Preposterously Dandy
Photograph by Tec Petaja for Billy Reid
I am smitten with this photograph. It’s brilliant...inspiring. A preposterously dandy marriage between New England’s ubiquitous influence on Prep style and southern comfort. Billy Reid serves up this Southern sentiment in his bi-annual menswear collections that range from comfortably handmade suits and jackets to khakis that will outlive us all.
“I was raised in the South and I live in the South. So I guess my clothes do have that vibe.” —Billy Reid
left a comment on 10/6/2009 at 11:44 AM:
Kat—Billy Reid’s fall/winter collection headed towards a southern backwoods/sticks direction. It’s very Alabama…and slightly hipster with the addition of the beards.
left a comment on 10/5/2009 at 2:45 PM:
i love the southern-influenced suiting. when i look at that collection, i think it looks very high-class hipster. maybe it’s all the beards that are throwing me off? :)
left a comment on 9/26/2009 at 12:13 AM:
I, too, fell madly & deeply in love with this photograph. It made me believe in love at first sight all over again.
David left a comment on 5/4/2011 at 2:16 AM:
would like to see more coverage of Billy Reid. I myself have been buying his clothing non stop in the last 6 months. actually the only clothes i have bought. Want a suit but would really like to go to a store before making that kind of purchase.