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#51 2012-01-22 11:22:59
- Simon
- On A Mission
- From: Dean Swift's wardrobe
- Posts: 693
Re: 'Beater Ivy'
Must be a nightmare trying stuff on and deciding wether to buy it or not.
Blatant Modernist.
#54 2012-01-23 07:10:05
- Russell...Street
- By any other name...
- Posts: 100156
Re: 'Beater Ivy'
It's very simple: New is vulgar.
Clothes have to be worn in, lived in, comfortable. It's not about holes.
Well dressed Italians know about this, just as much as well-dressed Brits or well-dressed Americans.
It's nothing to do with Ivy. It's just about style.
Last edited by Russell...Street (2012-01-23 07:10:41)
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#55 2012-01-23 07:14:11
- Drink
- Agent 00-Ivy
- From: outer space
- Posts: 794
Re: 'Beater Ivy'
"I've played dumb so long it's the only way I know." Me, 2012.
#57 2012-02-24 06:21:31
- Harpo
- The Best In The West
- From: West Wales
- Posts: 3394
Re: 'Beater Ivy'
66, you are a Master Beater. I'm wearing my Sportocasins today. They're brilliant, aren't they?
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#58 2012-02-24 06:29:13
- 1966
- 1,966% Ivy
- Posts: 2382
Re: 'Beater Ivy'
I know I'm hooked, I want a third pair. I just polished the ones on the left, I think I'll leave the beaters be.
#59 2012-02-24 13:54:53
- TheIvyLeagueShop
- Member
- Posts: 19
Re: 'Beater Ivy'
Beater Ivy... Definitely my esthetic. Nice to finally put a name to it.
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#60 2012-05-13 10:34:52
- One For Bop
- Mr. Ivy
- From: time to time.
- Posts: 1464
Re: 'Beater Ivy'
Last edited by One For Bop (2012-05-13 11:49:48)
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#62 2021-12-26 06:17:32
- A Fine Sadness
- Member
- Posts: 3009
Re: 'Beater Ivy'
I'm still doing this: more now than before.
I bought a pair of Sedgefield khakis from the USA. They seem not unlike sta-prest and retained their sharp crease even after washing. If they fail to soften they won't be worn. I've just junked a Gant poplin shirt because it wouldn't soften. You could almost hear it crackle. Wasn't The Weejun a little critical of the old Burberrys' coat because it was too unyielding around his torso and thighs?
The Scottish-made L.L.Bean cardigan I'm wearing as I type this is full of holes and darned patches. But I'm buggered if I'll throw it out.
In fact, I've come to dislike 'best'. Too much like 'Sunday afternoon-visiting relatives' or 'going to a function' shit.