True Prep

Cultivating Ivy Style, One Post at a Time.

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OOTD: We're an Oliver Peoples Family. Glasses: Oliver Peoples

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OOTD: Cheers to the New Year!

Wishing each and every one of you a fabulous 2017!

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The impeccable Mrs. Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) - from the 1960s British cult classic, “The Avengers.” My absolute favorite television show.

This image is from the episode, “Silent Dust.”

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Georgetown strolls are my favorite strolls. #travelgram #georgetown #weekendvibes #livecolorfully (at Georgetown, Washington, D.C.)

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Absolutely fabulous.

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cats and byrdies, part 3

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I simply adore this advertising campaign!

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OOTD: Welcome, Summer!

Hat: Kate Spade New York

Bathing Suit: Lacoste

Sandals: Coach

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Happy Father’s Day to all of the fabulous fathers out there!

OOTD: Celebrating my father in style with Paul Stuart!

Tie: Paul Stuart

Pocket Square: Paul Stuart

Shirt: Thomas Mason Cotton

Vest: Phineas Cole

Sport Coat: Phineas Cole

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if i gave you diamonds and pearls, would you be a happy boy or a girl…if i could i would give you the world, but all i can do is give you my love.

prince (via katespadeny)

RIP.

[historyinhighheels]

Obsessed with this hat! I can’t wait to wear it in Italy this summer. 

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Charming!

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01.04.16

Rowing into the New Year

I kept everything else pretty simple.  I wasn’t sure about the navy cardigan and tie.  I couldn’t think of a fourth color to add in.  

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Stunning.

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This is an exclusive photo by Lyle Roblin in preparation for the Thames & Hudson book “The Italian Gentleman” by Hugo Jacomet of Parisian Gentleman, to be released in 2017.

Pictured here: Paolo Scafora and his shoes at the Scafora factory in Casandrino just outside Napoli.

You can follow the progress of the book here if you like.

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kate spade new york fall 2016: lots (and lots) of embellishment

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I absolutely love these details from the Kate Spade Fall 2016 collection! Perfection!

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OOTD: Camouflage.

Shirt: J. Crew

Necklace: J. Crew

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It’s Christmas ti(m)e!

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"Simply having a wonderful..."

Fabulous.

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A unique perspective: Vogue captures Ralph Lauren’s celebration of individual style. 

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I love everything about this ensemble. Fantastic!

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OOTD: “Falling” for Autumn.

Blazer: Brooks Brothers

Shirt: Ralph Lauren

Trousers: Ralph Lauren

Braces: Albert Thurston

Bow Tie: Ralph Lauren

Purse: Kate Spade New York

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OOTD: Kudos.

Thanks to Forever 21 for hosting the F21 x The Rolling Stones Ultimate Fan Contest! I am so incredibly humbled that my entry was selected to win the Grand Prize – the Super Deluxe Box Set of Sticky Fingers! Thank you again for the wonderful opportunity, I truly appreciate it.

The shirts pictured are part of the F21 x The Rolling Stones collaboration.