Iconic Hollywood stars Robert Redford, Steve McQueen and Woody Allen show us the enduring sartorial aesthetic of America’s elite Ivy League universities. From Take Ivy by Teruyoshi Hayashida to Donna Tartt’s bestselling novel The Secret History, the clean-cut look exemplified by chinos, corduroy jackets, buttoned-down shirts and loafers has been a cornerstone of elite American style since the 1960s. “It’s just really comfortable clothes—fairly democratic and classless,” says Graham Marsh, author of the forthcoming Hollywood and the Ivy Look. “Everyone can look good in it, whether you're 17 or 70. It’s very forgiving.” Between 1955 and 1965 the informal Ivy uniform, epitomizing the alpha lifestyle of college athletics, social elitism...View more
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