m vertically challenged (5′ 1″) that they look taller!
Colleen
Top drawer & Well done!
When I opened your post without my wearing my glass, I thought my ex had connected to Ivy Style. She is also a 5’1″ brunette.