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#1 2009-03-09 11:24:05
- Prof Kelp
- Professor of Ivy
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Sack suit ad's not Ivy but early
http://www.miamisdesign.com/2006/subs5_28_06/1901HARTSCHAFFNERANDMARXNOBBYSACKSUITSADAUCT6PLUS3BY725.jpg
http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/fullView.asp?id=246778179&fc=0&img=http://images.marketworks.com/hi/61/61370/old6_162.jpg
The first pic dates from 1901, and the second 1911
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#2 2009-03-09 12:41:08
- rsmeyer
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- From: Chevy Chase, MD
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Re: Sack suit ad's not Ivy but early
The sack suit was first designed by Brooks Bros. in the nineteenth century.
#3 2009-03-09 12:43:38
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
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Re: Sack suit ad's not Ivy but early
^ Real roots.
"Ivy League" is really a '30's thing from when the term was first coined. Very Anglo 'til the '50's marketing boom. Then the bubble burst in the '60's & since then we've seen various fashion industry revivals in various diluted forms. - "Prep" & "Traddy" are the two obvious ones.
It's all a family, but the kids should know their place in my book! 
#4 2009-03-09 15:00:52
- Prof Kelp
- Professor of Ivy
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Re: Sack suit ad's not Ivy but early
Thought it interesting in the second ad re "if your preference is for the English Sack - fashions newest style"
So is the English sack an Anglo take on the sack suit, or was that purely marketing spin? What do you all think??
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#5 2009-03-10 01:37:06
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
- Posts: 342
Re: Sack suit ad's not Ivy but early
Do I spy darts? I rather think I do! Is that the 'English' part?
Interestin'!