Preppy Staples

[broneck]

Searched around and didn't find a thread like this yet so here goes.

Just searching around for some different brands, and figured I'd look for some discussion here.

Obviously the first things coming to mind with regards to old school Ivy league prep stuff is Polo by Ralph Lauren, Sperry, J. Crew, and Brooks Brothers.

Wondering if there are any other solid staple brands out there that would fall into this category but are a little lesser known.

[fadingblue]

Nantucket reds?

[fadingblue]

really? i was just looking at it

Why dont you check out Band of Outsiders or Hickey? they are preppy inspired

[joey_formal]

Obedient Sons does preppy fucking amazingly. couple pieces i can not wait to pick up for cape wear this summer. rag&bone killed it though on the preppy front, with their two button seersucker suit it is insane how good it is.

[KidDynamite]

Have you heard of this new band called VAMPIRE WEEKEND?

[joey_formal]

yea that thing is sick in person

[chronoaug]

Obedient Sons is good. As far as other labels doing preppy inspired stuff like the labels mentioned above:

Shipley and Halmos

3.1 Phillip Lim

Our Legacy

Tim Hamilton

YMC

Acne

Rag&Bone

Hickey and hickeystyle are the closest to what you're talking about as far as a ralph lauren like brand.

[joey_formal]

shipley is suprisingly nice in fit but is a let down in the fact that its made in china.

[avatar]

oldschool brand that demands mentioning is J. Press

[rabka]

it smells like corpses in there

[redshirt]

Check out the diffusion line of Ralph Lauren, I think it's called Ralph Lauren Rugby or just "Rugby".

[np99sky]

Definitely J.Press for old school Ivy League.

Bass Weejuns and LL Bean mocs are classic preppy, although none of these brands are really lesser known. Lands End provides cheap shirts.

Barbour has really nice jackets/coats, some of it could be preppy. Bills Khakis and Save Khakis are classic pants, the first one more so. Either way, high end trousers.

That's all I can think of, I'm not very preppy.

[Guest]

Are you still on the Chuck Bass tip?

[joey_formal]

you want fucking preppy clopek you need to look into some lily pulitzer it is the gem of the prep life style. i cant stand it, its hideous shit.

[geekbonchic]

Co-sign on the Shipley & Halmos stuff. Super interesting to watch 'em during Refinery29's lead-up to Fashion Week. The pieces fit real well and are preppy, but not pretentious.

[LiberationFrequency]

Jack Wills was pretty big around here at one point. Hate it.

www.jackwills.com

[cernunnos]

Save Khakis

I know Bills Khakis but what are those? Never heard of them. Didn't find anything in google, either.

[jo3 b]

can't believe it took so long for j.press to be mentioned.

for shoes staples such as alden come to mind.

[cernunnos]

one more brand: Paul Stuart.

http://www.paulstuart.com/

[Bona Drag]

the andover shop is part of the trad holy trinity, i think

they have a website, and you can also find lots of info on styleforum's men's clothing section and ask andy about clothes

i wouldn't recommend disturbing the cranks and geezers who post there, though

[chronoaug]

I've heard good things about Mason's pants as well for a slim fit. Recently at styleforum there was an Incotex explosion with lots of their pants on sale. Some of the models have a slim fit with a 10-10.5" rise and a 7.75-8" hem on a size 32.

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

J.Press

Orvis

Paul Stuart

[Guest hossoso]

www.bensilver.com for old money southern prep. Most of the stuff in the menswear buying & selling section of styleforum. You could also just go to the source, AAAC.

[Guest hossoso]

not as much, would like to avoid giant fur hoodies and argyle...this being said, I am really REALLY curious as to where one finds the coloured burberry trenches.

Colored trenches are under Bailey. They would be done by the Prorsum line.

...I think.

[jufros]

whats the fit/sizing on j press like?

[Guest hossoso]

whats the fit/sizing on j press like?

It is a boxy, sack fit. Very trad. The first president Bush wore them almost exclusively. One time a reporter called him a Brooks Brothers Republican and he opened his jacket to show the J.Press label. The items drape. This seems perverted but the closest thing I can compare it to in the way it wears is YY, unless you are familiar with other trad brands.

[np99sky]

For the guy that needed info on save khakis -pretty comfortable. it's in google, just do "save khaki". Barney's sells it in some places, and while it's not skinny, almost all of it is a slimmer fit on trousers.

they're the only actual pants I wear outside of suits.

[supleme crientele]

no one mentioned vinyard vines?

http://www.vineyardvines.com/

just look at these pants

[chronoaug]

Sebagos are pretty solid. Pretty much same as sperry but you can get some different colorways and stuff. I know some who prefer them to sperrys. I'd cut the tag off though.

[shoreman1782]

Vineyard vines is pretty much trash IMO, it's the christian audigier of the prep set. Not that I don't own a couple ties...

If you're in chicago, Paul Stuart is moving or something and everything is on supersale.

On a declining scale of flashiness, I think it goes something like Lily / Vineyard Vines / Ben Silver / Paul Stuart / Brooks / J Press / Andover shop.

If you think J Press smells like corpses, go to the Andover shop. Jesus christ.