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
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
Everywhere I go these days, whether with the Bow Tie Tour, to a football game, out on the town, even church, I am asked the same question. When are you going to do a fraternity bow tie collection? First of all, as you know, there are so many fraternities and schools and colors that to [...]
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posted on September 26, 2011
When we talk about rules and traditions, there are old rules, outdated rules, classic rules, indispensable rules, and then there are dumb rules. One of the issues we deal with here on SP is sifting through the dusty pages of etiquette books and pulling out what is relevant to our modern times. Some may disagree [...]
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posted on August 28, 2011
The gritty streets of downtown Los Angeles may seem to many readers of SP as the last place to find one’s dream girl. Well, love finds you, you don’t find love. Isn’t that how it always happens? Don’t get me wrong, when the idea first popped up last month to begin featuring the ladies in [...]
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posted on August 4, 2011
You’ve all heard me carry on about the Charleston Tuxedo and how this uniform is appropriate for almost any occasion a man can think of. Here it is in all its authentic glory captured on King Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The blue blazer, check. Bow tie, check. Khakis (or colorful pants), check. Loafers, check. [...]
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posted on July 6, 2011
On June 28, 1776, a small band of South Carolina Patriots defeated the British Royal Navy in the Battle of Sullivan’s Island. Patriots stationed at an unfinished palmetto log and sand fort near what is today Fort Moultrie defeated a British naval force of nine warships as it attempted to invade Charleston. After a nine-hour [...]
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posted on July 4, 2011
One of the most FAQ’s here on SP is what to wear to summer weddings. Many gents naturally reach for the seersucker suit. Perhaps because there aren’t many occasions when a man feels comfortable donning seersucker to begin with or perhaps it is the nature and light color of the fabric. Seersucker just feels wedding-y, [...]
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posted on May 25, 2011
SP takes a little flack from some quarters when it comes to using the term Go-to-Hell Prep. Some squawk that GTH is not prep at all while some dismiss GTH as clownish, whether it is on my person or those I choose to photograph on the street or style for a photo shoot. GTH is [...]
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posted on May 17, 2011
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