What does "preppy" mean to you?

CalX
Fri, 26 May 2006 09:29:07 +0000

Brooks Bros invented the button-down shirt in 1896, but good point about the women’s having only started in the 20s.

The flip-flops to class habit was much more recent, only a decade or two. Remember the brouhaha over several members of the Norhwestern women’s team wearing them at their White House gala a few years ago?

TG446: according to the recent scholarly interpretation of the skunk pelts, it is a manifestation of early formal wear. Protopreps, as opposed to protogoths…