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Maybe this is just way over my publicly-educated head, but the reason for a Harvard Yard menswear line continues to elude me.  First of all, has anyone at clothing manufacturer Wearwolf Group ever been to Harvard Yard? Last we checked the collection’s namesake is a grassy space filled with sleeping hobos, picnicking hipsters and undergrads chasing Frisbees. But we must be mistaken, since the line is chock full of snappy shorts, stripey sportcoats, contrastingly patterned vests and plaid plaid plaid. “Based on classic Ivy League style,” there are loafers as far as the eye can see, but nary a sock to mar the chicness of a parade of bare ankles, lightly tanned from weekends on the Vineyard. Well, I guess the charming gentlemen who wear this crap all summer needed something to wear in the winter, too (Do these sockless wonders know how cold it gets in Boston?).

As much as I love Chuck Bass, the look isn’t for everyone.

–Jessie Rogers

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