2016: How preppy is Vanderbilt?

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Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:30:15 +0000

Not at all. For about the first week of class freshmen wear polos or button downs and boat shoes then they realize it’s not necessary, and everyone is in flops/gym shorts/t shirt for the rest of the year.

People don’t dress especially fashionably/aren’t aware of style here. The closest you’ll get is this “fratboy chic” look consisting of tennis shoes with white nike mid calf socks, khaki shorts, a vineyard vines longsleeve that is slightly too large, and a hat with certain approved brands like southern tide or patagonia. Which isn’t very fashionable, but people seem to think it is.