Ah the memories of my youth, thank you for rekindling good old days.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@wlbrockman
Жыл бұрын
A 1967 graduate of St. Martin's Protestant Episcopal Preparatory High School (K-12 grades), UNC-CH undergrad (where I joined Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity), Loyola of N.O. Law School and having 45 years of practicing casualty defense litigation in the New Orleans area, I've had wildly diverse "takes" on preppy culture over the years. In HS, in the South at that time, the words "uptown" or "frats" were more commonly used to describe those we now call "preppies." The male of the species typically donned Bass Weejuns (penny and/or tassle loafers--usually cordovan), Sperry Topsiders (also cordovan), Lacoste cotton sport shirts, button down collar, 100% cotton dress shirts (white or pale blue and made by Arrow, I thnk), khaki pants and, of course, a dark blue blazer. They were generally from "old money." Some were a bit snobbish towards suburbanites from "new wealth." Like me. Nevertheless, I developed a fondness for the clothing (except for the Weejuns, which have been eclipsed in my affections by Rockports of all styles for dressy casual wear) that has lasted to this day. HS graduation did, indeed, see me (and many of my friends) receive a monogrammed Cross (ball point) pen and pencil set. Though in a frat at UNC, the time was 1967-1971. Class lines started to dissolve as the turmoil of the civil rights movement and the anti-war protests took precedence. In addition, Phi Kap was a "Northern" frat and a very different, more open-minded frat than the likes of DKE and other "old-line" Southern frats. We had "red-necks" from Yadkinville, N.C., urban NYC young men and everything in between. We might have looked down our noses a bit on the DKEs of the time. As you probably know, law school is an even greater leveler. I can't remember ever thinking about preppies, Weejuns or anything but the next lesson/exam. Our entire grade after the first semester hung on our one exam at the end of each semester, so what else was there? On passing the bar and entering practice, a bit of my HS experience popped up again since most of the largest and prestigious defense firms were populated by "uptown" types. While I did land a job at one of them, it split in two after I'd been there a year, so I sought a different atmosphere in a smaller defense outfit. Those are the types of firms in which I spent my career. And I enjoyed it thoroughly, overall. The first was headed by a very crusty, older uptown type. He was shocked when I wore a pink dress shirt to the office, even though it was button-down. I was the first to wear any color shirt other than white or light blue. He was even more shocked when I wore a yellow dress shirt--also 100% cotton and button-down. He was also the most brilliant, honest, hard-working lawyer I ever had the pleasure/honor to work with/for. I can't argue with any of your pen choices. I will, however, mention the now discontinued Pilot Knight as an excellent starter pen for business use. I had one and it looked right at home in any legal setting, even in Federal Court. The last time I checked, there were numerous NOS units available for purchase. I had to chuckle at your mention of tortoise shell glass frames. While I've never owned a set, I've thought seriously about taking the plunge several times. Hence, the last fountain pen I ordered was a Tibaldi with a tortoise shell pattern in the cap. It hasn't arrived yet, but I'll let you know when it does, and I have a chance to test it. I recently treated myself to a Pilot CH 92 (FM 14k nib) that I found during the recent Amazon sale event for $115 (with tax and shipping). It amazes me. Just a superb writer and excellent build quality. So good, I'd have paid full retail ($156 to $220), though at $220 I'd be less enthusiastic. Have you tried one? I suspect the FM nib is what does it for me. Thanks again for another fun, informative video. I look forward to the next.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the wonderful comment. I appreciate all the great details. I just tossed my Weejuns. They were just too worn out after 20 something years. I don’t know the Pilot Knight. I’ll have to seek it out. Thanks for watching. We’ll chat again soon.
@NelsonFJ
Жыл бұрын
Always nice to see you highlight entry level Pilot pens, as four Kakuno pens were my faithful companions throughout Law School and Grad School. Thanks for the video.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I love entry level pens and I wanted this to be less elitist and closer to the genre’s academic routes.
