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#1 2009-10-01 03:32:01
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
- Posts: 342
Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
No it's not.
What is being flogged as "The New Preppy" under the name of Ivy isn't Ivy. All it is is just another level of "Trad".
It's pastiche, it's fake, it's nothing but coddery. Sunday supplement style sycophancy married to exploitative oportunistic hackery.
Only the foolish are fooled by any of this.
Don't you think?
#2 2009-10-01 06:08:59
- mike
- Member
- From: Covington, KY
- Posts: 1397
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
i like it, always have
ivy doesnt exist anymore except in old print adverts and the memories of old men
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#5 2009-10-01 08:31:27
- mike
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- From: Covington, KY
- Posts: 1397
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
ivy now is simply a mental construct, it ceased to exist in the 1980s
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#6 2009-10-01 08:36:31
- mike
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- From: Covington, KY
- Posts: 1397
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
when was the last time you saw an advertisement for new 'ivy' clothing that wasn't over 40 years old
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#7 2009-10-01 08:37:52
- mike
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Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
where do you buy your new made in america true bleeding madras shirts
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#8 2009-10-01 08:39:24
- mike
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- From: Covington, KY
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Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
where can you buy new sack suits, besides a few brooks bros or j press - you know like your local department stores or clothing shops that cater to college students?
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#9 2009-10-01 08:41:19
- mike
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- From: Covington, KY
- Posts: 1397
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
can't find ivy anywhere (except in fashion forums) but sure can find preppy in new adverts and local stores
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#11 2009-10-01 09:41:10
- DB
- Member
- Posts: 216
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
While Mike certainly makes valid points about the lack of easy availability of Ivy clothing, the look is still alive and I am glad. One of the benefits of the interwebs is the ability to share information. I have learned much reading this forum and others, including sources for Ivy wear. With a few clicks of the mouse, one can purchase enough items throught retail or ebay to be fully outfitted.
I don't know whether or not Ivy will make a comeback to become widely available. Maybe it is vanity, but I do like the fact what I am wearing makes my stand out from others but not in an obnoxius way.
#12 2009-10-01 09:41:42
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
- Posts: 342
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
Last edited by Russell_Street (2009-10-01 09:42:41)
#13 2009-10-01 09:49:38
- AQG
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- From: The Sticks
- Posts: 1306
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
Ah but we preposterous preppies can sit back and have a good chuckle at the sobriety of the Trads and the seriousness of the Ivy set. We don't mind if you have a good chuckle back at us. We already do.
#14 2009-10-01 10:57:12
- mike
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- From: Covington, KY
- Posts: 1397
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
You love him? He is hephaistion.
#15 2009-10-01 11:33:38
- Alex Roest
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- From: The Hague, The Netherlands
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Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
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#16 2009-10-01 11:53:48
- The Thin Repp
- Ivy Evangelist
- Posts: 1160
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
Last edited by The Thin Repp (2009-10-01 11:58:11)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/NewtonStreetVintage Classic Vintage Ivy League Clothing on Etsy.
#23 2009-10-02 04:26:01
- mike
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- From: Covington, KY
- Posts: 1397
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
You love him? He is hephaistion.
#25 2009-10-02 04:38:58
- Hard Bop Hank
- Ivy Soul Brother
- From: land of a 1000 dances
- Posts: 4923
Re: Ivy as "The New Preppy"?
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"