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Style and the Ivy League

_{Written by Max, Monday, December 15th, 2008 in Fashion, The Style Guide}

The Ivy League has exerted a great deal of influence on American style. Though today one is more likely to see students in sweat pants and North Faces than slacks and blazers, the impact that the Ivy League has had on fashion is undeniable. We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite sartorial pieces that the Ivy League has either created or popularized.

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The Class-Year Sweater

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The Ivy League was once abounding with class year and varsity letter sweaters. These sweaters show pride in one’s class and one’s institution. Often made of heavy cotton, these sweaters convey a rugged peppiness. Slim-fitting cuts and athletic roots, especially in the case of varsity letter sweaters, allow for a traditionally refined, yet distinctly masculine appearance. Though this tradition has largely died out on college campuses, with the exception of Dartmouth, where class sweaters are still sold, designers at companies such as Ralph Lauren’s Rugby have picked up the tradition.

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7 Responses to “Style and the Ivy League”

1. Yum22Yum23 - December 16th, 2008 at 12:13 am
   

   To be honest, I don’t know what the ivy league is, but some of these things make me want to burn things.
   Please, just how in the eye-burnin hell do people choose, pose and doll their models, as an example, I’m pretty sure the sweaters are fine, but if anything the picture makes me want to kill.
   The same goes for the blazer, way to ruin an otherwise correct outfit ( apart for the pointy shoes and high pants cuffs).
   Madras patterns, eeeeh… how about no? perhaps a very conservative one, but no more.

2. Warsie - February 7th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
   

   YumYum, the Ivy League is the preppie schools in the North Eastern United States (Harvard, Princeton, etc)

3. Warsie - February 7th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
   

   Also WTF….lol. looking at those styles are interesting, to say the least…..one one hand, it looks cool; on the other hand, there’s the elitism and social stratification/hierachy that is symbolized by that (and that is fucked up to me).

   Well I live in the Midwest USA so I don’t have to dress like a faggot

4. Coutureducator - March 10th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
   

   excuse you, I go to an Ivy League school, and I don’t appreciate you making up crap about the way we dress. Elitism and social stratification exists in all aspects of society, ours is just made more ostentatious with Prada and Gucci

5. Coutureducator - March 10th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
   

   My professors wear Giorgio Armani, not J Crew

6. anonymous - April 25th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
   

   Are bow ties acceptable to wear with polo shirt?

7. anon - June 18th, 2009 at 12:08 am
   

   the above picture has nowt to do with ivy league style.

   as for faggots, please check steve mcqueen for reference. how ‘faggot’ is that?

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