left a comment on 4/28/2013 at 2:39 AM:
Fascinating! I just wish that this video would have covered the partnership with Prada too!
left a comment on 4/27/2013 at 12:38 PM:
This is so thrilling! Gatsby is my favorite book, and I believe this movie will do it justice, especially because of their partnership with Brooks Brothers.
"You can make a statement by how you dress,” muses Ralph Lauren. “Clothes are really part of an expression; they make a statement about you. It’s sort of an introduction.” Entry ways, or often hallways, serve a similar purpose in your own home. A mere introduction, of sorts, for first impressions and glimpses into one’s character. Often it is an accumulation of the denizen’s routines and leisurely pursuits: Wellies for post-storm strolls, clubs within arm’s reach for the range, umbrellas for spring showers...a makeshift, yet functional, still-life. Because my hallway is quite narrow, I keep it tidy yet ground on a threadbare Persian runner. I dress my home like I dress myself—layers, colors, and a little something off. What does your hallway say about you?
My pal Cooper Ray invited Dockers down to the Holy City recently to talk classic clothes and the finer points of the Charleston tuxedo.
"If you're dressing classically, you're always appropriate." —Cooper Ray
left a comment on 4/26/2013 at 6:30 PM:
Very nice. I have followed his blog/brand for awhile, but this is the first time I’ve seen/heard him speak. Funny, in my head I always thought it was pronounced Social “Primmer.”. I never get that one right!
left a comment on 4/24/2013 at 5:21 PM:
Great video. This man’s enthusiasm for clothing is really quite charming.
When The Official Preppy Handbook hit the shelves in 1980, the east coast American sub culture had flourished long enough, and aroused enough curiosity, to commence poking fun at it. For those familiar, it was such a hit that is spawned a sequel of sorts some 30 years later. On the heels of the The Official Preppy Handbook's popularity, England turned out a handbook of their own in 1982, The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook. The approach feels familiar, riffing on its predecessor down to the title itself. While hard to find, I serendipitously came across a copy in New York while vintage shopping.
What is a Sloane, you ask? The moniker refers to a stereotype in the UK of the young, upper class, or upper-middle-class who share distinctive and common lifestyle traits not all too different from American preppies. The exemplar female Sloane Ranger was considered to be Lady Diana Spencer before marrying The Prince of Wales. These fun illustrations (click them instead of pulling out your glasses) of the various Sloane uniforms from the book highlight the nuances of dressing the part. It’s all quite humorous...yet simultaneously quite serious.
left a comment on 4/20/2013 at 8:28 PM:
Not so hard to find. Bought a copy on amazon for less than $10. Just had to wait forever (a month) for it to arrive from the uk. It’s worth the wait.
left a comment on 4/20/2013 at 2:16 PM:
And the ranger part came from a play on words, pairing it with sloane to sound like “The Lone Ranger.”
left a comment on 4/20/2013 at 7:03 AM:
The “sloane” part comes from Sloane Square - A square bordering a number of the more affluent boroughs in London where one would typically find these sloane rangers.
left a comment on 4/19/2013 at 4:09 PM:
You might be interested in this book - an update of the Sloane Ranger culture which has changed greatly since the 80’s… http://www.pinkjulepabroad.com/2013/01/cooler-faster-more-expensive-return-of.html
Photographed in New York, NY by Sara Kerens
Noteworthy: webbed D-ring belt worn with suit, double monk straps in a dirty suede. My friend Sara caught me in the middle of being a goof over the weekend in her Chelsea neighborhood. I may, or may not, have fallen over after my impromptu balancing act.
Rig:
• Lookmatic eyeglasses
• Rugby tropical wool suit
• Polo Ralph Lauren knit tie
• Rugby button down dress shirt
• Polo Ralph Lauren silk pocket square
• Ernest Alexander waxed canvas tote bag
• Ralph Lauren webbed D-ring belt
• Mark McNairy dirty suede double monk straps with Dainite sole
left a comment on 4/25/2013 at 5:51 PM:
Damn playa! looking good, hope the new local is working out for ya.
left a comment on 4/19/2013 at 10:36 AM:
@Thomas—Yes, Sid Mashburn sells socks (sometimes), but I wasn’t to be taken literally in my embellished statement.
left a comment on 4/19/2013 at 10:29 AM:
WSJournal, June 2011:
Mr. Mashburn, the Atlanta store owner, said he sells only wool socks, citing their superior breathability over cotton, and has no intention of carrying invisible socks anytime soon.
left a comment on 4/19/2013 at 10:08 AM:
@Emory—First and foremost, I think it’s great that you’re visiting the site as a mother to her teenage son. Welcome.
The reason I directed you to the piece I wrote, “Go-to-Hell Ankles” is because it does answer your question as to why your son wants to go sockless while wearing his uniform: quiet rebellion.
I’d like to mention my suit here is a tropical wool that can be worn year round. I went to work at Ralph Lauren almost everyday without socks. No one at J.Crew wears socks either—it’s my understanding that’s part of their corporate dress code. Sid Mashburn down in Atlanta practically doesn’t even know what a sock is. The rules relax a bit in the fashion business. Perhaps your son is showing signs of interest in it…or maybe he just wants to express himself within the confines of his school uniform?
At the end of the day, children should leave the house as their parents wish them to look. You hear that kids?!
left a comment on 4/19/2013 at 9:45 AM:
@Fred—Why did you link to a previous blog post as opposed to address my question? I grew up in and still live in New England. My husband, and our kids, and I ‘go sockless’ all the time during the summer. That said, I have a hard time understanding when you believe it’s appropriate to wear a navy, wool, pinstripe suit without socks. A navy, wool, traditionally styled suit is a formal piece of attire - especially when paired with a necktie and leather shoes. You seem to be sending a strange signal by pronouncing that you never wear socks 3/4 of the year, regardless - apparently - of the rest of your outfit, the business at hand, etc…...and now you’ve got my son believing that ‘no socks’ is appropriate private, dress code adherent private school attire. Simply put, it’s not….and him emulating you/taking your advice will not only get him in trouble….it will have me on the phone with school administrators for hours!
left a comment on 4/19/2013 at 8:54 AM:
@Emory—After reading this piece I wrote on going sockless, this might explain your son’s behaviour.
left a comment on 4/19/2013 at 7:27 AM:
Fred -
When you say you “never wear socks” 3/4 of the year, do you really mean that you don’t wear socks, as a rule, with formal suits? Why? I’m now arguing with my son over this…..he’s claiming he doesn’t need to wear socks to high school with his blazer….
left a comment on 4/18/2013 at 12:14 PM:
@M Richards—I never wear socks in the spring, summer, or fall for that matter.
left a comment on 4/18/2013 at 12:13 PM:
@ M Richards - prob bc it’s spring and the sun is shinning! why not
TS left a comment on 4/29/2013 at 12:31 AM:
Thanks for sharing this Fred. What a wonderful partnership and exciting behind the scenes look at what undoubtably will be the best dressed cast this year!