... while completely sober, you've jumped around your house pretending to be riding a bucking bronco and yelling "YEEHAW!!" wearing nothing but weejuns, black wool socks, and a 3 button tweed jacket - just trying to get your girlfriend to laugh.
Last edited by Worried Man (2013-04-25 19:02:24)
... you don't shop at Brooks Brothers.
... you're like... always broke, man.
... you would totally cave some dude's face in if he burned your favorite tweed jacket with his ciggy.
... your wife is like "Why are you always looking at pictures of dudes?"
... people often think you're gay.
... you find yourself having to explain and define tailoring terms to the lady behind the counter at the neighborhood alterations shop.
... you think The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a movie that should be watched in a private viewing booth.
You dislike padded shoulder, spread collar, cut away collar, waist suppression.
You spend £55 on $5 slacks.
... your wife asks you why all the pages of your Hollywood and the Ivy Look book are stuck together.
All the clever money is in polyester.
... a few weeks after moving into your new house, you meet one of the neighbors and she says "Oh, it's great to finally meet you. We've all been wondering about the 'Mad Men' couple."
... in encounters with others, they get the impression that you are privy to some secret information, or possibly the member of some secret society. They can't really put their finger on it.
...you know what makes a guy really sacksy.
....You constantly Email Darcy Corson to see if (s)he has anything your size.
Last edited by sartorialman (2013-04-26 22:06:29)
..your rule for trousers is "inseam = rise".
....You go to see a head shrinker and he is perplexed over the neurosis that causes you to froth at the mouth whenever the farm yard animal "Rooster" is mentioned.
A visit to 46 Chiltern Street, London, W1U 7QR
Is considered of much higher spiritual significance
That a pilgrimage to Rome or Mecca.
Last edited by Armchaired (2013-04-27 03:13:01)
... you have actually watched Douglas Gordon's "24 Hour Psycho" from start to finish.
^ in one go...
You start a thread on an Ivy forum entitled......... You might be Ivy if....
At least 20% of your hard earned wages are donated to the Church of the Button Down.
... you're under the age of 40 and you actually know who Anthony Perkins is.
... you have a decent haircut.