In-Class Presentation: The Loose-Tie Lesson Plan

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-I share a lot of photos of myself wearing my tie a little bit loose. The loose tie helps me give a nod to rebel Ivy style and helps maintain my boyish charm, so I go with it probably 3 days out of the week. I wanted to make this video though to ensure my readers that, while I promote a loose tie under certain circumstances, you won't ever catch me looking like a Jersey Shore reject with a cheap satin tie tied in a huge knot hanging 6 inches below an unbottoned spread collar. more

School Supplies: Bixby Purchases/Disappointment

-So, last week I posted my Gilt invitation link in hopes of earning a bit more credit in preparation for todays Benjamin Bixby sale. I got $25 credit and so things were going swimmingly until this morning when I awoke to a frightening thought. I was waking up at about 10 and I remembered that the sale was today and that Gilt sales start at noon. Then I had a realization, I'd never checked a sale right at noon before, and what if they start at noon Eastern time? I logged on, and indeed they do start at noon Eastern. And indeed the best item of the sale, a cashmere bow tie in two colors for only $38 (would have been $13 with my credit, before shipping) was sold out. Fuck. But I did buy this classic oxford for a a steal so my day isn't entirely ruined, next time I'll have to wake up at nine.

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Dress Code: Gilty Pleasure

-I've refrained from doing what I'm about to do for a little while now. I'm posting my Gilt.com invite link. So click on it and sign up. The reason I'm doing this now? There is a Benjamin Bixby sale on Monday and I want the potential free invite money to help me buy something. But really this isn't a selfish post, because I'm offering you the readers an opportunity to get wicked deals on usually-legit stuff. 

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Dress Code: Benjamin Bixby

-An editorial memo that circulated a couple weeks back informed yours truly that we should probably throw a bit more high fashion into our steady stream of rap coverage. This was duly noted, but it has long been known that once you start up with hip-hop, well, "ya don't stop." Still, I found a way to compromise.
-Andre 3000, the unflinching dandy that he is, has introduced a new clothing line called Benjamin Bixby, named after a seasoned, worldy, and entirely fictional prep whose closet is filled with evidence of his global exploits. According to New York Magazine, the line's first pieces will revolve around a football team circa 1935. This ain't Rocawear, folks. The only rapper with truly inimitable style is finally getting a shot at designing, and we can't wait to see what he comes up with when Bixby drops this fall. Until then, check out Andre's list of Fashion Essentials on Style.com.
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