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Adventure Prep

This Fall, prep style breaks free of the campus and the city and heads for the North Woods, land of rugged individualism. Here’s your five-point field guide to looking great in a new frontier.
By Eric Twardzik

Rule No. 2

Mix Rugged With Refined

Great pieces know no boundaries.

Some call it “high-low.” Ralph prefers “rugged meets refined,” and has been doing it since the very beginning. It’s the simple art of taking pieces that might rank differently on the formality scale—say, tailored tweeds and a cotton canvas outdoor jacket—and mixing them to discover what they share in common. Namely, durable constructions, hard-wearing fabrics, and the assurance that both will look better over time, particularly when worn together.
Leather Motorcycle Jacket
$1,298.00
Cable-Knit Wool-Cashmere Sweater
$348.00
Whitman Relaxed Fit Glen Plaid Pant
$348.00
Heritage Plaid Tweed Tote
$398.00
Polo Tailored Fit Plaid Tweed Sport Coat
$1,298.00
Custom Fit Checked Poplin Shirt
$198.00
Distressed Leather Belt
$225.00
Inserra Calf-Suede Chelsea Boot
$598.00
PRL x TÓPA Star Winds Leather Jacket
$1,298.00
Velvet Suit Trouser
$498.00
Knit Silk Tie
$95.00
Custom Fit Poplin Shirt
$198.00
Polo Ralph Lauren Yankees Corduroy Cap
$125.00 $99.99
Leather Racing Jacket
$1,298.00
Polo Sport Oval Sunglasses
$160.00
Cable Wool-Cashmere Turtleneck Sweater
$175.00
Leather-Trim Plaid Tweed Suit Trouser
$898.00
Paxton Leather Slipper
$298.00

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Rule No. 4 Shift Your Fit
Rule No. 5 Black Tie? Try White!
Eric Twardzik is a writer with a deep reverence for things that get better with age, from tweed jackets to single malt Scotch. He has contributed to titles including GQ, Esquire, and Robb Report and serves as deputy editor of Wm Brown magazine. He lives in New England with his family and owns too many ties.
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