for us it's simply a style , a look that offers a slight insight into the lives of those who attended the universities at a certain point in time ...maybe .

i had the chance to go to MIT when i was younger but never never went , it's not ivy league but it'll do lolol

Ivy Style (or trad, prep, et al) is nothing more than a relationship between material possessions and lifestyle. But it certainly does not define the latter for me, as I am neither white, protestant, or an ivy-leaguer. Hell, I'm not even conservative on a political standpoint.

I find I'm more steeped in black conciousness than my black mates.
I played them the funk and had to explain who Huey Newton, Farrakhan and Marcus Garvey were...
And I'm a white, catholic boy.
I think some folk believe to be born black is to be born hip and in the know.

One Trick Pony it depends who you are asking.

For me it is just a style that I chanced upon.

You had to seek it out and re-invent it for yourself. I think you quite enjoy the intellectualising  as well.

For the Russell Street(s) it is much of the same but with a strong crusading element to publicize Ivy as widely as possible.

Hello chaps.

I'm the new boy here and this seems as good a post as any to introduce myself and say hello.

For me Ivy was a style I had been considering for a long while. As a mod in the 1980's I was investigating the roots of the mod style and also considering how I wanted to look as I got older. Ivy fitted the bill perfectly: style that didn't really age, that was consistent and didn't change with fashion and that a man could sport whilst growing old gracefully. Ticked all the boxes.

In addition I like the subtle nuances that quite frankly most people just don't get, but those in the know do.

I'm sure all this has been said in some way, shape or form on here before but I wanted to put my two penneth in.

Cheers!

Hello Warwick dear heart. Another Mod looking for a way to grow old gracefully. There's a lot of us about!