@marachristian8726
Жыл бұрын
I loved that book--wish I still had it since a used paperback now goes for over $50 on Amazon! I totally agree with the Cross, Waterman, and Esterbrooks, but I would add a modern Parker, IM or Sonnet, with the cap engraved with your initials! I have been obsessed with monogramming everything since the 1980s (towels, pillowcases, cocktail glasses, my kids' lunchboxes, totebags from Lands' End, signet rings, etc.)!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Monograming rules! I used to do my shirt, but then the guy who made them monogramming machine broke. Funny. I kept my Preppy Handbook! Thanks for watching.
@thorhilda
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes, I have made the following observation: it often seems like men's clothing can come in any shade of gray, as long as it is navy blue. I'm not sure if it's a good pen, but the Kaweco Student, to me, seems to fit the stylish "bon chic bon genre" student aesthetic. If in a hypothetical universe, I had to be reborn in the body of a college student in a preparatory school, I believe I would choose half a dozen Wing Sung 601A pens, in a variety of colors to coordinated with my outfit for the day, or perhaps the Esterbrook Jr. pens.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
And khaki! Don’t forget that! So true. The Kaweco Student would have been an excellent choices. I just don’t have one. I should remedy that. Also the Pelikan M200 Pastel Blue. So pretty.
@richardrubin7867
Жыл бұрын
I'd add a vintage Parker 51 to the list.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
I should have spoken to you before. That’s brilliant. Agreed.
@mmzeeman
Жыл бұрын
Or a Wing Sung 601, when you want an affordable pen.
@wlbrockman
Жыл бұрын
P.S. A couple more details: the Weejuns and Sperries had to be worn without socks. The dress shirt had to have a loop (the "frat loop") on the backside. The loops were fair game to be pulled off at any time by anyone. The Chemise Lacoste sport shirts were called "alligator shirts" down here in the bayous!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Up here, the Weejuns became cool when you held them together with Duct tape. So silly, yet fun. Fun fact, Rene Lacoste was know as “The Crocodile” so all those “Save a Gator” shirts had the wrong animal. Thanks so much for your great comment!
@kurtgeisinger2012
Жыл бұрын
Excellent choice of pens. Quality meets affordability. As for my wardrobe, a few Polo shirts, but mostly T-shirts, flannel and jeans; aka Seattle grunge 😄
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thank you My Friend!
@judyanderson1329
Жыл бұрын
Great video! I like the background info of the preppy culture!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@abrahamd514
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been debating on the Esterbrook Estie in Honeycomb. I think this was my sign to go for it. Great video HJ!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I am glad that you enjoyed it.
@ChrisSaenz13
Жыл бұрын
I was so so in love with my "Preppy" Rugby shirt!!!! I think I might have been 13 when that was a thing we were a bit behind the times perhaps. 😂
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Remember how heavy they were?! I just got a new one from J Press that is made in the old style. Thanks for this!
@FabioBarahona
Жыл бұрын
Great video Mr. jones. I appreciate the careful attention to detail as well as your choices/recommendations. I've kept my eye out for a Cross Townsend in burgundy lacquer from the earlier days.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Townsend is a classic. It’s all about the vintage. Thanks for your kind words.
@darrinyhearm4240
Жыл бұрын
I like my Conklin AA in tortoise shell. Stub nib too.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Great choice.
@David-fo6oy
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the Cross reference. I don’t hear much about that brand from the KZitem fountain pen community. Thanks for the vintage tip.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
My Pleasure! Vintage Cross were very nice and have such a connection to New England.
@amyalphabet722
Жыл бұрын
That intro, I was in stitches. Put on your Nantucket reds and Vampire Weekend 🤣☠ To this day I still love my Bass Weejuns so I felt so much nostalgia watching the first few minutes. I loved this whole video so much, more please, lol!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! These are fun. I’ll do some more like this soon. Thanks!
