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#5826 2020-02-06 12:13:49
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Re: Recent Old Ivy Finds
What can I say ha. Coats is plural and unfortunately I only own one madras but still one day I'm sure I'll increase the collection.
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#5827 2020-02-07 06:23:33
#5828 2020-02-07 07:30:21
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Re: Recent Old Ivy Finds
Tbh I'm living in the tropics and even wearing a long-sleeved shirt is too hot for me so I'm living in polo shirts and t shirts nowadays. The only time I wear more than that is if I happen to visit somewhere sub-tropical.
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#5829 2020-02-07 08:45:46
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Re: Recent Old Ivy Finds
Even my half sleeve shirts only get very occasional use. Recently I have felt as if I have been leaving ivy but then I saw the classic JFK photo in Sunspel, khakis and loafers, which is what I wear a lot, and I realised I'm still ivy albeit in its most minimal and casual form. (Well shorts and flip flops would be more casual but you get the idea.)
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#5830 2020-02-07 08:47:35
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Even disregarding the temperatures, the sartorial codes here are so contemporary and casual that with the above I still look far more elegant than most and far more old-fashioned than everyone.
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#5831 2020-02-07 10:12:31
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Re: Recent Old Ivy Finds
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
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#5833 2020-02-19 19:14:46
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Re: Recent Old Ivy Finds
J. Press khaki poplin suit, two old Cable Car/Robert Kirk suits (lightweight navy and gray), Jos. A Bank 3/2 sack Shetland tweed...
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#5834 2020-02-21 08:27:01
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"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#5835 2020-02-21 15:45:17
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Re: Recent Old Ivy Finds
Also got a grail item today - dark brown patch pocket 3/2 sack corduroy jacket from Cable Car Cothiers. Pics to come 
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#5840 2020-05-03 06:15:25
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Re: Recent Old Ivy Finds
I like the buttons, have some really neat brass/metal ones on mine, sadly 2 of the cuff ones have been removed so only one on each (most likely one came off so the other was removed to match). I doubt i'll find any to match.
#5841 2020-05-03 07:11:42
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I like the metal buttons too, but in my opinion white would be the alternative if they're not your style...
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#5842 2020-05-03 08:19:11
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I'll give them a try in that case. Gold buttons on navy blazers have particular uncool connotations over in the UK....maybe won't be the same with a nice madras jacket!
#5843 2020-05-03 09:39:28
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The metal buttons on madras like that is a very Boom Years look. Probably more "Main Street" Ivy than blueblood Ivy, but a classic late 1950s/early 1960s look. Light/white buttons would make the jacket a bit less era-specific, probably.
As for blazer buttons, gold is the only way to go...
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#5844 2020-05-03 09:48:03
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You've convinced me, BB! I switch out gold buttons for pewter on blazers...
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#5846 2020-06-15 10:10:39
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Re: Recent Old Ivy Finds
/\ nice Weejuns score Sidney!
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#5847 2020-06-15 10:37:15
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Cheers Stan. Not seen that colour and model before so am very pleased with them.
They need a little TLC but not that much really.
#5848 2020-06-16 03:22:52
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Nice weejunws score. Brings back memories. Though I never went for the plain vamp. It's such a simple design. The right proportions. Why can't this be duplicated? Esp. by the outfits still making up in Maine? None of their offerings (admittedly I haven't pored over the sites) catch my eye or lookri ght. But everything on those old Weeununs looks right. The stitching. Not too much gathering on the toe. And it's obvs not a custom job -- it's a mass produced shoe but they just achieved some sort of perfection with that look.
Stanshall is in a better (mental) place/space than I am. I respect it, but I can't do the t-shirts, shorts, flip flops, and all that. I thought I was getting more liberal as I had gotten older, but certainly by sartorial choices, somewhat more reactionary, perhaps. I just refuse to do it.
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#5849 2020-06-16 22:11:08
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#5850 2020-06-17 13:08:04
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Re: Recent Old Ivy Finds
Last edited by Yuca (2020-06-17 13:09:27)
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