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December 2, 2022
The Smartest Fashion Podcast Explores Ivy Style—And Asks If Prep Is Back
Earlier this year, I sat with Avery Trufelman, host and producer of the fashion podcast Articles of Interest, at a…
February 4, 2021
The Instagram Account Showing “Ivy’s” More Eclectic Side
Jonathan Wertheim is the one-man operation behind the popular Instagram account Berkeley_Breathes. Part anthropologist and part fashion curator, Wertheim spends…
June 14, 2019
Prep’s Perps: A Look At Prep’s Issues With Authenticity
Authenticity, the holy grail of today’s marketing departments, is a slippery concept in menswear. Sometimes it refers to a brand’s…
May 17, 2016
Whit Stillman’s Frayed Collar
The other day, I interviewed the director Whit Stillman for my public radio show Bullseye. Stillman’s known for his mannered…
November 12, 2015
Real People: Changing Seasons With Texture, Pattern, And Color
Typically, weather in my home state of Maryland skips the transitional seasons; we get a week or so of comfortable,…
August 4, 2015
Josh Charles, Rich Sommer And Eric Nenninger At The Presentation Of Their Neo-prep Line
Josh Charles, Rich Sommer and Eric Nenninger at the presentation of their neo-prep line at Pitti Uomo in Wet Hot…
May 14, 2015
What Happened To Prep?
In the mid-2000s, prep seemed ascendant. J. Crew sales were booming – critter shorts and tiny-collared OCBDs abounded. Grosgrain enthusiast Thom…
February 18, 2015
Evolving Prep Expectations
I had a talk in Houston, and everyone wore pink and green. I showed up in khaki and navy and…
July 17, 2014
Real People: The Endurance Of Prep
Prep style is a little like ska music (bear with me). Although it’s never really gone, every decade or so…
March 17, 2012
NY Times Magazine: Whit Stillman & The Song Of The Preppy
NY Times Magazine: Whit Stillman & the Song of the Preppy Some fascinating meditations here (as in Stillman’s films) on…
October 24, 2010
Q And Answer: Corduroy Critters
Andy from Minneapolis asks: How should I approach embroidered corduroys? Are they just for kids? Embroidered corduroys, like their cousin,…
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