@davidprewitt1050
Жыл бұрын
Those Cross sets are a thing south of the Mason Dixon Line, too! Great video again.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
That is nice to hear! Thanks so much
@johnnyragadoo2414
Жыл бұрын
Rant and Roar - nice touch. "I can handle a jigger, I cuts a fine figure Whenever I gets in a boat's standing room." A jigger being a small sail on the aftmost mast. Sailing under jib and jigger is a way to maintain helm balance while under minimum sail power. Very nautical lingo. "A boat's standing room," while traditional Rant and Roar lyrics, is not the way anyone would ever put it. My guess, it's a sailor's joke, kind of like that line in Erie Canal about reefing the royals in a storm.... Oh, pens. We were talking about pens. Sorry, got distracted.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
I am just glad that you pick up on these things. Thanks!
@richardzak2140
Жыл бұрын
Hello HJ. Another interesting video. I enjoyed the beginning where you showed the history of the preppy style. Fantastic lead in. You do a great justice to what might be a bygone era.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! I am so glad you enjoyed it.
@AndrewWertheimer
Жыл бұрын
Fun video. I remember the Preppy Handbook. I worked in a bookshop in the mid-80s in Minneapolis. I had a copy although my style back then was more hand-me-down and Army surplus than preppy although I always liked an old Oxford shirt or iconless polo and dreamed off a tweed jacket with elbow patches. My dad was a prof and I stayed in the family biz. Living in Hawai’i, local Aloha shirts are even brighter thanks pink Oxford 🤙🌈. Interesting take on what pen would be a preppy. On your first choice, I think of the Platinum Prefounte over the “Preppy” or Kakuno, for the same reasons. Or maybe it’s just because I think that pen is under appreciated. I think you were spot on with the tortoiseshell Estie. I don’t have one, but it reminds me of my Conklin All American with a stub nib. I agree that any vintage pen would also fit the bill, like a nice Parker Vacuumatic. But maybe that’s also because I like those, and have some from my grandfather. Although I like the Preppy look, I also have a mixed feeling when I think about the role of old money and alumni family admissions and the recent discussion following the unfortunate Supreme Court decision limiting affirmative action on college admissions. Preppy in that light takes a darker - almost colonial - image of access and privilege. Sorry to get political in a discussion of pens. I think you made a good point though about how the fashion is being mashed up and subverted. Another cool thing about preppy is that I’d has some elements of Yankees thriftiness in looking for old timeless fashions rather than fast fashion, which ends up in a landfill. One of my favorite shirts was an old preppy Oxford from when my father was young. My wife kindly made it a short-sleeve shirt when the elbows gave out, but it aged wonderfully and was so soft. In any case enjoy pens and fashions in the quad. Aloha
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I love your perspective and agree with it completely. I wanted to isolate it from its elitist roots and show how it has evolved. Plus it was all in good fun. I love the journey a nice Oxford makes from being crisp for the office, then frays and becomes a weekend shirt. The softer they get, the better and more wrinkle resistant. Thanks so much for being here.
@AndrewWertheimer
Жыл бұрын
@@HemingwayJones thanks for understanding where I was going. Yes, here is to the ultimate weekend shirt with room for an EDC FP. Enjoy the weekend.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Of course!
@scribe_samples2309
Жыл бұрын
Oh now, I want a Cross. Because Preppy is MY aesthetic my whole collection has that vibe at least in my mind., but my tortoise shell Pelikan wins the Prep Prize!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Tortoise shell. Very nice! Thanks for watching.
