Helio Makers are good in my book. Leer owns a very nice one.

I have a purple silk knit tie. I've only worn it once but it's not because I don't like it. I just don't feel like a purple guy that often.

It does look cool with a plain blue button down and a very dark blue blazer.

Does Lavender count?  I ain't got no purp.

My sunglasses are supposed to be ultraviolet. They look black to me.

I've got a purple pair of socks that I wear from time to time. Look pretty good with dark jeans and sneakers.

Had a nice pale lavender oxford-cloth buttondown by Sero bought at a fine old shop that's gone now, Ara's in Wellesley spring '82; still have a couple of loud early '80s repps from Andover that have a purple stripe; an excellent plum, silver and green striped Robert Talbott repp from Andover that's one of my favorites; and a canvas belt from Paul Stuart with lavender, navy and gray stripes, think that's it, can't imagine getting more than that, still think the right shirt can look good in that helio color.

.... just noticed two more, a late '90s Andover Shop purple and white university stripe end-on-end in pima cotton and a late '80s Andover Shop repp tie in light blue and lavender from England ... purple reign I guess ....

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There's a bit here and there in the collection. An old Makers helio. A Makers in a deeper purple. A Makers in a bold stripe. A very light  purple banker's stripe from Lands End. I rarely wear them, though. It seems as if I am waiting for that rare occasion when I know it wouldn't look out of place, e.g., a dimly lit bar where the customers are half way to inebriation.

Regarding Axe's comment, a bit of purple in a madras wouldn't look out of place, or so it seems to me.

Just about to start another thread and stumbled on this. 
I once had a Troy Guild shirt that struck me as purple.  I wore it because it was a Troy Guild shirt and ten a penny they are not.
I don't want to sound like that former poster, Oo Bop Sh'Bang or whatever the chap's name was but there are theories concerning colour from a psychological perspective along the lines of purple (for example) being worn by people pretty low down in the social and economic pecking order.  There's also a comment above about sexual repression.  Any (clean) thoughts?

Wasn't purple a colour that only Royalty could afford? So long ago now that it's hardly relevant though I'm sure.

Got a couple of bits. Nothing very exiting. A Ben Sherman, socks, maybe a crew somewhere.

If I had to I'd probably place it very low on the list of 'Ivy League' colours - but I've no idea why.

Orange seems to find very little favour.  I have experimented: two shirts, one sweater.  The first shirt, a Ralph Lauren, I sometimes wore when working at a 'progressive' school (i.e. no uniform or discipline, bad exam results etc.).  It seemed to have a calming effect on some of the more unruly pupils.  A working prostitute also commented favourably on it.  The second was a Sero half-sleeve.  I think The Weejun may have worn one once upon a time, doubtless to greater effect than I.  The sweater was bought in Puglia and didn't last long.  Someone on here, many more moons ago than I care to remember, said that the wearing of orange knitwear would not make the wearer look like Frank Sinatra.  He was perfectly correct.

'Oh, some arse online talks about FB shirts as being 'curated'.  Since when was Ebay The Museum Of Modern Art or the V&A?'

Last time I looked at Ivy Style it had got so bad I couldn't even bring myself to slag it off on here. Ivy style is no longer something related to clothing but rather, purely a lifestyle. One that involves writing pompous, meaningless crap and posting it online. We can't be the only ones to be wondering what the hell is going on.

Never heard of Five Brother either but with UK temps such as they are at present, I'd wear anything in heavy cotton, regardless of its appearance.

'Wild' might not be a bad place to nose round in.  They were certainly selling decent Pendleton shirts in there the last time I called in.  And Shaun is realistic in his pricing.