<p>As for slacks, American Eagle is selling some really good ones.
For polos, you can find them pretty much anywhere- if you're not set on Lacoste/RL/Lilly, you can find them cheap pretty much everywhere...</p>
<p>yeah, LL Bean is a nice choice if you want quality but not a huge sticker price. They have polos, khakis.. all that stuff.</p>
<p>Freeport, ME is an amazing place to go look for clothing. They have everything there at outlet mall prices (for the most part).</p>
<p>^^Yeah, just went there and got some pretty decent deals on clothes.</p>
<p>TJ Maxx is great. No particular style, lots of great finds, loads of clearance items, and up here in NE, winter jackets.</p>
<p>You get the max for the minimum at Tj Maxx!</p>
<p>Is that their slogan? I just got two tops from there, and also a blouse and plaid capri shorts a week ago or so.</p>
<p>my both go/went to a prep hs with a dress code...they loved wearing Dads sweaters, so I bought them some at father's day in macy's- good price, washable material, and simple, and retro</p>
<p>my D jazzed her stuff up with scarves from h & m (8 dollars)</p>
<p>we found some really cute basic sweaters at delias.com and alloy.com, depending on the season</p>
<p>my Ds also found that having a basic black dress, can be dressed up or down depending on jewlery, etc</p>
<p>it wasn't a boarding school, but darn preppy none the less</p>
<p>my Ds also liked boys polo's- large boys sizes are often cheaper than girls or jrs</p>
<p>If you need winter coats and boots -- NMH is warning that they may need these things before the middle of October!!! -- check out <a href="http://www.Sierratradingpost.com%5B/url%5D">www.Sierratradingpost.com</a>. Discounted but classic pieces in a variety of styles. In the mid-Atlantic, there's <em>no</em> winter stuff and only just the first trickles of fall clothing.</p>
<p>The chances of needing really serious winter clothing in mid-October are slim. OTOH ... in mid October you will not be wearing camis and shorts and flip flops.</p>
<p>Appropriate clothing is likely to be long pants, up to corduroys in weight, and a short sleeved shirt with the potential of a light sweater or sweatshirt or jacket. Possibly a fleece.</p>
<p>Weather variations happen -- but you are not getting a blizzard in October!</p>
<p>^^Actually, it's not outside the realm of possibility. In Maine we've had snow in October some years.</p>
<p>Ah contraire, cnp55 - speaking as a lifelong New Englander, a mid October snowstorm is rare but definitely a possibility - and by the end of October even more so. Maybe not a blizzard but measurable snow. </p>
<p>Us New Englanders may be able to get by all winter with a fleece but those coming from the south may be in need of a more substantial winter coat. </p>
<p>I always get a kick out of seeing West Indians in the Caribbean wearing a down coat when the temps reach the high 60s!</p>
<p>^^Very true, haha. My friends and I wear shorts as soon as it gets above freezing in the spring.</p>
<p>I'm from Florida.</p>
<p>When it gets to sixty-five degrees here, the schools tells us that we can stretch the uniform code to wear pants and blazers.</p>
<p>Question for Andover students… Since there is a ‘casual’ dress code…what should clothes should I wear? Also, what does one wear on registration day? Cuz we meet people/advisors/counselers for the first time. Don’t wanna be overdressed, but don’t wanna be underdressed either.</p>
<p>Most people at Andover just wore jeans to class for most of the year. When the weather is nice, a lot of girls wore skirts and sundresses in addition to shorts. Of course some people dressed nicer and others less so. If you look at the pictures on the website, you can see what kids wear on a normal day.</p>
<p>Registration day is casual too. You’ll be moving into your dorm so you’ll want something comfortable. A clean top would be good since they take your photo for your ID at the beginning. For the first couple days everyone is just trying to get everything figured out, going to orientation, and settling in so clothes were more about comfort than making an impression.</p>