@gillianbarr6299
Жыл бұрын
It’s unusual for me to disagree with you, especially since we are the same age and I am an equal devotee of the prep aesthetic but… The thing about being preppy is you don’t show that money is an issue even if it is-so you wouldn’t gravitate towards entry-level things like the Kakuno and the Preppy, even though those are awesome pens. I would recommend as a entry-level or beginner level pen the Waterman Hemisphere. It comes in some nice pastel colors so you can make it work for your preppy colors. Or a beat up vintage Parker 51 from your grandfather. I do agree with you with a Esterbrook. I’m not a fan of Cross because they’re now totally made outside the country and have absolutely no tie remaining to Rhode Island except for the office. I would say that you would have to have an Onoto for the genuine British, and prep school connections. I would also say Mont Blanc and of course, a watermelon Korean- which is what voice to text made of Waterman Carène 😮- to go with your Chris craft. The WASP dimension of prep culture is very Eurocentric, so that unfortunately rules out Japanese pens unless purchased by your grandfather when he was a senior diplomatic or Naval officer stationed in the Pacific. Vintage Parker or Sheaffer also good. Maybe some Aurora picked up when you were doing a year abroad. And I know I am taking this way too literally!! 😂
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Nice list. Thanks so much. I crafted this one with an eye to actual students. I also wanted to take some of the elitism out of it. I need to watch it again, but I think I said to look for vintage Cross. Modern Cross like modern Parker are not very nice as we all Know. I hope that you enjoyed it regardless. All the best.
@gillianbarr6299
Жыл бұрын
And voice to text is not great in KZitem! Apologies for the random punctuation!
@gillianbarr6299
Жыл бұрын
@@HemingwayJones yes you did say vintage Cross. I just have a strong visceral reaction to Cross bc I had such a bad experience when I visited the retail shop at their Providence HQ. I wanted to buy a Cross pen as I was moving out of PVD and it was while I lived there that I discovered fountain pens and fell down the rabbit hole. I wanted to get a special Cross to commemorate that as I moved to CT. But they had a person working in the shop who knew much less about pens than I did. And they were at full MSRP. And no nib size other than M. Ended up with a pretty Townsend w a nib actually by Pelikan but paid a ridiculous amount for it.
@scottjansen392
Жыл бұрын
Loved the video. Interesting and fun!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! That is exactly what I am for.
@getmartincarter
Жыл бұрын
Lacoste shirts , although made in France , are an American private school icon but really !
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
They’re Mac N’Cheese to me. I’m
@jinntaliswrites
Жыл бұрын
HJ, you’re a preppy icon! This one is close to my heart as I’ve enjoyed preppy style and culture for most of my life. So fortunate that it never goes out of style. I’m inspired to grab my copy of the Preppy Handbook and give it a read. The Waterman Charleston is officially going on my Must Have list! Thanks for another great video!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much! I appreciate the kind words and enthusiasm. It keeps me going. Thanks!
@siddhartham507
Жыл бұрын
I got a kakuno pilot few days ago, it became less expensive and affordable so I couldn't resist, but it is still the most costly pen I ever bought, but good thing is that sister ordered it and she refused to take money from me 😅😅 and you are right, it writes extremely well above expectations. There are cheaper alternatives of platinum preppy copies here they use technology of preppy and design of ले safaari in less than a dollar, pilot v fountain pen is also good it is workhorse and I have seen videos that it can be refilled
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I am glad that you enjoy it. All the best.
@oldladywithacamera
Жыл бұрын
Had forgotten about the Preppy period. You've now awakened memories from the recesses. Yes, I was a participant. And I like all of your pen choices. Had guessed the Parker 51 for the pen everyone was given. That was my first nice fountain pen back in the 60s. Thanks for the video.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@mellow-jello
Жыл бұрын
I would have swapped the Kakuno for a Metropolitan, swap the Preppy for the Plaisir. Otherwise, Lamy Safari & Kaweco Sport are obvious choices, I will look into the Cross Apogee, since Cross have pushed heavily to the ATX models.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
All fine choices. Although, how can you drop a Preppy from a Preppy list? Plaisir is nice though All the best and thanks!
@daveeastman1633
Ай бұрын
Watching you at the end of the video walk with your daughter through the gate on Mass Ave. between Wigglesworth and Boylston Hall brings back a lot of memories - I still have my copy of the Preppy Handbook that I picked up at Wordsworth in the Square when it first came out and I lived in Weld North. Where did the time go?
