Don't often comment ... but I'm with you NSB ... about as Ivy League as John Travolta in Grease !
There is enough crossover in some of the "Americana" content of this forum and his style to warrant his posting. I seem to recall RS mentioning that "Talk Ivy" was simply a catch all for all sorts of traditional American style. The way I see it, the guy is 17 or 18, wears well fitting clothes, has a nice boot collection and actually tucks in his shirt. It takes all kinds. It's not Ivy to me either, but I don't think that's what he's going for.
I'm easy.
"Classic Traditional American style from all angles"?
B. has his own take, he's not aiming for an Ivy, WASPy, Preppy or Trad look. He obviously has an interest in Americana or he wouldn't be here.
Interview at MPW yesterday...
Grey v-neck
White RL OCBD
Slim chinos
No socks and white Keds
Today i'm doing the "West Side Story look"
Grey t-shirt with two inch slits cut down the side seams (one of the characters in the film wears one)
Rolled up blue jeans
No socks, Keds
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dark brown suede, plain moc loafers (Sioux)
very dark navy flat fronts, dark brown belt w. brass buckle
white slim-fit OCBD
blue/white/red bleeding madras blazer
Well... I think we all agree he ain't Ivy. He's doing his own Americana inspired thing instead.
Follow me to to the Ivy Republican Guard subforum, coming soon...
Forgot the smiley there, my apologies. Sincere apologies full stop if you found the comment in bad taste.
Biscotti's style is not my style either, and we all agree it's not TNSIL.
I do however see how it fits in under the forum heading of 'Classic Traditional American Style from all angles.' No tortuous reasoning involved, and no reason why we shouldn't agree to differ.
NSB, I know and appreciate you as an informed and fractious poster. I wouldn't want you any different. You've brought me back down to earth more than once. A forum needs participants like you just as it needs enthusiastic and approachable photo posters.
What I don't get is this:
Why not ask Biscotti directly where he thinks his attire fits into the scope of this forum instead of posting a put-down?
His answer would likely have been far more interesting than our bickering.
Bermudas, T-Shirt, barefooting... (I don't know and don't care what style this is, and I am not sure if this belongs here, or on any other clothing forum, so what?)
vacuum cleaner and cleaning stuff... doing the houseman's work... getting my flat ready for my girl visiting me until Thursday...
See you!
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Wow, it seems I've caused some controversy... I'm influenced by several different 'looks' in what I wear. The Mods and Skins have influenced my style a lot, and wasn't a large part of the whole Skinhead thing trying to capture the 'college boy' look? It seems every few days I'm wearing a Fred Perry polo, which surely has a college/ivy sportswear look to it. A lot of my winter wear definitely has an ivy look to it: duffle coats, cardigans, sweaters with trim detailing.
The 'American' 50's look also impacts my clothing choices as well; the work boots, jean jackets, leather jackets, s/s collard shirts with sleeves rolled up. To a lesser extent, 80's punk, with the again Dr. Marten boots, motorcycle jackets, skinny jeans, etc.
There is a lot of cross-over, basically just going for an edgy 50's-60's look. Sometimes it dips into more of a 'college' look if I'm wearing a sweater over a check shirt and sta-prest, and at other times it looks more American if I'm just wearing Levi's, boots, and a jean jacket.
I'm 19; I don't need to follow a narrow road.
I do enjoy reading some of the articles on here though.
Biscotti
Keep on enjoying clothes as much as you do now and I'm sure you'll be just fine.
geat conversation up here. that's what makes this forum great: we do not have to sing in a single note.
as for clobber issues, mine's rather boring / basic today
red fred perry with navy & white pipings
dark denim jeans, hm
navy socks
sanders hi tops
matching-ish canvas belt
natural g 9
mrs's bicycle
sore feet
lt's cold, windy, storming and raining. Just layin' on the couch and watching some telly.
* Tracksuit pants
* Flannelette shirt (hill billy wear)
* Patrick Cox blake stitched leather sole slippers
Everyday work standard, more or less:
sand suede desert boots, green socks, khaki cotton trousers, cracked brown belt, pink Brooks (shirt)/green Brooks (blazer) - cooler today, could even have hazarded a tie but there's no tie in the world that looks OK with a pink shirt and a green blazer...
Blue and White Seersucker fine striped BD - Geoffrey Scott.
Navy Cotton Cable knit Crew - Landsend.
Khaki Khakis from Duck Head when Duck Head was Duck Head.
Brown Bass Boats - Natural Shoe store, Chelsea, London, 1988, probably.
Raining earlier but a lovely evening now.
White Brooks OCBD
60's Sir Jac ultra lightweight anorak with concealed hood - navy with white trim
Flat front grey slacks worn too short in the leg -old House of Fraser
Sebago Venetian loafers - black
sockless
A rare spectacles day too - very plain black plastic '706' - D&G
Staceyboy
dark brown suede GBX Playboy boots, off-white ribbed cotton socks (tried with burgundy Weejuns first but had a horrible 80s flashback)
yesterday's Meyer khaki trousers, just rolled up an extra notch
white Sero 'The Purist' BD
wine Woolovers cardie
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