<p>honestly, I didn’t even know it still existed. I’d never heard of Vineyard Vines till this thread. I can’t imagine any of my three sons being caught dead in that store. LOL.</p>
<p>My son (28) likes Vineyard Vines but won’t pay the $$ for himself. I’ve given him some nice dress shirts from thee for Christmas. I have some things that I wear. I like bright colors, though and always have. My mother hated black and it rubbed off on me. I wore a bright pink flowered dress for her funeral!</p>
<p>Viineyard Vines has very good quality basics - pants, shirts, fleece for guys. Other than the little whale logo, you would never associate them with preppy…they just look like classics. The price is a little higher, but the quality is significantly better than Polo or J. Crew, for example. The fabric is much nicer and fit/styling is more to his liking. S2 has grown out of pants that have been passed on to two younger nephews who have then passed them on…can’t say that about other brands. </p>
<p>Another brand from the late 60s that had a similar preppy vibe as Villager and Pappagallo was John Meyer of Norwich–pants, shorts, skirts–mostly Tweedy plaid stuff. </p>
<p>Not too long ago I purposely watched Love Story because when I was 19 I thought it was the most romantic and dearest story every told and I wanted to see what I thought of it now. Anyway, this thread reminds me of how she called him Preppy.</p>
<p>when I was in middle and high school, Villager was very popular and preppy. With Papagallo or Capezi (??) flats. Seems like there was a sweater brand, too, but I can’t remember it. Cable knit?</p>
<p>The VV pic is hilarious!!</p>
<p>Capezio ballet flats! Villager, Etienne Aigner shoes and bags (or Bass Weejuns loafers and saddle shoes), Skyr turtlenecks, fair isle sweaters, and coordinating wool kilts. These were all de rigueur at the fancy prep schools near where I grew up. (And were common at Penn when I was a student there.) </p>
<p>(Preening) I had the shell belt with leather straps that you also mixed and matched with your outfit – as well as the handmade needlepoint belt, which was de rigueur. I needlepointed one for my now-DH, which he still occasionally wears, though neither of us remotely qualify as WASP, much less High WASP. </p>
<p>Capezio flats.<br>
I remember the sweaters as well, but can’t think of the brand off the top of my head.</p>
<p>Eagle Eye?</p>
<p>I may be wrong but I think it was founded by Tory Burch’s xh. Who now runs C Wonder which is another preppy classic type of clothing/ home goods. </p>
<p>I still wear Capezio ballet flats and Bass Wejuns. Also sweater sets. And if my backside hadn’t developed an alarming tendency to spread sideways once I turned 40, I’d probably still be wearing plaid kilts. There must be some mutant prep gene in my rural-midwestern DNA. </p>
<p>Eagle Eye came later. I think the original Shetland sweaters that everyone coveted were by Aston and made in the UK.</p>
<p>Not sure if this links works, but this is the look I remember:
<a href=“http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c8/38/ce/c838ce1dbbc3c7a9cbabdcac27a2340d.jpg”>http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c8/38/ce/c838ce1dbbc3c7a9cbabdcac27a2340d.jpg</a>. </p>
<p>Still looks good to me! :-D</p>
<p>^^^ I know, right?</p>
<p>Pringle of Scotland made beautiful Shetland sweaters back then…worn with a turtleneck underneath. Seems so overheated now.</p>
<p>Eagle eye was founded by Tory Burch’s ex. </p>
<p>I remember wearing a turtleneck then a button down and topping it off with a fair isle sweater. Not really practical on gym days!</p>
<p>That’s as close to preppy as I got. I do remember Bermuda bags but couldn’t afford one. </p>
<p>What’s awkward is Asian prep. I went off to one of the preppiest colleges and thought that’s how all college students dressed. I got my argyle sweater, duck boots, wide wale pants…I looked short and dorky.</p>
<p>I’m having a hot flash just reading about all the layers. </p>
<p>Don’t worry @oldfort Everybody looks short and dorky in those clothes…true preps just have an air about them that makes short and dorky aspirational.</p>
<p>Gourmetmom, how could you force your son into a madras jacket? What were you thinking? navy blazer…</p>
<p>I didn’t know VV was “in” in some circles. They sell it at Steinmarts.</p>