There’s no better time to catch up on your thank you notes for all those summer parties and guest house visits. Our factory has cut prices for the month of July and we’re passing it on to you. The usual 35.00 charge to add a return address to the back of your envelope has been [...]
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posted on July 12, 2010
It’s summer. It’s hot, and sometimes it’s just hard to put on clothes, much less a suit. This is the reason social functions have a season. From September to May we don the dress up and head out on the town, when the weather permits us to layer on the articles of a well-dressed man. [...]
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posted on July 5, 2010
They say I have a face for radio and hanks to the good ladies Jayne and Jen at A Fashionable Life Radio here’s the chance to prove them right. Check it out if you are so inclined. Here’s a link to the broadcast. Check here for the link. SP is the 2nd interview which begins at [...]
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posted on June 15, 2010
The redesign of the site is almost complete and today marks the re-opening of the SP Shop. If this were a real brick and mortar store front, I would invite you all in this evening for a scotch on the rocks and maybe some cheese straws. Of course, I would be there to help you [...]
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posted on June 4, 2010
Brooks Brothers, the iconic American brand, launches a bow tie collection just in time for the summer season with socialprimer.com’s founder, K. Cooper Ray. Exclusively designed and inspired by Brooks Brothers’ heritage of mixing vivid patterns and colors, the Social Primer for Brooks Brothers Bow Tie Collection is an innovative and playful take on the [...]
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posted on May 10, 2010
The title of the article in The New York Times is “Men’s Suits for Under a $1000″. At first glance that may seem like a large sum of money, but the admirable thesis of this story is to highlight good quality at a reasonable price. Although I am a firm believer that a man needs [...]
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posted on April 18, 2010
Nothing says summer to me like a go cup full of my favorite libation. Admittedly we forfeit that ice-clinking sound against the crystal that we so prize as the best of all music to our ears, but we do gain in portability. I know, I know, this is nothing but a blatant ploy to direct [...]
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posted on April 14, 2010
The phrase “social obligation” always seemed to me like an oxymoron. The usual meaning of the phrase refers to attending an event because the host was last at your own event. Or hosting a dinner for a host who recently entertained you. Or more likely, the act of throwing a drinks party to repay all [...]
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posted on April 7, 2010
With the imminent re-issue of Take Ivy around the corner, it got me thinking (and Googling) about the original Preppy bible, The Official Preppy Handbook by Lisa Birnbach. Since the 30th Anniversary of TOPH is upon us, I wondered where Lisa Birnbach was and what she is up to these days. A link to her [...]
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posted on March 10, 2010
A note to the uninitiated: New fashion collections are presented to the press six months before the clothes hit stores. The recent men’s shows in New York are a preview of what will be on shelves in the Fall of 2010. Also, this post is loaded with links. Click on the bold underlined words and [...]
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posted on March 1, 2010
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