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Anonymous wrote:Meh. It has to do with how you were raised. People are not going to suddenly "see you" as preppy because you wear certain clothes. I know someone (or two) that tried to pull this sh*t, having no pot to p*ss in. They are fooling NO ONE. Frankly, they make a**es out of themselves by being such poor posers. Decide to give it up and grow up, people just aren't that stupid.

I actually have to agree. My dad went to prep school in Connecticut. My mom was from New Haven (pre-crack). It is how you are raised. I remember faded, weathered lacrosse polos in the 70s. Khakis and navy blazers with brass buttons. It's an understated look. Not shiny, crisp and bright Lily like the poseurs wear.

iPhone. Lacoste not lacrosse.

I agree, PP. But if you truly don't believe that Lilly is preppy, then it must be because you cant fit into it.

Female prepsters certainly wont wear khakis and blazers on Easter Sunday (and they won't wear Lilly either...too casual...that's summertime casual wear). What do you think a true preppy lady will wear to mass this Sunday?

People are confusing WASP and Prep. A Catholic cant be a WASP, but sure as hell can be a Prep. As others have stated, they cornered the market on it.

Anonymous wrote:21:56 - correct, that WAS preppy in the 70s. It has evolved. Lilly Pulitzer is preppy summer uniform for many. LL Bean certainly isn't preppy these days....it's frumpy. And khakis with navy blazers with brass buttons is STILL the universal preppy dress code....and that's what you will see at HR this Sunday.

Holy Trinity next to Georgetown Univ is the same prep haven on Sundays.

Anonymous wrote:21:56 - correct, that WAS preppy in the 70s. It has evolved. Lilly Pulitzer is preppy summer uniform for many. LL Bean certainly isn't preppy these days....it's frumpy. And khakis with navy blazers with brass buttons is STILL the universal preppy dress code....and that's what you will see at HR this Sunday.

That's the funny thing about preppy. It stays exactly the same. My 5 and 7 year olds are wearing blazers, polos (not as in Ralph Lauren), Oxford shirts, etc passed down from older cousins. The style for boys is exactly the same as it was 50+ years ago.

The people dressing to look preppy aren't natural preps. The look is effortless and not new.

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Anonymous wrote:Chevy Chase View neighborhood in Kensington, MD (20895). Go to mass at Holy Redeemer this Sunday for Easter and count the hair bows, seersucker suits, critter pants, and smocked dresses. You won't see Lilly Pulitzer bc that's reserved for the country club and Bethany Beach (Aka Kensington East).

Caution: you must be catholic and republican to live there (seriously)

Catholic and preppy are like oil and water.

Wrong. A prep is someone who attended a prep school (private HS or boarding school) on the East Coast. Many of those prep schools are Catholic/Jesuit in nature. This is where the term prep originated. White dinner jackets, morning suits for groom at weddings, khakis, worn Oxford shirts, blazers, boat shoes.

It is not the Vineyard Vines crowd in CC.

21:56 - correct, that WAS preppy in the 70s. It has evolved. Lilly Pulitzer is preppy summer uniform for many. LL Bean certainly isn't preppy these days....it's frumpy. And khakis with navy blazers with brass buttons is STILL the universal preppy dress code....and that's what you will see at HR this Sunday.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chevy Chase View neighborhood in Kensington, MD (20895). Go to mass at Holy Redeemer this Sunday for Easter and count the hair bows, seersucker suits, critter pants, and smocked dresses. You won't see Lilly Pulitzer bc that's reserved for the country club and Bethany Beach (Aka Kensington East).

Caution: you must be catholic and republican to live there (seriously)

Catholic and preppy are like oil and water.

The Kennedys nailed the Prep look. Some of the best prep schools are Jesuit. Fairfield Prep in Connecticut is a fine example.

Anonymous wrote:Meh. It has to do with how you were raised. People are not going to suddenly "see you" as preppy because you wear certain clothes. I know someone (or two) that tried to pull this sh*t, having no pot to p*ss in. They are fooling NO ONE. Frankly, they make a**es out of themselves by being such poor posers. Decide to give it up and grow up, people just aren't that stupid.

I actually have to agree. My dad went to prep school in Connecticut. My mom was from New Haven (pre-crack). It is how you are raised. I remember faded, weathered lacrosse polos in the 70s. Khakis and navy blazers with brass buttons. It's an understated look. Not shiny, crisp and bright Lily like the poseurs wear.

Anonymous wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/24/opinion/24hamlin.html?_r=0

Barf.

Read the link at 21:11, PP.

Why didn't anyone ask the question "WHY?". I am sorry I fail to understand the appeal of "preppy", maybe because I am not from the US? Is this some sort of moniker for upper class? It just sounds so silly and sort of fake that it would be determined by clothing choices or certain very specific look. Are you really looking to associate yourself with people, who appear to be upper class, OP? Are you upper class yourself?

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Anonymous wrote:http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4208-Glenrose-St_Kensington_MD_20895_M57178-58014

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/9720-Carriage-Rd_Kensington_MD_20895_M54911-09275

This is Chevy Chase View....drive through it and you'll think it's even better than CC. Very small town, close knit community vibe. Everyone knows everyone. Downside: everyone is white and republican. All SAHMs, and a bit Stepford.

Like a poor mans ccmd.

Yes, exactly, faux prep for sure. They couldn't get into CCC or Columbia to save their lives.

That's plain crap. Plenty of people in Kensington belong to CCC and Columbia.

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Anonymous wrote:Not the BS crowd. I'm telling you I saw several grown men wearing critter pants at Christmas eve mass at Holy Redeemer. It's preppy. Go to mass there on Easter and look at the clothes. The moms are super thin, tan, toned, blonde with bobs with high end preppy clothing. If that's not preppy, then I don't know what is. Please post links to preppy images. I think you might not understand what upper class preppy is.

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Anyone can ape the prep style of dress. Prep is so much more than the clothes. I think you may not know what upper class preppy is. Real preps don't think that much about the style. It's just ingrained. Difficult to explain.

Oh do try to explain it to us hapless cretins.

Anonymous wrote:Chevy Chase View neighborhood in Kensington, MD (20895). Go to mass at Holy Redeemer this Sunday for Easter and count the hair bows, seersucker suits, critter pants, and smocked dresses. You won't see Lilly Pulitzer bc that's reserved for the country club and Bethany Beach (Aka Kensington East).

Caution: you must be catholic and republican to live there (seriously)

Catholic and preppy are like oil and water.