<p>Who cares...all you're doing is feeding in to several clothing manufacturer's profits, paying them money so you can advertise their company on your body just to fit in with other people who do the same thing. Its pretty smart in my opinion (for the companies themselves)...the clothing does look nice, but people get too obsessed about the whole brands and ****. Its so stupid when you have to wear a certain clothing to fit in to a group of people.</p>
<p>Frat > Prep</p>
<p>mexicans/latinos wear hollister at our school lul
as in every single one of them haha</p>
<p>There's also a pretty sizable wave of kids who are coming from rich families and attending art/film schools instead of Ivy League schools because they have enough money that they know regardless of what happens in their future careers, they will always have the financial backing of their families.</p>
<p>Most of the people I know dress really nice and have a lot of money but I would never use the word prep to describe any of them because I think it's a high school label.</p>
<p>youtube: vandy partay
preppy = my lacoste popped collar made the ladies holler</p>
<p>row crew, play squash, live below your means (there's nothing wrong with that 12-year-old volvo or those cheap t-shirts from lands end). understand the importance of having the basics (it's ok to spend a bit extra for the brooks brothers blazer or the tod loafers or the j. press suit). be well-read (knowing plato from memory=good, knowing plato from memory in greek=better).</p>
<p>I'm from Westchester which is a pretty preppy place. It doesn't really matter what the brand label is. I know a lot of people who wear the same kind of clothing like polo's and cableknits, flannel in plaids like blackwatch, etc., but might buy them from club room from Macy's. it doesn't matter what you spend but quality is key as well as classic look. Which is probably why LL Bean is a good indicator, really durable clothing, easily layered, very natural colors (think greens, oatmeals, yellows) and it has a 100% guarantee!. I have a friend who returned his dads old toggle coat (cost about $270 and was 10 years old) and got a full refund. That's the reason why upper middle class people like brands like that, the whole mindset is on value.</p>
<p>Same thing goes for Bass shoes. A good preppy indicator would be:</p>
<p>Does the person own an LLBean Barn Jacket
J Crew Rollkneck sweaters
Bass weejuns and Bass Bucks
Watermocs from bean
Ratty (but really comfortable) sweaters from bean and woolrich</p>
<p>Just to name a few..</p>
<p>I live in a modest town of old wealthy families. I agree with the whole new money vs. old money thing. I have often noticed that people and families with newly acquired money spend it more lavishly and have more showiness than the people who are accustomed to it.</p>
<p>I stumbled upon this link through Google and decided to offer my input. I define "preppy trend" as clothing styles that are classy and conservative. I know people have their own opinions, but for me, prep is more than just a fashion trend. I feel that my clothing defines me and my lifestyle. My family comes from a wealthy background and I went to a public high school. I was taught violin, piano, and ballet at an early age (stereotypical? maybe). My parents hosted my debutante ball and raised over $20,000 for a local charity (my own family donated $10,000 for the charity). Small amount, if you compare it to many other deb balls. I was taught at an early age proper etiquette by my grandmother. I also adore her jewelry. For me, I would say my clothing preference comes from the way I was raised. I choose to wear Lacoste headbands and Ralph Lauren Polo socks not because of the trend but because we rarely go to department stores. If my family goes to boutiques, and I see a pair of socks I like, I generally pick them up and go. I don't look at the label and buy. I own many dresses that express my style rather than the label. True, majority of formal dresses I own are Giovanni, but my favorite prom dress is from a local designer who owns his own shop downtown. My closet is full of Lacoste, J. Crew, Banana Republic, Abercrombie, BEBE, Ralph Lauren, etc but I also own tons of not so well known brands. I choose to shop from local retailers to support city economy and unlike many people, I am active in my college and community. I operate my own organization for middle school girls to develop their interest in fine arts and performances. I have hosted many shows around my state and my parents fund majority of the expenses of my organization. In the end, I say that preppy clothing (if you think that it defines rich people), I say it does not. I wear what I wear because I feel comfortable in it and it expresses my personality. I don't wear it to mock or clone someone else. </p>
