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for the winter; no-logo shirts, hoodies
or pullovers. Some might splurge on the
cashmere, but you can more or less go to
Gap and get the Harvard student look.
But where’s the fun in that? Bobby from
Boston, named for its owner Bobby
Garnett, specializes in quality men’s
vintage with a substantial collection
of Oxford shirts, white button-downs,
Burberry coats, and gently worn
corduroy at reasonable prices. Costume
designers frequently call Garnett,
who has helped assemble era-specifi c
preppy styles for movies such as A
Beautiful Mind. If not yet perfect, let
Rizzo’s Joseph Calautti, the best tailor
in Harvard Square for as long as anyone
can remember, alter your buys and it
will be.
Bobby from Boston
19 Thayer Street, South End.
Rizzo
66 Church St. Tel: +1 617 547 5052.
10. The fi nals club supper
Look out on a wintry Harvard Square
warmed by the fi replaces at either end
of the Soiree Room at UpStairs on
the Square, one of two restaurants
housed in a former Harvard fi nals club
Add a little color to your palate.
Widener Library
and theater. (The more laid-back but
no less dressed up Monday Club Bar
is on the ground fl oor.) The interior
looks like someone handed a bag of
cash to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’
eccentric relatives in Grey Gardens and
asked them to decorate, the classic New
England locale a riot of gold leaf and
hot pink walls, mirrored ceilings and
leopard-print carpet. The menu features
New England oysters, horseradish
panna cotta, pumpkin ravioli, and a
Szechuan peppered duck breast with a
PERFECT HARVARD
plush pairing of fi gs roasted in red wine
and vanilla mascarpone potatoes. On the
weekends the Zebra Tea, a three-tiered
stand of sweets, pastries (lovely éclairs)
and savory treats (egg salad profi teroles)
is also available downstairs in the
appropriately carpeted Zebra Room.
91 Winthrop Street. Tel: +1 617 864 1933.
www.upstairsonthesquare.com
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