<p>Yes, awesome link, jym. One of my best friends went to Bryn Mawr. Too bad she just had her birthday–the book would have been a great gift.</p>
<p>Early gift for next year ? ;)</p>
<p>Just thought I would bump this thread. Very interesting what you all had to say. I’m black and I wear a few “preppy” brands, but am not a preppy person. I dress the way I want to and if there’s a style I like, I don’t care if I will be profiled. I am going to a very well known boarding school in the fall. I don’t fit the preppy stereotype and I could care less if I did. I don’t summer in Martha’s Vineyard and I don’t wear Nantucket reds, but I do wear polos/button downs and I prefer kakhis/chinos to jeans. What I want to know is if I will be “outcast,” for lack of a better word. Like you all said, many kids dress preppy to fit in, so how will my way of dress be seen?</p>
<p>If you dress fine and you have your sense of style, no one will be bothered that you’re not wearing a certain brand. </p>
<p>Agree with Niquii- just be yourself. It sounds like you dress just fine. </p>
<p>One nice feature of “preppy” clothes is that the style does not change, and the worn vintage pieces stay right in fashion. Duct tape on Sperries,anyone? We’ve found preppy clothes to be good value because of the long lasting fabric too. Brooks brothers, Patagonia, llbean duck boots, just never wear out.</p>
<p>Sperry’s actually get more comfortable the more worn out they get. </p>
<p>I blame this thread on the fact that I got sucked into Southern Charm. ARGH.</p>
<p>Southern Charm is a hot mess. :)) </p>
<p>Finally got to see Whitney at the reunion. I thought it was an actor. It had to be anyone but her. She doesn’t even look like the girl who was in the earlier episodes!</p>