The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

[gettoasty]

I think I asked a similar question. Ironing is fine. I used steam hand press. Drakes also noted it should be fine when I emailed / PM on IG

 

[htinlinn]

Drake’s western shirt in bleached denim. Seems like they are doing a ton of these westerns in different fabrics this summer.

 

[sussi]

Drake’s western shirt in bleached denim. Seems like they are doing a ton of these westerns in different fabrics this summer.

This shirt looks good!

 

[htinlinn]

Same shirt in the latest lookbook. Obviously, this pair is more fun than me.

 

[Beckett2]

What is it about Ivy that appeals to South Koreans?

 

[Trevallon]

What is it about Ivy that appeals to South Koreans?

Same that appeals to me, I suppose. (I'm German)

 

[Phillip Dean]

What is it about Ivy that appeals to South Koreans?

I’m no David Marx, but I imagine the experience was somewhat similar to the Japanese in terms of American GIs exporting their culture around the height of the Ivy League look.

 

[Beckett2]

I guess the story of Ivy is also the story of American militarism and its global legacy. Not sure I like that.

 

[Beckett2]

Same that appeals to me, I suppose. (I'm German)

Another country (like Japan and Korea) partially occupied by the US army in the mid twentieth century.

 

[Trevallon]

I guess the story of Ivy is also the story of American militarism and its global legacy. Not sure I like that.

Not to give this topic too much room and distract us from bitching about pricing at Drake's and the fact that Drake's employees seem to be able to eat burgers and drink alcohol in copious amounts without ever staining their shirts or putting on weight, but:

I am glad that the Americans stepped up when the generation of my grandfathers tried to set the whole world on fire. The occupation of the Brits and Americans (and the marshall plan) helped turn Western Germany into the prosperous democracy I was born into long after the war.

Looking around a stereotypical high street in Germany I can assure you that Ivy Style never got a foothold here... so I'm ruling out occupation as a surefire way to introduce Ivy Style into a country's fashion sense.
British Style was always more prevalent in the more well-to-do circles in Germany (Tweeds, Barbours, Tattersall Shirts...), probably because the clothes were easier to obtain with Britain being closer.

I think "being into Ivy" or liking Ivy is a matter of personal preference. Not all South Koreans are into Ivy surely, not all Japanese and definitely not all Germans.
And to put an even finer twist on this, I should have been more clear: Ivy appeals to me the most, when Michael Hill has put his spin on it.

Now, anyone know when the next archive sale is taking place?



(By the way, David Marx's "Ametora" that @Phillip Dean mentioned is an absolutely great read and very recommended if you want to dive deeper into the question you posed.)

 

[Beckett2]

Not to give this topic too much room and distract us from bitching about pricing at Drake's and the fact that Drake's employees seem to be able to eat burgers and drink alcohol in copious amounts without ever staining their shirts or putting on weight, but:

I am glad that the Americans stepped up when the generation of my grandfathers tried to set the whole world on fire. The occupation of the Brits and Americans (and the marshall plan) helped turn Western Germany into the prosperous democracy I was born into long after the war.

Looking around a stereotypical high street in Germany I can assure you that Ivy Style never got a foothold here... so I'm ruling out occupation as a surefire way to introduce Ivy Style into a country's fashion sense.
British Style was always more prevalent in the more well-to-do circles in Germany (Tweeds, Barbours, Tattersall Shirts...), probably because the clothes were easier to obtain with Britain being closer.

I think "being into Ivy" or liking Ivy is a matter of personal preference. Not all South Koreans are into Ivy surely, not all Japanese and definitely not all Germans.
And to put an even finer twist on this, I should have been more clear: Ivy appeals to me the most, when Michael Hill has put his spin on it.

Now, anyone know when the next archive sale is taking place?



(By the way, David Marx's "Ametora" that @Phillip Dean mentioned is an absolutely great read and very recommended if you want to dive deeper into the question you posed.)

I don't know, I think this conversation is much more interesting than when the next archive sale is! I can't be the only one here interested in what the clothes mean?

 

[Mariokartfever]

America is the great satan

-me as i start my new clothing line based on mujahedeen rebel attire

 

[Trevallon]

I don't know, I think this conversation is much more interesting than when the next archive sale is! I can't be the only one here interested in what the clothes mean?

My question about the archive sale was a meant as a joke. I should have added a smiley. ;-)

Talking about what clothes mean, I associate Ivy Style a lot more with American east coast intellectualism (and not militarism) and Jazz. The black Ivy book also gave me a whole new appreciation of ways to take the Ivy look (staples like the OCBD for example) - and make it your own.

 

[Beckett2]

My question about the archive sale was a meant as a joke. I should have added a smiley. ;-)

Talking about what clothes mean, I associate Ivy Style a lot more with American east coast intellectualism (and not militarism) and Jazz. The black Ivy book also gave me a whole new appreciation of ways to take the Ivy look (staples like the OCBD for example) - and make it your own.

Good point. Some counter-cultural associations there for sure.

 

[circumspice]

I believe that in some interview, Marx has said that the Korean and Chinese translations of Ametora have done surprisingly good business