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!
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
Fair Isle grisley charcoal grey sweater
Shaker pale peach cardigan
Floral 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...
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
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
Mossimo Nantucket Red / seafoam plaid shirt
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!
Cute lobster 🦞 knit top
this grey solid background lobster 🦞 top too!
Loving these cheat patchwork red white blue ❤️🤍💙 Bermuda shorts to match lobster top
Nice back pockets too...
Yes that's definitely Navy blue!
Wishlist: Madras patchwork plaid calf-length skirt
Madras patchwork plaid shirt
Gold criss-cross sandals
Miista oilspill purple oxford shoes
Purple jacquard jeans style jacket
Feeling very Sagittarian already!
Purple and blue sunglasses
Purple and mint spacedye sneakers
Marimekko tee
Ripstop Woodland camouflage jacket
