By Dan Covell Autumn is a very busy time of year on the American sporting calendar, October especially so. Traditionally, Major League Baseball’s playoffs and World Series have garnered the spotlight during the month, but the weekly contests in the National Football League and across all levels of college football are now given equal, if ... The post The Genius of Dr. Jack appeared first on Ivy Style.| Ivy Style
By Karlton Miko Tyack Ivy Style contributing writer Karlton Miko Tyack holds an AM in Political Economy and Government and an AB in the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University. Since August 2018, he has served as a Freelance Client Liaison and Client Liaison for Sotheby’s. “Alas for rugby, football got its house ...| Ivy Style
This article is reprinted from the Yale Daily News. By Zachary Clifton, Staff Reporter On Sept. 30, 1965, a Tokyo magazine publisher released a book about the fashion at eight American college campuses. The book is “Take Ivy.” The photos were taken by photographer Teruyoshi Hayashida. The text was entirely Japanese, and the campuses he shot ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore “It is the inalienable right of every man, woman and child to wear khaki.” This is the memorable first line of The Official Preppy Handbook. It is certainly a true statement. Khaki pants are neither exclusive nor elusive. They are a wardrobe staple for all sorts of people from all walks of ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore If the Ivy League look is distinctly American, its British counterpart would be Savile Row. The former is characterized by traditional understated collegiate looks such as the soft shouldered sack jacket, the Oxford cloth button down shirt, chinos, and loafers. The latter represents bespoke tailored suiting, focused on structured garments such as ...| Ivy Style
By James H. Grant [Warning: The following article will probably cause considerable controversy and disquietude – perhaps even some gnashing of teeth. Proceed with caution. – JHG] In the late summer of 1961, I embarked upon a venture to change my wardrobe from the non-descript blue jeans, plaid shirts, and black loafers I had worn ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore If the Ivy League look is distinctly American, its British counterpart would be Savile Row. The former is characterized by traditional understated collegiate looks such as the soft shouldered sack jacket, the Oxford cloth button down shirt, chinos, and loafers. The latter represents bespoke tailored suiting, focused on structured garments such as ...| Ivy Style
Matthew: Today Ivy Style is talking with American designer and author, Steven Stolman, a contributor to such labels as Lilly Pulitzer, Jack Rogers, and J. McLaughlin. Steven also served as president of the American textiles house, Scalamandré. Welcome, Steven. You have been described as the “Prince of Preppy” – a lofty title, indeed! What is ... The post Ivy Style Interview: American Designer Steven Stolman appeared first on Ivy Style.| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore Corduroy and Press – my goals for New York Fashion Week – turned unexpectedly into Covid and Paxlovid, causing me to miss the much anticipated J. Press Fall/Winter Runway Show on Thursday, September 11. The show took place at the Explorers Club on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. As an architectural historian, I ... The post J. Pressing Onward appeared first on Ivy Style.| Ivy Style
By Dan Covell In 2016, my spouse and I moved to New Canaan in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and we lived there until 2022. During that time, I reconnected with some friends living in and around New York City, and some or all of the group would convene regularly for amiable “gentlemen’s lunches” in Manhattan. It ... The post The 6:09 to New Canaan appeared first on Ivy Style.| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore In May of 2024, I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful campus of St. George’s School in Middletown, Rhode Island for a tour of the historic chapel designed by architect Ralph Adams Cram. The event took place over Alumni Weekend and was scheduled in celebration of 100 years of the chapel. ...| Ivy Style
I know. I was groaning too, for a year. We get Ivy back on its feet and the first thing it does is take off its tie. Probably the dominant trait of Ivy since its inception, too, don’t you think? And that, of course, brought forth handwringing, I suspect the same hands that prematurely declared ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore Last night I had the great honor and privilege of speaking at the Yale Club of New York City. My presentation topic was my doctoral dissertation titled “Dreaming Spires: Collegiate Gothic Architecture on American Campuses.” Many thanks to the Yale Club of New York City and all those who attended. It was ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore Last summer I had the opportunity to attend the Newport International Boat Show. For those unfamiliar, this is an annual event in the coastal city of Newport, Rhode Island. It is one of the largest and most prestigious boat shows in the United States. In addition to showcasing sailboats and motor yachts ...| Ivy Style
By Ebrima Santos Sanneh Ebrima is a reporter at American Banker who covers government regulation of the financial industry primarily at the Treasury, FDIC, and the OCC. He also moonlights at classic clothier J. Press, where he helps clients, from senators to students, find their footing in classic American style. This article was originally published ...| Ivy Style
Never, Always, Sometimes: Ten Simple Rules of the Southern Collegiate Style By James H. Grant As far as I know, there were no codified standards which governed how we should dress when I went off to college in the 1960’s. There was no handbook, no Hoyle’s Guide, and no Marquess of Queensberry Rules. We were ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore Ivy Style. The very name evokes a collegiate aesthetic. We hear this phrase and we imagine cool, crisp autumn days. Football games and fraternity parties. Or we envision the rites of passage in springtime. Graduation ceremonies and academic regalia. Pomp and circumstance. As academic, I love all of this. I work at ...| Ivy Style
This article about Nantucket Reds was published by our friend, Muffy Aldrich. Muffy is the editor of Salt Water New England: The Thing Before Preppy. Readers are welcome to subscribe to her Substack. I Took This at the Newport to Bermuda Race Start… …Which Was This Boat. And This Was the Committee Boat for Another ...| Ivy Style
By James H. Grant In the early 1970s, I knew a priest who served as the Catholic chaplain at Emory University in Atlanta. We occasionally conversed over a beer at Jagger’s, a local pizza restaurant. Father Genesse taught me the Latin expression: De gustibus non est disputandum. There are several nuanced translations of the phrase, ...| Ivy Style
By Dan Covell The end of every calendar year leads many to list-making: The top films of the year, the top books, the top eateries, etc. A group of friends and I, self-dubbed the “Fantastic Four,” met at Jimmy’s, a terrific cigar bar/restaurant in New Jersey and got a jump on this exercise to discuss ...| Ivy Style
By Matthew Longcore Christmas is my favorite holiday for so many reasons, not the least of which is the music. As a lifelong Anglophile, I have always had an affinity for English Christmas carols. “Good King Wenceslas” is my all-time favorite, and I especially love the Celtic folk version from Loreena McKennitt on her 1995 ...| Ivy Style
Dear Friends, Today marks the beginning of a new chapter for Ivy Style and for me personally as I take the reins of this wonderful project. I have been a fan of Ivy Style since its earliest days under the pioneering leadership of founder Christian Chensvold. More recently, I have enjoyed following this page as ...| Ivy Style