@HemingwayJones
Ай бұрын
Thanks for catching that and watching all the way through. This is why I am trying to keep my Imogen’s life magical.
@ginopagnani7286
Жыл бұрын
Great video HJ, the pens and the fashion pix bring back a lot of memories.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Man!
@Grasbyy
Жыл бұрын
You've outdone yourself again Hemingway, great video as always. I'm always amazed at how big your collection is and how much experience you have with the craft, when I'm 'just' having a few inks getting my 2nd fountain pen soon. Anyways, superb video as always, a real joy watching it 👍
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. That is very kind of you and I appreciate it. Thanks for being here.
@wolf_ceit_witch
Жыл бұрын
My first expensive pen was the Cross Century Ball point. It took me 3 months to save up the money for it. I got it in a stationary store down the street from where I lived. I took it to school everyday until I lost it, but I bought another to replace it. My first fountain pen was the Varsity which I bought from the college bookstore... I loved them because I could get different color inks.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Two Classics! Well chosen. Every kid in New England has had a Cross.
@michaelmast_nomadicthrive
Жыл бұрын
Love your channel man!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate that very much.
@miketyper
Жыл бұрын
I used Esterbrook vintage pens in high school and college.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Those are wonderful!
@KendallW
Жыл бұрын
Great video. So cool to learn about things like this - the type of things I wouldn't necessarily search out. Thanks!
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, My Friend! I am so glad you enjoyed it. This was fun to make.
@impish22
Жыл бұрын
how fun, thanks for posting Hemingway
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I am so glad you liked it.
@WaskiSquirrel
Жыл бұрын
I never fit in with the Preppy aesthetic, even though I went to a private college on the east coast. My companions through college were a Parker Vector, Parker Frontier, and, later, a Cross Century.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Hi Jason! You may not have, but your pen choices certain did! All the best!
@amoledzeppelin
6 ай бұрын
I thought it had something to do with doomsday preppers but OK. Pelikan Twist also might be a good preppy choice.
@HemingwayJones
6 ай бұрын
Now THAT would be a video!
@davidparrishproductions5082
8 ай бұрын
Is there anything the Lamy Safari cannot do? Lovely video. Pink and green forever. (Preppy colors)
@JogieGlenMait16
Жыл бұрын
I will add a Jinhao 82. It's the price of a Kakuno but looks more expensive.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
It does at that. Excellent suggestion.
@johnnyjet3.1412
Жыл бұрын
you need to be wearing a 'psycho bunny' shirt !! and as Dad told it - the tradition at Oregon State was if a freshman wore corduroy pants the upperclassmen would pants him - then in 1946 a freshman wearing corduroys was pantsed by the upperclassmen, but that freshman was a VETERAN and the VETS got together and pantsed all of the upperclassmen - and that tradition died HARD - don't forget to thank a Vet for his service ! - 20 years ago right now - I was in Iraq !
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Those are some crazy stories! Thanks for your service in Iraq. That could not have been easy. Thanks for watching.
@Ybalrid
Жыл бұрын
Also, the introduction was quite informative. Love the style
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@Ybalrid
Жыл бұрын
A very nice selection, and I love your top 5 that include 7 items... This is why we love you HJ 😉
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I always have fun with that.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Love you too!
@bellboots
Жыл бұрын
I’ll add the Sailor Pro Gear as a nod to the nautical foundations of the Preppy tradition. ⚓️
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
I like this one! That is a great suggestion.
@crouserm
Жыл бұрын
Hmm. I started Kindergarten in 1964, so, yes, private; but 1 - 12 were public (including 3 - 5 in American Elementary Schools for military dependents abroad, which then may have been more public than public schools, being thoroughly integrated). College and Seminary, private. So, what would "my aesthetic" be? "Eclectic", I suppose. So, I have a BENU Euphoria which makes a peacock's shree, but also a Sailor Pro Gear Realo with a nightingale's trill. If I had to choose one identity? I'd leave it to my friends.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for commenting and for watching. Speak again soon.
