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The 7 Preppiest Colleges

Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Virginia, Alabama, Boston College, Brooks Brothers, Georgetown, Preppy Universities, Prep Handbook, Preppy Colleges, Ohio State, Uva, Wheaton, Ivy Leagues, Preppy Style, Cornell, College News

Being a preppy person isn't all about knowing how to sail and wearing sailing clothes. Anyone in the world can be preppy, if they just want to try it!...

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Time for Mitt Romney to Roll Up His Sleeves -- Wait, Not Like That!

Peter Mandel | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Harvard, Life Magazine, Brooks Brothers, New Hampshire Primary, Mitt Romney, Oxford Shirts, Ivy League, Republican Debates, Stanford, South Carolina Primary, Florida Primary, Republican Primaries, J. Press, Politics News
Peter Mandel

It may seem odd for a guy who lived in Massachusetts and attended Stanford and Harvard, but here's Mitt Romney's problem in a nutshell: The man needs lessons in how to wear his wardrobe of fresh-pressed Oxford shirts. And he needs them now.

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The New Brooks Brothers Collegiate Collection And Some Other Options For School Spirit Gear

| Heidi- Bridgewater State University | Posted 09.08.2011

Read More: College Clothing, Brooks Brothers College Gear, College Candy, Brooks Brothers, Victoria Secret, College News

When I think "college school spirit gear," I think of baggy sweatpants with the school's name written in giant letters along the leg, over-sized sweat...

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Preppy Schools Become Even Preppier: Brooks Brothers Launches College Clothing Line

Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: The U.S. Naval Academy, Brooks Brothers College Gear, Nyu, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Georgia, Stanford, Harvard, Brooks Brothers College, Virginia, Auburn, Alabama, Boston College, Georgetown, Brooks Brothers, Princeton, Vanderbilt, Cornell, College News

In event that seems anti-climatic merely because of its sheer inevitability, Brooks Brothers is now selling college gear to Harvard, Princeton, Cornel...

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The Faithful Shopper: March Madness

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alexander Wang, Project Runway, Mercer, H&M, Annabelle, Valentino Vettori, Pop-Up, Nars, Sam Ben Avraham, Jewelry, Footwear, Greene Street, Folli Follie, Lilla P, Bar III, Accessories, Michael Kors, Diesel, West Village, Anna McCraney, Bleecker Street, Rebecca Taylor, Vienna, Watches, Helmut Lang, Fifth Avenue, Gansevoort Street, Macy's, Soho, Pierre Hardy, Frey Wille, Grand Street, Madison Avenue, Mercer Street, New York City, Topshop, March Madness, Brooks Brothers, Theyskens' Theory, Jane Street, March, Fiorentini + Baker, Prince Street, Atrium, Francois Nars, Washington Street, Improvd, Ruia, Etro, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

This edition is all about the new -- the new stores making their New York City or even U.S. debuts, to help you reinvent yourself for the season that starts next week.

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Saturday Shoppers View Ralph Lauren's New Madison Avenue Mansion

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kate Moss, James Dean, Gap, Mrs. August Belmont, Bloomingdale's, Alfredo Paredes, Madison Avenue, Page Six, John Heist, Otto Kahn, Housing Works Thrift Shop, Brooks Brothers, Lisa Fonssagrives, Greta Garbo, Rhinelander Mansion, Ralph Lauren, Polo, Style News
David Finkle

Ralph Lauren just built the first mansion on the Upper East Side since 1918 and reached the zenith he's aimed for since the '60s when he started hawking wide ties.

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Damned Dapper: The Preppy "Go-to-Hell" Look

Christian Chensvold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Wolfe, Wasps, Preppy, Menswear, Brooks Brothers, Pastel, Boston, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Preppy Style, New England, Style News
Christian Chensvold

Put on a fresh pot of coffee and settle down for what is, as far as I know, the first-ever history of the whimsical WASP penchant for madras blazers, lobster-embroidered trousers, and sweaters in pink and kelly green.

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10 Summer Classics for Men (SLIDESHOW)

Kate Schelter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lock & Co, Cooper Ray, Panama Hat, Murray?S Toggery, Social Primer Bow Tie, Pocket Square, Stand Up Paddleboard, Brooks Brothers, Smathers and Branson, Wilson Six.One Tour BLX, Kate Schelter, Laird Hamilton, Slidepollajax, Nantucket Reds, Sperry Top Siders, Swatch, Arandu, Roger Federer, Style News
Kate Schelter

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Bohemian in a Sack Suit: The 1959 Brooks Brothers Novel

Christian Chensvold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ivy-style.com, The New Yorker, David Loovis, Brooks Brothers, Try for Elegance, Books News
Christian Chensvold

In David Loovis' Try For Elegance, the characters are described as "white-collar Beats," and include Teena, "a commuter between Park Avenue and Greenwich Village," and Paul, "a bohemian in a Brooks Brothers suit."

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Brooks Brothers To Launch Girl's Line

StyleList.com | Lisa Marsh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brooks Brothers Girl, Brooks Brothers Girls, Brooks Brothers, Brooks Brothers for Women, Brooks Brothers Girls Line, Style News

Brooks Brothers is finally expanding into clothing for girls. After being in business for almost 200 years, the classic clothier will launch the c...

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Brooks Brothers To Go Mad With Don Draper Suits

StyleList.com | Lisa Marsh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mad Men Clothes, Brooks Brothers, Brooks Brothers Mad Men, Don Draper Mad Men, Mad Men Costumes, Don Draper, Mad Men Suits, Style News

Don Draper is the most dashing man on television and now you can sport a suit just like his. Brooks Brothers and "Mad Men" costume designer Janie Bry...

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Wall Street, Somalia, and Jack Sparrow

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pirates, Somalia, John Thain, Wall Street, Jack Sparrow, Russia, John Thain Decorator, Suez Canal, Debt, Ethiopia, Algeria, Horn of Africa, Merrill Lynch, Pirates of the Caribbean, Saudi Arabia, Somalia Ethiopia, Frank Lambert, Wall Street Bonuses, Somalia Pirates, Morocco, Somali Pirates, European Union, United States, John Thain Merrill Lynch, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, New York City, Rubrick Biegon, Foreign Policy, Pirates Ship Somalia, Brooks Brothers, John Thain Bonus, Ethiopian Troops Somalia, Bonuses, Tripoli, Citigroup, World News
John Feffer

Why are more than a dozen of the world's navies converging on Somalia to battle pirates there instead of sailing into New York to capture the Wall Street pirates?

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Fortune in Fashion: Designers Embrace a Popular Recession Pastime

Pam Bristow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pam Bristow, Gambling, Krug Champagne, Brooks Brothers, Fashion, Kate Spade, Recession, Louis Vuitton, Jack Spade, Swarovski, Tiffany, Eames, Style News
Pam Bristow

Last week I bought my eighth Mega Millions lottery ticket of the year. I'm not a gambler, but it's getting rough out there. And somehow the one do...

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Girls, Not Your Father's Brooks Brothers

Kate Schelter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Navy Blue Blazer, Brooks Brothers, Stella McCartney, Kate Schelter, Lesley M M Blum, Fashion, Clasic, Preppy, Style News
Kate Schelter

When I was little, I slept in my dad's tattered (retired) Brooks Brothers shirts... He said they were The Best... I could not see the fashion relevance. I didn't get it.

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