Preppy: Cultivating Ivy Style
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847836614 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 170 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Also featured: a band of young twenty-first century Ivy stylists and fashion labels worldwide, who have infused preppy with high-octane design on and off the runway. Preppy is a stunning tribute to an American phenomenon. . For the first time, the preppy story is told completely and beautifully with iconic and never-before-published archival and editorial photographs and personal snapshots from the original Ivy elites. The authoritative fashion history of the roots, growth, and offshoots of the quintessentially American preppy style. Preppy offers the first definitive and in-depth volume on preppy fashion, exploring its evolution from its pragmatic origins and presence on elite Eastern campuses in America to its profound influence internationally and metamorphosis on the runway. Authors Jeffrey Banks and Doria de La Chapelle also examine the fashion designers who played a major role in shaping the preppy look, from retail pioneers J.Press and Brooks Brothers to Ralph Lauren, who single-handedly marketed not just a look but a lifestyle. Exploring all facets of men’s and women’s preppy fashion, this vibrant volume is replete with photographs and vintage ads illustrating the iconic elements of prep: from Oxford shirts, khakis, and Shetland sweaters to Peter Pan collars, madras pants, and Lilly Pulitzer tropical blooms
"first definitive and in-depth volume on preppy fashion, exploring its evolution from its pragmatic origins and presence on elite Eastern campuses in America to its profound influence internationally and metamorphosis on the runway" Habitually Chic
Fifty years ago, Lilly Pulitzer created a perennial preppy icon with a simple bright-colored cotton shift. Her company has blossomed into menswear, children’s wear, and accessories for the home. . Doria de La Chapelle is a freelance writer who is coauthor of Tartan: Romancing the Plaid. Jeffrey Banks is a Coty Award-winning designer of men’s and women’s apparel. She has written on fashion, beauty
Self-aggradizing & Shallow - Neither Visually Sumptuous, Nor Informative A self-aggrandizing, short-shrift, fatally shallow attempt to discuss the epitome of American style. Author Jeffrey Banks (whose tone predominates, if not exclusively, over co-author Doria de la Chappelle) not only fails to deliver any in-depth attempt to discuss the structural elements of a basic, intermediate, and advanced Ivy style (a la a tome that would act as a beginner's and/or experienced dresser's guide), . Great This is a great "coffee table" book; one that I actually read. It gives a great historical perspective to being "preppy". I really enjoyed it.. Great history on the Ivy style of dress Douglas Merriwether Despite what others may say about this book,it is a good read about the history of the preppy style of dressing. It is not a book on how to become preppy, but rather, how this syle of clothing has come into mainstream America.From Brooks Brothers to Ralph Lauren,Hilfiger,Nautica and others,this style of dress has become rooted in all cultures of America. As a person who's wardrobe and style in clothing runs from Sa