Like the leaves on the trees sprouting in spring then falling off in the fall, so goes the fashion calendar of designer presentations. It’s a business and just like the boat industry halls out the new vessels at trade shows and the car industry shows off what’s new in the auto world, fashion designers roll [...]
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posted on February 2, 2012
The husband who gives himself a shaving holiday on a day at home is in the same class as the wife who doesn’t put on her make-up or take her hair out of curlers until afternoon. Amy Vanberbilt Now while we are a long way away from Mrs. Vanderbilt’s world of dressing for dinner [...]
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posted on January 27, 2012
You can go home again. All hail the triumphant return of a legend. With seemingly little fanfare, the old southern standby Duck Head is back in business. You may remember one of the very first posts on this blog lamenting the loss of the legendary Duck Head khaki. When the first SP Pop Up shop [...]
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posted on January 23, 2012
The reviews are in! Here’s what people are saying about Bill of Rites for the American Man…. If you’ve ever met Mr. Ray, you’ll concede that he is exceedingly well-mannered and gracious, in a preppy Southern gentleman kind of way. Just as his book is an engaging read. It’s chatty, it’s short and sweet, and [...]
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posted on January 3, 2012
But I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round…as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.–Charles Dickens Well, [...]
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posted on December 25, 2011
Ah, the Debutante Season. The Official Preppy Handbook called The Debut one of the cornerstones of Prep Life that has seen its heyday pass. And that was in 1986. What does that term conjure in your mind? Well, before you answer, don’t think I don’t know what kind of elitist hot water I am jumping [...]
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posted on December 8, 2011
Well, it’s here. I’ve been teasing this project for about six months now, and it isn’t easy to keep a secret. I am so proud to finally be able to tell you about this new blazer. I had been bouncing around the idea of the perfect blazer for a while. And since I am working [...]
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posted on November 30, 2011
Announcing the Social Primer Campus Representatives Program for university students. We are looking for a few great men and women to join the fight for a more civilized Union. What better way to achieve such splendor than to become an SP Campus Rep? Qualified candidates should possess all of the qualities we look for in [...]
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posted on November 23, 2011
During the past year while posting the Bill of Rites, I received many emails from readers telling me how much they appreciated the posts. Mothers forwarded to their sons, girlfriends to their boyfriends and many fraternity members to their pledges. It seems that while we all have a common sense grasp of the broader points [...]
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posted on November 14, 2011
Please join SP this Thursday evening for a one time sale of some of my favorite things. When One King’s Lane first mentioned doing this sale, the first thought, was what in the world would be put on there? Then they said they wanted a peak into SP’s world, and in particular Charleston. So that’s [...]
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posted on November 8, 2011
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