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#27 2016-02-28 18:50:22
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#29 2016-02-29 01:28:09
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
Well, there are nice bits coming out of McNairy's brain, I remember a tremendous Woolrich Woolen Mills parka that sold for too much money - I always hope to get it one day on the bay for nothing... But yes, he himself doesn't look too good. Don't care. Especially 'bout that book. At the moment I am reading the original Preppy Handbook and must admit, I like it... not worse than that old grumpy man's Ivy book - if you understand the Preppy book. I don't understand why anybody in the whole wide world took it seriously 
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#30 2016-02-29 03:00:43
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
McNairy is a real 'c***nugget',
his concept of design is dubious ( take a classic and give it a whacky 'twist' - his navy suede buck with a yellow sole pretty much sums this up ), he's not even the best exponent of this take of 're-imagining' on classics designs.
He's losing collaborators at an alarming rate, many of the US firms he's worked with have dumped over his exorbitant 'design fees' followed by poor sales- the 'ultra-premium' pricing of his collaborations in the current economic climate is a particularly hard sell, (his last range for Keds was discounted on their website before it even hit the shops).
His own premium New Amsterdam label is leaking cash ( and currently looking to re-finance/re-structure it's debt) due to horrific sales results which is now also starting to have a knock on effect on his 'diffusion' (i.e. cheaper) ranges.
He's starting to look a bit desperate now, publishing a book with swearing on the cover ( no doubt followed by a PR generated story that his book has been 'banned' by retailers just to get that extra bit of press ).
"I have about 100 pairs of pyjamas. I like to see people dressed comfortably."
Hugh Hefner
#31 2016-02-29 04:16:31
- IvyLeagueOfGentlemen
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
Can't say I care much for his wares, although I thought his take on the Playboy chukka boot, which was constructed by Sanders on his behalf was a really nice boot. In fact better than most versions out there.
Alas trying to actually locate and buy a pair is even beyond Ethan Hunt's capabilities...
"As I looked out into that night sky, with all those infinite stars, it made me realise how unimportant they are"
Peter Cook
#32 2016-02-29 05:27:35
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I dont know...the nicest thing about the playboy is that seamless step from upper to sole which he got rid off...!
Anyway...I dont think this guy has got 'it' whatever 'it' is..
#33 2016-02-29 06:26:09
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
But didn't the Huttons have a leather beading that separated the upper from the sole?
#36 2016-02-29 08:09:47
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
As I may be the only one to have read this book at the moment, its actually a hand book of what to wear and what a man should own, both clothing and accessories wise. I think Mark has lost track of what he was once good at doing, but he does not hate Ivy but more of less gives us a hilarious view that Ivy is within everything and influenced everything men's fashion is about .
#37 2016-02-29 08:53:14
- Harpo
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Yes. When someone is telling you what to wear or selling you clothes, my rule of thumb is to look at what they wear. He looks like an utter penis.
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#38 2016-02-29 08:55:16
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
He actually reminds me of someone that used to post here not too long ago.
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#40 2016-02-29 11:21:32
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
He had some real horrors in the Ivy Style exhibition they put on at the Fashion Institute of Technology
#42 2016-02-29 13:18:13
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#44 2016-03-01 06:01:32
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Otter : Take it easy, I'm pre-law.
Boon : I thought you were pre-med.
Otter : What's the difference?
#45 2016-03-01 07:27:05
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Re: The F**k Ivy Book
This guy's handing out style advice in a book?
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#46 2016-03-01 07:54:13
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^ Beats yelling while standing on a steam grate.
Otter : Take it easy, I'm pre-law.
Boon : I thought you were pre-med.
Otter : What's the difference?
#48 2016-03-01 09:12:29
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