Is the workwear/prep trend dead?

[bry2000]

Has Evan Kinori’s stuff been around long enough to know if it has staying power?

DBF is so bland that yeah, it will probably be fine looking back in 10 years.

 

[London]

The stuff I have from Kinori is super basic. That’s how I tend to dress. Details are barely noticeable but the stuff is built to last.

 

[DLester]

Nothing is fully in or out at this point because the internet has allowed people to dress however they want. And the fashion cycle is moving so quickly, almost everything is "in."

I agree. I am struggling to think of something that is truly out of style and unredeemable right now.

 

[spidercan]

I agree. I am struggling to think of something that is truly out of style and unredeemable right now.

That’s a good thing , isn’t it

 

[faue]

I agree. I am struggling to think of something that is truly out of style and unredeemable right now.

I patiently await the redemption of the toga, the powdered wig, and plus-fours.

 

[imatlas]

I patiently await the redemption of the toga, the powdered wig, and plus-fours.

I didn’t even get that far back:

 

[FlyingMonkey]

and plus-fours.

I actually have some plus-four chinos from ARN Mercantile (a short-lived label from a guy who used to make trousers for Nigel Cabourn). I still wear them in the summer particularly when I'm cycling to work. They aren't as baggy as the original type so they look more like very cropped trousers or very long shorts.

 

[vdubiv]

I didn’t even get that far back:

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Check this out apparently those pants are coming back into style, in an inflatable version!

https://www.mamamia.com.au/inflatable-pants/

 

[imatlas]

I want the bouncy pants!

 

[comrade]

Basically what would someone at Dartmouth wear in in 1962

I was at Cornell in '62 and the basic Ivy ( we called it Ivy, not prep) style
was modified by working class clothing such as heavy wool shirts, heavy boots
industrial strength outer wear in addition to Ivy Loden coats, duffel coats, balmacaans,
polo coats. Cold weather, snow and mud on sprawling campuses led to the adoption
of such utilitarian items. I would wear a crewneck shetland with a Brooks jacket
a heavy work wear coat engineer boots and a raag knit cap. Unique in the Ivy League,
Cornell had an Ag School and the aggies influenced the adoption of practical alternatives
to urban /suburban Ivy style.