By Matthew Longcore “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” – The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald Summer is definitely my season. Despite growing up in ...| Ivy Style
On the first of this month, founder Christian Chensvold announced the completion of 12 years of running Ivy Style and his “retirement,” or so he’d like to think, from the natural-shouldered mafia of Tradsville. His announcement led to new alignments and plans for the next 12 years of Ivy Style, and today we are pleased ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, widely considered to be the great American novel, was first published on April 10, 1925. To celebrate the centennial, here is a look at Gatsby’s enduring impact on style. In an article for The Telegraph titled Why the Great Gatsby at 100 is still the ...| Ivy Style
Brooks Brothers, America’s oldest retailer, is celebrating the milestone 125th anniversary of the iconic button-down collar shirt with a giveaway in collaboration with the Preppy Handbook Fan Club. To mark the occasion, Brooks Brothers is giving away Ten (10) $125 Brooks Brothers Gift Cards. To enter the giveaway: Like the giveaway post on Instagram Follow @brooksbrothers ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore Brooks Brothers, America’s oldest retailer, is celebrating the milestone 125th anniversary of the iconic button-down collar shirt – known today as the “Original Polo® Button-Down” – with a special campaign. The campaign features nine individuals including Lisa Birnbach, author of The Official Preppy Handbook. In 1900, Brooks Brothers changed the course of ...| Ivy Style
Editor’s Note: MANY thanks to Mr. Jim Moore for this great photo and an even better story. Classic Ivy. In the spring of 1988, Jos. A Bank was a middle-income man’s version of Brooks Brothers: its undarted coats featured a 3/2 closure and a center hook vent, its button-down collars rolled admirably, and their tailors ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore Photo: Brooks Brothers American Made Heritage OCBD Dress Shirt In an article for The Wall Street Journal, Hamish Anderson writes: “Oxfords are beloved as a super-safe wardrobe staple. Their silhouettes tend to be unfussy. And at their most classic, the shirts are finished with a button-down collar (a style known as the ...| Ivy Style
