What's on your mug?

Straight hair, wear argyle, plaid, polo tees (collar up), lacoste, tiffanys jewelry, jcrew sweaters, own at least one designer item, dolce and gabbana sunglasses, burberry bag, prada, etc.

i don't know a state of dress?

By sandy

These are mostly stereotypes. I live in Greenwich and I THE preppiest person I know. I never wear mini's, I never wear abercrombie, I never show alot of skin, I never wear tight pants / jeans. Preps are smart too. All preps, including me, almost always go off the charts on the Standerdized Test Scores. We aren't stuck up, we're poliet ALWAYS, and everybody likes us becuase we are nice. We don't brag, and you people who make up these defonitions are jealous of preps!

Preppy kids are nice, and people like them for the classy, classic style.

By x me x

A word used by "wannabees", if you will, to describe the New England-Old Money crowd. Typically used by wanabee middle school girls who attempt to dress in a way like the aforementioned, and really want to go to a private boarding school but cannot afford it. This style is also popular with the nouveau riche. Because of these kinds of people attempting to live this lifestyle, it has given the clothing generally worn by this crowd a bad name, and the people who originally wore it alas, can do so no longer.

Girl in brain: I want to be preppy and go to a "preppy" school but I cant afford it so I guess I will just have to dress like I do.

By MontgomeryWellingtonsworthIV

Smart, very pretty girls or rugged, well-built guys who wear couture (Anne Klein, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, Stella McCathney), drive cool cars, Porshe and Ferrari, go to boarding school (anywhere, east coast or west - like in Atherton, CA or Dover, MA) and get everything that they want. the guys play sports like soccer, lacrosse etc. and they travel a lot and like exotic stuff. (Some of them do alot to help the poor.) Some are snobs and some are not.

Paris Hilton is a snobbish (trashy) Preppy, Kate Hudson is not.

By socal_surfer

all of the people on here who are saying that preppy is a lifestyle are obviously preppy people who are tired of being made fun of. Preppy means that you wear expensive name brands and like really girly stuff like make-up boots tote bags coffee cheerleading and being a stuck up bitch for no appearant reason. And yes preppy people are rich (welll-off means the same fucking thing)

if you shop at abercrombie and you are a guy your preppy

By Dan Vino