Ah, the 1980s – a golden era of music that gave us the birth of MTV, the rise of the synthesizer, and the reign of the power ballad. But nestled among the big hair and the even bigger shoulder pads were the tunes that became the anthems of the preppy subculture. 

In the hallowed halls of preppy fashion, where seersucker and madras reign supreme, there lies a legend - a man whose sartorial splendor flipped the script on traditional tennis whites and country club attire. 

Gentlemen, In an era where the sartorial splendor of yesteryear seems to be fading faster than a cheap pair of jeans, there emerges a beacon of hope, a thread of elegance, a...well, a tie.