Feeling Preppy

Going through my Preppy phase...And may I say, I did not know I was preppy!

The Official Preppy Handbook by Lisa Birnbach with a tongue-in-cheek look at the Preppy way of life, published in 1980.

A sartorial take on the prep school bunch...

Madras plaid is quintessentially preppy and I've donned many in the 80s and 90s and this one made from purple, white and red 💜🤍❤️ 1980s fabric qualifies, even if it is purple and thus taboo per the book!

Pastels are a must! This pastel knit top suffices...

patchwork madras plaid shorts

With simple styling, it's borrowed from the boys

but gorgeously feminine in its pretty pastel colour palette

The Vintage 1946 Madras cotton patchwork plaid shorts finally arrived!

The plaid is a little bit different but I'm definitely not disappointed!

Seafoam green penny loafer mules 

Hot pink horsebit espadrille mules

Yes, lots of lime! Like a lime twill jacket. And I love the matching lime buttons and detailing...

lime green basketweave bag

lime green horsebit mules

primary Parrot green chevron quilted crossbody bag 

primary royal blue chevron quilted crossbody bag 

green and blue Adidas sneakers 💚💙💚

French blue penny loafers

Neon yellow patent leather penny loafers

neon coral 🪸 topsider sneakers

Leather topsiders are a must!

These Sperry aqua topsiders are on my radar!

I'm also partial to these tricolor Sperry top-sider boat shoes for the bright turquoise, chocolate and cognac brown combo...

Would team well with this leather cutouts concha belt

Icelandic or Shetland style sweaters

Is it Icelandic or...

Is it Inuit / Native Alaskan / Eskimo?

CB Sports red and white sweater

Fair Isle grisley charcoal grey sweater

Shaker pale peach cardigan

Floral Fair Isle sweater

Olive rust brown Fair Isle sweater

 Fair Isle cardigans

Maroon tartan plaid pants

this olive green and aqua cable knit vest

Old Navy blue and red tennis jumper sweater

candy pink cable knit sweater

soft blush pink cable knit sweater

Hot pink rules! GAP fuchsia cardigan will do...

Hot pink capri pants

petal pink Bermuda shorts

lime green capri pants

Natural linen shirt dress

Khaki rules! These khaki jeggings will do...

Cherokee label putty khaki pencil skirt

Pleated skirts are very preppy and this one is also khaki so it knocks it out of the ballpark!

Japanese 2nd Magazine's New Preppy Handbook also highlights Nantucket Red clothing as a preppy essential, featuring Murray's Toggery as the quintessential purveyor of all things Nantucket Red, which eventually fade to a pretty pale Salmon hue...

Murray's Toggery Shop in Nantucket Island, MA

These Uniqlo salmon jeggings are a shoe-in for Nantucket red

peach tee

Also this faded Nantucket Red camisole dress

this combo might do too...

coral peach 🍑 jean jacket

Coral floral sandals

My Old Navy salmon and coral plaid shirt has shades of Nantucket red

Gloria Vanderbilt salmon jeans

Mossimo Nantucket Red / seafoam plaid shirt

Salmon shorts

For a deeper Nantucket Red

Deeper still, these brick red pants match

I will include these orange shorts

these apricot hued Van's too

These Old Navy tangerine orange sneakers are so preppy!

J.G. Hook brown penny loafers

cognac brown basketweave oxford shoes

Cute lobster 🦞 knit top

Not sure if the stripes are navy or black

Xhilaration Madras patchwork plaid dress

worn as a skirt with the smocking at waist!

I found an A-line vintage dress with a similar Madras patchwork plaid and cut off the top portion, which was a simple white short-sleeve t-shirt with a stain on it!

Yes, I think it will do nicely with a classic denim jean jacket

Or teamed with this indigo blue chambray coat

Navy Madras patchwork plaid shirt

Wishlist: Ralph Lauren Keaton Madras Tiger patchwork plaid slip-on sneakers