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ATPWLIS

 A True Prep Would Let It Slide

That is how many mature preps would handle the matter, and everyone would do well to remember the Three Other Tenets of Prep, Manners, Manners and Manners.

This unusual event has, unfortunately, become News of the Day in the prep world, and that is unfortunate for everyone involved.

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TOOP

The Opposite Of Prep

My attention, as I travel by fast boat from one Pacific Isle to another here, was drawn to this Spring's sentencing of Young Lee, a man who has all of the outward appearance of a person who has adopted Prep, but with none of the attributes of a Prep.

If there was any event in recent times that would be the Opposite of Prep, this would be it, and it demonstrates that Prep is not clothing, not attire, not an attempt to be something that you are not, it is a way of life, a lifestyle, and is organic. It comes from family, values, community and schooling. I do not know what dwells within the soul of a person like Mr Lee to engage in this kind of reasoning, or behavior, but it is in truth consistent with a person who appears to seek to adopt the outward trappings of a gentleman, in an attempt to hide a lack of the foresight, thought, and consideration of his fellow man that gentlemen who are True Preps have.

These are but some of my Sunday thoughts, as the sun is overhead and the Suntory whisky on my tongue, and yet, they remain considered, and likely true.

As always you may leave your thoughts below.

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TWOS

"The Wearing of Swords" or, "Why "Preppy Style" Has Become Nothing More than The Wearing of Swords".

By the early 18th Century, in some parts of the Old World, swords had become little more than a form of jewelry, as dueling was prohibited as a Means of Resolving Disputes Between Men (and Often these Disputes Were Over Women, or Even Girls, or Money, or Honor, or other Things of Value At The Time, but Not Directly By Women as Women were not allowed to Own Property or Things), or it it were not, it was done with Pistols and not with Swords, In England especially, because of the Great Revolutions in the mid 17th Century, and thereafter, society had changed in ways that would not reach the Continent until a century later, or in the case of Russia, until much later. It was not only for Gentlemen to wear a Sword - anyone with the means to purchase a used Sword could appear as a Gentleman - whether he be a person of Ordinary Background or a Fallen Noble, who once was a Gentleman. If you looked like a Gentleman of Yesteryear, from all accounts you probably were a Gentleman. And yet students at Great Schools and Universities on the Continent, until the 1840s Revolutions on the Continent, continued to wear Swords, to demonstrate that they were a Better Class of People, which is Similar in Notion to the standards and heraldry worn by the Ivy Students today.

And yet there is a rash of opinion against this type of Coxcombery, a form of Popinjayery not welcomed by everyone, especially those who did attend a Prep, that is, form part of a group who consider themselves Prep, and regard Any Other Talk of Prep as surplus to what is needed, as Prep stands as it is, without commentary, and yet there is an interesting topic here to examine, and so I would write upon it, and invite your comments below also. The rash of opinion on the Internet focuses - perhaps rightly, or perhaps not - upon those who attempt to Profit from or Speak Authoritatively Upon Prep, or Ivy or other ostensibly similar and yet unrelated topics to Pre, such as Mr Fred Castleberry, who is believed to not have attended an Ivy, and yet writes prolifically upon Ivy, as if he did. People have said that he dresses "like a clown" and that he presents himself as "an expert" on the topic of "Ivy", and yet others write that there are many others like him, such as those who did not attend a Prep, and yet present themselves as experts on Prep. It is itself an interesting topic, but too Controversial for the Internet because people do not like being examined upon the Internet, as this is best done in Parlors, by Family and Friends. Faux-Prep, or Faux-Ivy is, of itself, an interesting topic Worthy of Discussion.

Is Modern Prep, Neo-Prep, or Faux-Prep, a type of Coxcombery, similar to the wearing of Swords? And yet a Prep, who is an Authentic Prep, may yet belong to this Cadre of Coxcombs, such as by Not Being a Polo Player, and Yet Being Content to Wear the Signaling-Ornament of a Pony Upon His Shirt, as if he were a Polo Player; this too is a type of Coxcombery. You may leave your thoughts below, and I do not censor them, as I believe that all may speak on this topic, whether Prep or Not Prep.

