https://www.juliodelprado.com/writing daily 0.75 2025-10-21 https://www.juliodelprado.com/writing/blog-the-history-and-trajectory-of-ivy-league-style-with-signet-and-jack-carlson monthly 0.5 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/3159d010-d19f-48d9-854e-75473becdd10/signet-rowing-blazers-27.jpg Writing - The History and Trajectory of Ivy League Style with Signet and Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers The full, in-depth interview with Jack is available on PURVEYR Partner Platform, on offer alongside other exclusive content and offers. Rowing Blazers is available at Signet. Keep up with Jack on his personal Instagram, and check out more from Rowing Blazers on their Instagram and official website. Link to the original article here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/160e9359-dd8f-4f6b-b848-72405a945781/jack-yumi-matsuo.jpg Writing - The History and Trajectory of Ivy League Style with Signet and Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers Regardless of my initial impressions, I was always aware that advocates and enthusiasts of this style care very deeply about its history and the quality of their garments. One place in Manila that really focuses on classic menswear (and thus Ivy League by extension) is Signet, a retailer that focuses on exceptionally-crafted garments, steeped in history and/or narrative. Thanks to the kind people at Signet, I (alongside their team member Don Ching) recently had the chance to sit down with Rowing Blazers founder Jack Carlson and hear about how Rowing Blazers came to be, as well as get his perspectives on Ivy League styling, the way people dress today, and some things in the pipeline for the brand. 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Image — Yumi Matsuo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/1760630818943-ZNK7MI13VW958MW3Q2Y3/signet-rowing-blazers-15.x29496.jpg Writing - The History and Trajectory of Ivy League Style with Signet and Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/1760630826061-M2XIRZVCT89CGVJYGSO2/signet-rowing-blazers-11.x29496.jpg Writing - The History and Trajectory of Ivy League Style with Signet and Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/1760630831825-5NUT9W4P4Q11RGDDR25S/signet-rowing-blazers-24.x29496.jpg Writing - The History and Trajectory of Ivy League Style with Signet and Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/7375dff1-4540-4920-afe3-4c4c3161bcea/Julio_Purveyr.jpg Writing - The History and Trajectory of Ivy League Style with Signet and Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/1760630335387-BD2XVZP9KOZ4WSMKHXOR/signet-rowing-blazers-26.x29496.jpg Writing - The History and Trajectory of Ivy League Style with Signet and Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/1760630357748-L12FBB929TE24I64MFSQ/signet-rowing-blazers-14.x29496.jpg Writing - The History and Trajectory of Ivy League Style with Signet and Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/dd98eda4-5de4-4877-9ed8-3419e299d448/signet-rowing-blazers-3.jpg Writing - The History and Trajectory of Ivy League Style with Signet and Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers “I think that whatever you wanna call it, say, a “classic American collegiate style”, some term like that, it’s very timeless and it can be very fun. It’s very colorful, and there’s some really good stuff that came out of that world that really resonates with me. We’re talking about bright colors in clothing, fabrics like corduroy, madras, tweed, seersucker, all the great kinds of traditional fabrics. Polo shirts, rugby shirts, button down oxford shirts. […] That’s the world that I think of, and I think that if it’s possible to take the good stuff and leave out the stuffiness and negative baggage that comes with it; interject the sense of fun, rebelliousness, humor and almost kind of irony with which these things were originally worn […]” https://www.juliodelprado.com/writing/blog-the-tin-tabernacle-of-luis-antonio-santos monthly 0.5 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/f0369f4e-bfa6-4167-8ab2-8acc3352df94/LUIS-FEATURE-CDP-2-1-1024x683.png Writing - The Tin Tabernacle of Luis Antonio Santos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/6710245d-10b6-407a-a371-7f7bfc25fc1a/LUIS-FEATURE-01-768x1153.png Writing - The Tin Tabernacle of Luis Antonio Santos - Make it stand out The first pattern concept for the G.I. Vented Hawaiian Shirt had multiple overlapping, vented panels on the front and back to reference the standard plastered layout of yero roofing, among other things. As we grew more familiar with the properties of our fabric, the pattern grew simpler. We noticed that the fabric’s smooth texture made it extremely difficult to work with: the machines would constantly eat the fabric when installing zipper plackets, and a bevy of functional elements such as hidden pockets would have also compromised the drape and fit of our fabric, as well as move the focus away from the print itself—the opposite of what we wanted. 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And as his friend, I was torn between acknowledging the depth of this thought or making a snarky comment on the invisibility of music—but the thing is, I instantly thought "yes, music's at least as beautiful as nature." It's a different sense, a different channel, but the final piece of Soundscapes happens here: cymatics. Simply put, vibrations made visible. It's one way to represent sound for the eyes, and it has the happy effect of echoing nature: like flowers in bloom, the regions of minimum and maximum displacement make for arresting, fractal-redolent patterns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/1760634537822-53WY138OSL2SPLW6VUA8/Screenshot+2025-10-17+at+1.08.34%E2%80%AFAM.png Writing - On Freedom in Garment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/1760634469133-741IALYBE04VIQG3U8B4/Screenshot+2025-10-17+at+1.07.34%E2%80%AFAM.png Writing - On Freedom in Garment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f10caec4137b3fd586ece8/cc46ef18-7e92-4b7b-b535-17f5c3593feb/Screenshot+2025-10-17+at+1.10.31%E2%80%AFAM.png Writing - On Freedom in Garment Funny enough, it might as well be that to me. When we started talking about FiG, it was apparent where the foundations of the "Freedom" were: functionality always informing aesthetics. This simple, probably obvious approach was grounded in a shared sentiment, too. Clothes can be expensive, and sometimes it just feels easier to find what you want somewhere off the beaten path. 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