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#1 2022-01-08 01:33:47
- A Fine Sadness
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Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
Some see this as the epitome of Ivy dressing - say a tan cord sack - others won't go near it: 'the geography teacher' look. Keydge and Vetra both seem to have found favour and I very much miss my old tan J.Press (outgrew it, sold it on) and would rather like another. Possibly an East Village/avant-garde jazz look? Best worn with Levis and sneakers. A flannel shirt?
#2 2022-01-08 02:47:43
- woofboxer
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
It would certainly feature if I was to reduce to the type of Ivy ‘capsule wardrobe’ TRS was discussing the other day, I’ve got a dark brown Keydge that sees regular spring and autumn use. There’s something inherently relaxing about corduroy as a fabric and I find it very comforting and enjoyable to wear. Obviously, much of the Ivy look is about being relaxed and at ease in your clothes. One of my earliest memories of clothing was a pair of dark green cord dungaree shorts that my mother made for me when I was three or four years old, so perhaps it’s some deep rooted association, I doubt I would wear anything like this now though, unless Mrs W suggested it as part of some dressing up game.
If you can get hold of one in their short production runs, the current crop of JS cord jackets are a worthy successor to the venerable Keydge.
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#3 2022-01-08 02:49:59
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
When you finally hang up your whistle and baton, Woof, all kinds of fun and games might be on the cards. Better by far than those post-seventy cruises certain members of my family have become addicted to.
#4 2022-01-08 03:26:15
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
I’ve got the same brown Keydge, love it, it was another of those purchases I didn’t know I wanted or needed but Mr Simons did .....
#5 2022-01-08 03:28:26
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
I’ve got a pretty good RL that meets most, not all Ivy requirements. Soft shoulder, 3/2 roll, patch pockets, centre vent. I don’t really know why I hardly wear it. To me it’s just slightly too dark brown. Which in wider corduroy makes it a bit too ‘velvety’ if that makes sense? A bit flouncy?
I’d swap it for a tan one
#6 2022-01-08 03:31:03
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
What I found shopping at Russell Street (less so at Chiltern Street) was that a kind of mystical headiness descended. Before I knew where I was, my nostrils were filled with sweet perfume (doubtless drifting from the damp basement below), my head began whirling and my credit card seemed to leap out from between my fingers. On the train, I had a hundred and thirty miles in which to concoct a story for my wife.
#7 2022-01-08 03:37:24
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
Tan, I'd say, is very good. Bottle green is also good - and what you'll sometimes see referred to as cinnamon. Dark brown and 'velvety' is pretty Ivy, I'd say, but veering on the 'French Look'. I might team that with a denim shirt. Something 'chalk' below. And desert boots.
I bought an old USA-made B.D.Baggies shirt for about six or eight pounds on Ebay that's quickly become a favourite. That'd be my choice. 'Velvety' with slightly faded denim.
#8 2022-01-08 04:30:02
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
Hopefully we’ll get photos back up and running. It’ll be one of the first things I offer up for critique
#9 2022-01-08 04:42:46
- colin
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
Reminded me that I have a couple of old tan corduroy tan jackets stored away. Will dig out in the spring:
A lovely 'velvety' thicker cord in tan - pure 60s ivy
A slightly later Brooks Brothers, slightly fuller, slightly different natural shoulder, ideal for wearing with shetland underneath.
Tan corduroy always reminds me of that great Dexys phase during Don't stand me down era.
I've never quite felt 'at home' in corduroy, so will be looking forward to changing that in the near future, as for me one of the great casual ivy looks.
#10 2022-01-08 04:53:46
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
Chaps, I would not want to put words into TRSs mouth, but he might tell you that corduroy is the most Ivy of fabrics, offering that vital softness. I think he might favour a corduroy suit. Well, Anthony Perkins did. Corduroy shirts I can't get along with but everything else seems just fine. What kind of tie, though, with a suit?
How about cinnamon with a blue button-down, Levis worn slightly short and penny loafers?
#11 2022-01-08 12:07:15
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Re: Ivy As A Mood#3: The Corduroy Jacket
As with all these things it's all about fit and context.
Add stale coffee breath, a bad haircut, over stuffed pockets and a few stains you can change the most elegant of cord jackets into something that my old metalwork teacher would wear.
The beauty of a cord jacket is that can elevate a very basic look - say loafers, jeans and an Oxford – into something slightly more considered without looking too formal.
I'm fortunate to have a few examples from Chiltern Street that I rotate during Autumn and Winter. My only caveat is that I wouldn't wear one of an evening but that is just a personal thing.