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		<title>Free Return Address on Correspondence Cards Through July 31</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/07/free-return-address-correspondence-cards-july-31/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/07/free-return-address-correspondence-cards-july-31/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;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&#8217;re passing it on to you. The usual 35.00 charge to add a return address to the back of your envelope has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving Summer Style: Wear Woven, Knit-wit.</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/07/surviving-sweltering-summer-style-woven-knits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/07/surviving-sweltering-summer-style-woven-knits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=2836</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s summer. It&#8217;s hot, and sometimes it&#8217;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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SP on the Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/06/sp-live-radio-wednesday-june-16-930-est/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/06/sp-live-radio-wednesday-june-16-930-est/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=2776</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They say I have a face for radio and hanks to the good ladies Jayne and Jen at A Fashionable Life Radio here&#8217;s the chance to prove them right. Check it out if you are so inclined. Here&#8217;s a link to the broadcast. Check here for the link. SP is the 2nd interview which begins at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The SP Shop is Open for Business</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/06/sp-shop-open-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/06/sp-shop-open-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=2750</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Primer for Brooks Brothers Bow Ties</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/05/social-primer-for-brooks-brothers-bow-ties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/05/social-primer-for-brooks-brothers-bow-ties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 02:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=2450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep An Eye On These Suits (and a hand on your wallet)</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/04/keep-an-eye-on-these-suits-and-a-hand-on-your-wallet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/04/keep-an-eye-on-these-suits-and-a-hand-on-your-wallet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=2385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The title of the article in The New York Times is &#8220;Men&#8217;s Suits for Under a $1000&#8243;. 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SP Hearts a Go Cup</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/04/sp-hearts-a-go-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/04/sp-hearts-a-go-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=2379</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Socially Obligated</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/04/socially-obligated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/04/socially-obligated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Official Preppy Handbook 2.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SP Recommends: The Best Men&#8217;s Looks for Fall/Winter 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A note to the uninitiated: New fashion collections are presented to the press six months before the clothes hit stores. The recent men&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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