@ashimshome2004
9 ай бұрын
Nice Waterman! BTW your sweater is like English cricket player! I don't know whether you aware about that game!
@HemingwayJones
9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Yes, I am very aware. My wife is English. Thank you!
@gizmogeek23
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the view and depiction of the preppy aesthetic. As a millennial I feel like our media growing up focused on showing the traditional cliques as being bad and exclusionary. I think that kind of left some of us without much of an aesthetic at all. I wonder if we will see my generation find connections to certain aesthetics later in life over the coming years.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
That is a very interesting phenomenon. I didn’t know about that. Perhaps we all find out people, but they should not be at the exclusion of others. Great comment. Thank you.
@gizmogeek23
Жыл бұрын
@@HemingwayJones come to think of it, maybe that’s what we are seeing with the rise of more visual tattoos. Since fashion has become for homogeneous or at least it’s expensive to dress differently people have changed how they express that individuality.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Quite possibly. That seems to be universal.
@frankmarek9921
Жыл бұрын
Great video,I'm going to send my Visconti for repair, to Cole's of London,cross isn't like it used to be,eco roller it fills like a fountain 🖋️ myy stipula hasn't come back from repaired yet.frank in Oswego,ill
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Good luck with them!
@frankmarek9921
Жыл бұрын
@@HemingwayJones thank,coled of London Visconti repair and dealer for the us..in south Carolina
@frankmarek9921
Жыл бұрын
North Carolina Charlotte
@frankmarek9921
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@tce4159
Жыл бұрын
I loved my cross pen, unfortunately, I lost it on a trip. That was a sad day.😱😔
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
So sorry!
@lindyredmond9838
Жыл бұрын
I used Esterbrook fountain pens back in high school in the late 1950s. My pens had a rubber container inside that we filled from an i k bottle. I dont even know if that is still the case. Ive seen some with cartridges. My question is…what would you recommend for me as my first fountain pen in 65 years? I dont want to spend a lot as i dont even know if ill like writing with one Also, do you use fountain pens as you do your nightly journaling or save them for special occasions?
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Hello! Thanks for the great questions! I use fountain pens for everything; all my journaling and everyday at work. I adore them. As for your first pen, if you don’t want to spend too much, you could get a vintage Esterbrook J and have the same pen you had for around $35. Peyton Street Pens and eBay has them regularly. They are super fun. I also love TWSBI Eco-s, Lamy Safari, and Pilot Metropolitan for other low cost options. Thanks so much for watching.
@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564
Жыл бұрын
I've never been the preppy sort. I guess the bohemian/hippie/artistic look is my scene. I guess that's why I prefer the colorful resin pens. I guess the only preppy look pen I'm currently interested in is the E95S.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
I may do that next! My wife is quite Boheme.
@jess53nz
Жыл бұрын
Never heard the term preppy before. Either not used here or I'm the wrong generation. Good to know why the platinum preppy is called that
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
@lizpilgrim1
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. While I have an abundance of inexpensive fountain pens, and I had dismissed the idea of getting a Kakuno and Preppy last year, I am now reconsidering. Do you have to use only Pilot ink in the Kakuno? Can other water-based inks be used in it and in the Preppy?
@HemingwayJones
6 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for watching this. I use different inks in all my pens. You should be fine.
@lizpilgrim1
6 ай бұрын
Thanks, Tim. I am now in possession of a Pilot Kakuno and a Platinum Preppy. I have two more Preppies on order from a different pen shop. I've purchased o-rings and silicon grease to turn the Preppies into eye-droppers. I am experimenting to see which pens when filled with a lot of ink will be best for long writing sessions. The last thing I want to do is refill a pen when the ideas and words are really flowing. Thanks, again!
@johnmanuel2980
Жыл бұрын
HJ this was a wonderful video. It took be back to high school. I remember the whole Preppy vibe. I liked the pen choices in the video. DM me the info on the Waterman, I want to get one. Good job.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much John! So glad you enjoyed it!