<p>Also, people who say that Abercrombie is NOT preppy are slightly incorrect. I own cardigans, scarves, jackets, shirts, some jeans (not torn ones) from Abercrombie. I agree that some clothes such as jeans with holes in it and 2" letters that boldly say A & F on the top of shirts are not for me, but I love their cardigans navy and white clothing. Most cardigans, sweaters, button-down shirts, and scarves I own from there are not even recognizable unless someone closely inspects for the moose on my clothing. Prep is not a specific list of stores but comes from the attitudes of conservative upper class towards clothing styles. Prep doesn't confine itself to the walls of certain arenas and areas, rather it dwells in the personality of the wearer who chooses to dress a certain way and many clothing stores are made with this option in mind. Thus, the clothing stores cater to the needs of prep not the other way around. If "preps" started shopping at Wal-Mart suddenly, people would define wal-mart's style as preppy.</p>
<p>Polos, and collared shirts. Check out Lacoste.</p>
<p>Popped collars, ripped jeans, big belts,</p>
<p>It depends on if you mean real preppy or the teenage subgroup of preppy.</p>
<p>Teen subgroup:
AF, American Eagle, Hollister and the like. Lacoste to some extent. I'd put Coach in here, but I'm kind of an elitist when it comes to handbags, and I consider Coach, Dooney & Burke and similar brands to be, for the most part, mall quality and cheap.</p>
<p>Real preppy:
Lacoste (it straddles both groups, but is more real preppy). Longchamp. Hermes, because of it's equestrian tradition and its understated style, but Hermes is also real fashion and real haute coture. In America, Burberry is definitely up here for Americans, but in England, (fake) Burberry is popular with chavs so it's lost a lot of its glamor. As far as department stores go, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks, and Bergdorf Goodman carry a lot of preppy clothes, but some of their stuff is in the teen subgroup.</p>
<p>When I was little, my somewhat-extravagant aunt bought a lot of clothes for me and my sister. She would do our fall shopping as we were with her at that time of the year and she quite liked doing that. So whenever I was in Maryland with her and my grandparents, my lifestyle was pretty preppy. My aunt pretty much exclusively shopped for us at Nordstrom. When her publishing company paid for her to go to book signings and the like, she would take us with her and my grandparents might come and get us special outfits. We had cute plaid skirts and white linen blouses for a trip to New York once. And we went by train! I kind of got into the idea of having nice things, so I like to have quality accessories now, from Hermes, Gucci, Furla, Yves Saint Laurent, or handmade and brandless, as long as the items aren't monogram or showy. But almost all the jewelry I wear is inherited. I never really thought to buy it. Don't wear makeup, except for recitals, school dances, graduations.. And I did ballet and piano from a very young age, viola from the age of six. Ride horses during the summers. My mother and aunt and sister were debutantes. But my country "estate" is a tiny house (which I dearly love). And I don't think black people can even be preps unless they're in Jack and Jill. Of course, my aunt and her kids are.</p>
<p>The only "prep" I know left my school after 9th grade to go to some ostentatious boarding school out east.</p>
<p>abercrombie and hollister arent really true preppy, theyre kinda mallpreppy. ralph lauren, lacoste, and j. crew are true preppy imo.</p>
<p>anisha i wear all of those brands... im not preppy. i have a Georgia state hoodie on now</p>
<p>AF/Hollister/AE are for *****y girls or wannabes. Ever since I got into high school I refused to wear this crap. The quality is crap and everyone wears it. The stuff is just ugly...</p>
<p>I love Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, and Express. I love Armani Exchange too. People who wear RF, Lacoste, Express, or Armani get more respect from me. They actually make an effort to not look like everyone else.</p>
<p>My closet is full of Lacoste. :) I am an addict. </p>
<p>I don't buy the really bright colored Lacoste polos though. It just isn't right on me. :(</p>
<p>Tight jeans, indie band t-shirt, flannel, shemagh, and topsiders.
Oh wait...</p>
<p>RL, J Crew, Lacoste are some brands.</p>
<p>OkAy, So iM IN MiDdLe sChOoL....well everyone calls me preppy and say i'm the biggest B**** they have ever met...they say i'm preppy and i wear abercrombie,hollister,american eagle,aeropostale, ect. okay yeah i agree i'm a prep i've been called one since 2nd grade but it doesn't bother me, i don't think being a prep is a bad thing.my hair is usually down and fairly straight.(:i'm deffinatly not a wanabe prep(:i'm just my self.i'm from New jersey and was also qualified a prep there..(:</p>
<p>Wow, I'm surprise that many of my favorite stores was critize such as: American Eagle, Abercrombie, Aeropostale etc....</p>
<p>^ I just kind of find it funny that once "some" people start wearing it, others just jump on the bandwagon.</p>
<p>That's what I call FAKE.</p>
<p>anyone who wears a "one brand" clothing like Aeropostale or American Eagle</p>
<p>it's annoying</p>