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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is just a ton of non-preppy people pretending to be experts lol[/quote]
I know, I'm lmao. It's a bunch of Washingtonians trying to act like DC is NYC. So bizarre.

Also I love the posts about "True preps are born at Columbia Women's Hospital." That...doesn't exist anymore![/quote]

Considering "true preps" haven't existed since the early 90s it rings pretty true.

"Preppy" was a specific fad that began in the 80s. There have been snooty upper class young people since the beginning of time, but "preppy" was a particular subculture that no longer exists. VT bros wearing Southern Tide and downing white claws in Clarendon aren't "preppy," they've got similarities but they're their own subculture. [/quote]

Pretty accurate, but there was a recent WSJ article about a preppy comeback. For the youngsters on this forum, Lisa Born ach wrote a book in the 80s -"The Preppy Handbook" + another decades later " True Prep". The first is out of print and sells for hundreds of dollars online. I have both books. All of us who worked on Capitol Hill bought copies and emulated the styles.

I have preppy friends still in Georgetown. Their kids have their own credit cards and take friends to places like Millies, wear preppy clothes and summer in Nantucket (Repub.) or MV  (Dem)depending on their political party. They have horses, sailboats ( no motors please), play tennis, golf, and played FH or lax in school and many did crew.

No one mentioned blonde hair...pretty important for preppy women. Expensive (but not obvi) jewelry.[/quote]

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