Bleeding Madras

Rover

Revisiting an out of print classic, The Official Preppy Handbook (1980). A satirical jab at the New England WASP, this book was also partially responsible for the huge wave of collegiate preppy style that took over in the early 80’s (and the rise of the yuppie). Both a cool piece of cultural anthropology and a source of some solid design inspiration. 🐊

Tis the season

Laura, 25

“I’m wearing two of three pieces belonging to a Thomas Farthing suit made of Abraham Moon tweed with a club collar Brooks Brothers oxford shirt, a 50s silk repp tie, J. Press silver collar pin, and Alden No. 8 shell cordovan loafers. My style is heavily inspired by 50s-60s Ivy style and British town and country tailoring with some pops of color thrown in for fun. I lived in London for a few months and fell in love with the tweeds and flannels there as well as Savile Row suiting. My more casual outfits draw from the sportswear present in 50s-60s Ivy style due to the relaxed, looser cuts of that genre and the playfulness that style encourages.”

Oct 23, 2022 ∙ East Village