(I've seen the pic in The Ivy Look, btw - What I want is a side view to see the profile more than anything else ! )

It's on the Ivy league Style For Today thread.

I like RTL's 'Beater' offerings -

Oliver wrote:

Speaking of striped watchbands, I've got a couple gratuit from Smart Turnout and would like to find a nice watch face that's sporty but not some cheap plastic number to go along with them. I'd only wear 'em to the beach and in similar situations where I wouldn't want to risk bangin' up my Omega. Any suggestions?

Precista PRS-10:

GIZhou007 wrote:

Was the ribbon watch band around in the 50s and 60s, or is it more a preppy thing?  I can't see it going with my G-Shock but would fit nicely on the Seiko.  I use metal wrist bands.  Sere they around in the 50s and 60s or even earlier?

They come from military watchbands and go way back. Same deal with striped ribbon belts. Did GIs bring them to campus ?  Did they come from Military Dads ? Did they come from being in The Corps at Prep school ?

Surcingle also comes from the military via the equestrian connection.

I'm guessing there's a big WWII / Korea connection to this ?

Preppy lightened & brightened them and made a fashion point of them in the '80s. The codification and comodification of a much earlier style.

jesmond wrote:

I love my one, Eris. I bought it from Eddie at Time Factors.

Eddie's got a new Precista watch in......

http://www.timefactors.com/precista.htm

Well spotted!

I spoke to a couple of specialists on military uniforms, one a collector, the other a historian.  Cavalry regiments used to have stable belts they wore to identify their units when mucking out the stalls in their overalls.  They became part of the Australian Army uniform, is one wished to wear one they were purchased and not issued, and were phased out about fifteen years ago and are still used by the British and New Zealand Armed Forces among others.  I don't know if they are still used by the Canadians.  Two excellent references are : http://www.stablebelts.co.uk/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_belt.

It may be similar to Brooks Brothers and its post-First World war striped ties based on British Regimental ties.   The wrists bands appear to use Regimental colours in their design but were not a  common item in military units, including the United States.  It is  certainly is a post Second World War item of clothing.  Perhaps the Household Cavalry had some made up so they could identify each other in a gay bar, but was not army wide.   

Looks like a preppy thing, like those grossly expensive knot bracelets that Buffy Aldrich regards as preppy high fashion, but Ivy league/Trad - no way.  The bracelets would never be worn on a sailing vessels as too likely to get caught on the rigging or other items.

As a side issue, some soldiers in the Australian Army took the top of a sock and cut it off and used it as a wrist band for watches.   Place the sock on the wrist, use half for the placing the watch band on, and the other half for covering it stop glare and to protect the watch.  There are of course items available from various suppliers taht doa  similar job.   The use of everyone wearing sun glasses appears may have reduced this, but I wore my sock in the deserts of Northern Australia.

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A new question: what's the Ivy League 'rule' for weddings? I suppose there would be the same dress code as for british weddings...? Meaning morning dress or stroller suit (stresemann) at least for the groom if it is very formal, dark suits (preferably navy)  or gray suits if it's more or less informal... no button downs and knitted ties. Although underdressed is preferred to overdressed, meaning no stroller or morning dress when everyone else including the groom is wearing a dark suit... and I guess in the end combinations and knitted ties would be ok for informal weddings, if you aren't the groom.

What would be your opinion on that?

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Leer R. wrote:

A new question: what's the Ivy League 'rule' for weddings? I suppose there would be the same dress code as for british weddings...? Meaning morning dress or stroller suit (stresemann) at least for the groom if it is very formal, dark suits (preferably navy)  or gray suits if it's more or less informal... no button downs and knitted ties. Although underdressed is preferred to overdressed, meaning no stroller or morning dress when everyone else including the groom is wearing a dark suit... what would be your opinion on that?

I think it depends entirely on the formality of the wedding. Certainly all the classics can be worn, but, equally, just a suit. Why not a BD & knit tie ?  Check first before rolling up. Usually you'll be told anyway.

I got married down The Kings Road in the old Town Hall in a Brooks Brothers Blazer, Flannels from Sam Browne, Wine Tasselled Weejuns, Candy Stripe Blue/White Brooks OCBD (This was before they changed the name to the University stripe later in the '90s), Grey on Grey Burlington Argyles and a Rep tie I bought from Liberty's the day before - Just stripes with no meaning in Blue, Gold & Burgundy.  Mrs Jim wore Nicole Farhi.  1990, this was.  Sandwiches and drinks at the Ritz after, home to fuck, and then off to Boston, New England & The Cape for a month the next day.

No buttonhole & no pocket square.

I went off on Honeymoon in a Brown Herringbone Tweed & Chinos.  Mrs Jim wore Agnes B.

Later to please Mr. Jim we had the marriage blessed by the Bishop of London & I wore a Charcoal 3/2 job from J. Press, Black Weejuns, Black Socks, White Brooks BD & a Navy Silk knit tie.  The Bride wore Black.

Mr. James wrote:

I want to see the cut, colour and cloth of what was what then, not in WWII.

Here are my Korean era khakis again, in 2012 that is. No tents, no pegs either.

Last edited by 1966 (2012-04-24 05:41:51)

^ Just a note, they are unaltered and were found cheaply in the Miltaria section on Ebay.