@archivist17
Жыл бұрын
I really disliked the preppy scene in the 80s, as in the UK it was very much married into the yuppyesque and Thatcherite worship of money and elitism. Of course, as I was a stage technician at the time, black on black was my ultimate uniform, with practicality a priority. In fact, the day i found all-black All Stars with a black sole, my heart leapt! Of course, times move on, and now i really don't mind Preppy at all (though I'm wearing a black t-shirt, and black cycling tights, so maybe I myself don't move on 😂)
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Nice! Back in Black! AC/DC or Amy Winehouse, still cool either way! I don’t like elitism at all, but I do like colorful clothes.
@archivist17
Жыл бұрын
I forgot to say, these pens are all rock solid choices.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@AndrewWertheimer
Жыл бұрын
@@HemingwayJones thinking back on the 80s, I’m trying to imagine “Top 5 FPs for Punks… which would be frankenpen DIY … ready to Zine with. The next series could be Top 5 FPs for dadaists and surrealists, which should not include the Picasso. Enjoy the weekend. Fun reading your comments with fans, HJ.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
@@AndrewWertheimer Hello, My Friend! I may yet get there. I am already writing one for Bohemians! Dadaists though! "These is Not A Pen!" Brilliant!
@LaddGardner4
Жыл бұрын
Great work. National Lampoon pretty much killed the preppy aesthetic, for me, with a host of great movies back in the '70s and '80s, but I can still appreciate the locations in New England where those old association live on amidst the cries of loons and the sound of line singing out of Orvis fishing reels. It's still possible to honor the fabrics, leathers and lifestyle associated with the preppy aesthetic, even if one eschews becoming a billboard for the branding.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
I mostly hate branding. Except for my beloved Crocodiles. They transcend the brand for me now. Comfort clothes.
@ichirofakename
Жыл бұрын
1. Gotta tell you that out here on the Left Coast "preppy" is an insult/put down meaning brainless conforming rich guy. Which sounds specifically like a 149. 2. However I do like the idea of curating a collection of pens along an external code. Looking forward to Goth pens, Steampunk pens, Surfer pens, Moderne pens, Space pens, or whatever else tickles your fancy. Nerd pens.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
I’m sure I’ll get there.
@davidanderson3425
Жыл бұрын
Hi Hemingway. A question. I noticed your Lamy Safari has some sort of Chinese character on the nib. I have two genuine Lamy Safari pens. Neither nib has any Chinese writing. I am puzzled. Is your Lamy nib some sort of replacement for the original? For a bonus point, can you translate the Chinese character. I'd be interested in whether the pen came supplied with this nib from the Lamy factory?
@bellboots
Жыл бұрын
The Lamy nibs are available as separates. That is the cursive nib, I believe. (Edited)
@davidanderson3425
Жыл бұрын
@@bellboots Thank you for your quick reply. It seemed odd to me that a German pen company would decorate a nib in such a way. However, I understand now that the character (whether Chinese or Japanese) is supposed to represent the great tradition of calligraphy or writing with brush pens.
@jinntaliswrites
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it’s the cursive nib. I bought mine from Yoseka stationary and I highly recommend it. It has become one of my favorite nibs for journaling. The cursive nib gives your writing just a bit of flair.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Hi David! It is the Lamy Cursive nib and it’s brilliant. I believe it says “running script.” It’s readily available for around $15 USD or so. Thanks so much for watching and for checking it.
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
The pen did not come with it, by the way, but I love how it looks with the white. Thanks!
@Ybalrid
Жыл бұрын
The Platinum Preppy nib itself is also *way too good for the money*. You feel like you are stealing them from Platninum for that price
@HemingwayJones
Жыл бұрын
Truly!
@jacobus57
11 ай бұрын
I will remember that book--I always thought it was a joke meant to mock twee "preppy culture." I went to a Seven Sisters school and the women who took "preppy culture" seriously made it unbearable.
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