Weekend Edition #26: Prep School
Prep is dead! Long live prep!
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When it comes to fashion, preppy is to fall as florals are to spring. Which is to say…groundbreaking. (Insert Miranda Priestly’s sarcastic tone and withering glare.) I can’t help it though. The autumn equinox is here, temperatures have dipped in the Northeast, and my legions of blazers and loafers stand in my closet, ready to deploy as ambassadors of prep, diplomatically welcoming the new season.
It’s hardly a stretch to see why these preppy icons, plus the cable-knit sweater, the sweater vest, Oxford shirts, chinos, and corduroy pants, are so compelling every fall. While many fashion trends started on the street, preppy style started on school campuses. Specifically college-preparatory school campuses. Prep school. So when it comes time to go back to school, preppy style comes back.
I went to prep school. The Lawrenceville School, to be exact. (The delightful
is also an alum and recorded an in-depth and very funny podcast about her time there.) After graduation, I attended William…Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
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