10E2697: A small school in Cambridge Mass | FATD

"O sure - HE want to Harvard..." 
- Louis Winthorpe III 

Pops was a guest lecturer at Harvard in the 1970s when we first landed from the UK. This bow tie's particular shield denotes the JFK School of Government (often called Harvard Kennedy School or just, you know, K School) where 2 other family members attended.  I wouldn't wear it but he can. 

 

Great heraldry site from Harvard here.  

Because it is almost Thanksgiving it is also time to revisit one of the Preppiest movies ever. We had Trading Places recorded off the tv (VCR kids) and would watch it several times a year (along with Splash) - some lines are part of our family vocabulary at this point.

 

 

The opposite of casual Friday... Fridays are tie days. (FATD) 

10E2696: FATD | JPress Oysters and Lemons

 

 

 

Gift from a queen of thrifting... multi-generational! Amazing - thx!

 

 

The opposite of casual Friday... Fridays are tie days. 

10E2695: Levi's® x Barbour

 

Great transatlantic idea. Levis Trucker Type II and Barbour material have a baby.

Read a bit about the background of how this came together via Nate Hooper at Levis on LinkedIn. 

A denim Beadle, Spey jacket w western pockets, caps, cords and more at Levis or Barbour.

 

10E2694: Nichest of Bond references | FATD

 

The opposite of casual Friday... Fridays are tie days is a tradition for many British regiments, and their retirees. Good excuse to flip the script even if working from home...

The above example is a bow tie worn by Old Fettisians. That is graduates of Fettes (full name Fettes College - which is perhaps confusingly a high school in Edinburgh) - a 'public' school which in the UK means a private fee paying school...

If you are an Ian Fleming/Bond completist you will know that James Bond (and his father Andrew Bond) both attended Fettes. A subtle nod to Bond then above... 

The day uniform for Fettes has a completely different and very distinct color scheme; brown and magenta (or "sh*t and death" as my attending sister called it - in a reference to John Irving).  This connection was applied in full in the teen follow up Bond books - check that blazer;

 

There is an alternate Fettisian tie that references these wilder colors...

10E2693: Jaws | Lego

 

 

 

 

70's fashion had not really polluted the Vineyard yet (Martha's Vineyard is the film's setting), so Jaws the motion picture is styled with a great mix of nautical/preppy standards with a wash of working gear. 

Go see...

 

 

10E2692: Why a libarian? | Jaws

“Why a librarian?”    The first chapter of JAWS really grabs you….*ahem*.   “She could not find her foot”. Oof!!! You are just 3 pages in.

I read Jaws (and Dr No which has a pretty spicy ending) as a kid visiting my English grandparents. A few of the books in the guest room.  But Jaws, that opening made me want to become a librarian - I mean the power of a story and how text can GRAB you…  [stop it-ed]  The movie diverges from the book in the middle - but that first hit… OooOFf!!!!