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AAFTWC

An Alternative for that Winter Coat

By the Hobo Prep

2014

The solution was wearing the Uniqlo UL Down parka under my suit coat. It was warm, lightweight, and furthermore, could be packed down into the accompanying satchel to the size of a small rolled scarf. 

WEARING A SUIT WITH A PARKA

BY THE HOBO PREP

This is Prep at it's finest, for a Hobo Prep is a Practical Prep, and a Practical Prep is a Prep's Prep, The suit coat covers the parka completely, the parka being open and not zipped, and with its hood tucked in, or if the parka be worn alone, such as on the weekend, with sweatpants (not recommended, as they do not pack well) or a spare pair of slacks or pants, with the hood in its normal position at the back of the neck, or raised over the head if the wind be too strong.

Wearing the Parka over a suit proved to be more troublesome, as it did not cover the length of the suit, although being quite near enough. Other Preps have experimented with wearing a Pea Coat, or a Winter Parka or Mountain Coat over a suit coat, and it is indeed a New Trend among many Preps and Putative Preps.

However, I find the solution of wearing this lightweight down parka under the suit coat to be equally practical, if not better styled, as one cannot see it, and it is warm enough too. You may also wear lightweight cashmere underneath the parka, over your shirt. Worn this way, the parka is a stylish and nice companion to the suit, even though worn underneath it.

It has been a warm winter with these two coats. What Parka/Suit combination suits you? Perhaps the thought of not wearing a Chesterfield or Topcoat over your suit this winter is too much to bear. You can leave your thoughts, as always, below.

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"A Hobo Prep is a Practical Prep. Put that extra pair of warm woolen gloves in your pants' back pocket or pockets during winter - one each pocket if need be - - they will brace your tush for any fall on the ice on a slippery sidewalk in Europe.

The Hobo Prep 2014

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St Valentine's Prep Day 2014

Are you alone this St Valentine's Day?

It's ok, because the Hobo Prep will spend it with you. Ask me a question, comment on one of my posts here and tell me and the world your thoughts?

Being alone on St Valentine's day is better than being in a relationship you don't want.

With Love,

The Hobo Prep

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There’s no such thing as “the dignified hoodie.” Such a garment belongs only in three places: the beach, the boat, and the gym. If a man thinks otherwise, he’s been looking at far too many fashion pics, or he’s in thrall to Rap Culture. Even though I’ve bought a few Polo items over the years, I’ve always felt the ersatz “Her Britannic Majesty” tone of the company’s advertising pathetic for a kid from the Bronx. OTOH, Ralph’s upbringing just might explain how cotton jersey “goes with” herringbone tweed. ... Religious commitment is far too private a matter for a fashion blog.

This is a comment by "Bebe", a reader of the IS blog, which purports to be about something known as "Ivy Style". As a Prep, I do not pretend to be knowledgeable about IS, because IS is something that is unknown to me, just like Prep, which defies definition, but is easy to recognize, as Some Wise People Say. But I cannot help but confess a certain thankfulness to Bebe for his post, which was in response to an article about how a hoodie is somehow part of something else known by the authors of that site as "Ivy Stye". It defies belief that anyone would attempt to say that a hoodie is something "dignified", or "Ivy Style", but I will leave that judgement to you, the fine readers of this site, and others out there who are Ivy Style Proponents, or Experts In That Style, for I am not one of them. One cannot imagine how terry or sweat cloth can be associated with Ivy in any way, other than in the Bedroom, or the Sports Locker Room, because it is not something that fits within the Four Tenets of Prep (Or Its distant and somewhat Tenuous Derivation, Ivy), viz. Longevity, Quality, Utility and Durablity, it being only practical for the man who intends to sweat, and not for the Prep who intends to be a Prep and wear something in the street or in the office, or in the boardroom, or in the shop that sells clothing, or shoes, or other fine things. It does not, to my mind, fit within the definition of Prep at all.

The Hobo Prep

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Hobo Prep Islands - Tsushima, Niphon

THE ISLE OF TSUSHIMA

The Isle of Tsushima sits in the Seas between the countries of Corea and Niphon, and is a Long Island, much like that in New York. Like the Other Islands of Japan, it has quiet and well settled communities, although no Great Cities the size of To-kyo.

The Hobo Prep.