The only element I’ve retained is the breezy unstructured blazer, which goes nicely over a t-shirt for a casual night out or over an OCBD for a wedding cocktail hour. Could see dipping my toe back into some slick suede loafers but even those are too “smooth” for my current casual ...
I do think that it’s a little restrictive to define IL in that way though – because a style started in one place does not mean it only belongs in that one place. See Jason’s recent book on Black Ivy as a good example. I would imagine that you’d think much in that book is ...