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preppy- a true prep does not wear abercrombie and fitch, hollister, or american eagle.A true preppie always looks put together,clean cut, and crisp. We would never ever put on a slutty shirt from a and f. We like to dress to impress! like wearing clothes from ralph lauren polo, l l bean ect. we always have our colars popped up and most of the time have pearls around our necks. None of us would be caught dead in anything else. You might think that the kids at your school who wear a n f and hollister are preppy....but they are not. They are just trashy looking.

omg did you see kristie today? she was looking good in her pink ralph lauren polo with her colar popped up.

By polo prep

Hey. Sure, Brooks Brothers is a standard preppy store, but don't forget BASS. Of course, they sew the Weejuns!

Bass Weejuns -- loafers with the money appropriately inserted.

By RT

A prep is someone who lives in new england, summers in nantucket, martha's vineyard or block island, and usually goes to a private school. preps come from old money, generally their families are old time new england families. preps go to colleges like wesleyan, swarthmore, harvard, bowdoin, risd, wellesly, and other colleges of the type. they wear j.crew, have a northface ski jacket with lift tickets attatched, carry a nalgene with them everywhere, and dont wear a whole lot of makeup. they consider themselves to be liberals, but tend to be more on the conservative end of liberalism. they wont admit they are rich, but they are-they just arent showy with their money, and will buy a jetta over a porsche or a crv over an escalade. generally, they go for quality, not size/showyness.

person 1: you look so new england prep today person 2: yeah i didnt feel like hiding it today

By K.A.

Prep is as many of the people here have already said - classic, conservative, WASPy, tasteful, etc. What bothers me is the misconception that being "preppy" means being a snob. Snobs, by and large, are insecure middle class pricks. A real prep is confident enough in him/herself that he/she doesn't need to put others down for no reason. Preps are secure in who they are; they don't need flashy brand names to give them their self worth. On a side note - Someone who is White, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant is not necessarily a WASP; George Bush is a WASP, for example, while Bill Clinton is not.

A real prep wouldn't waste his time hanging with a snob.

By Chip

first of all, there are basically two types of preppy. while both date back to the original root of the preppy style. there is an east coast prep, and a west coast prep. both of these types of preppy go back to the original polo shirts like lacoste, lilly pulitzer, ralph lauren, jcrew and other brands. l.l. bean, lands end and patagonia are also preppy favorites. while some west coast preps do shop at baercrombie, it's not for any tight or revealing clothing. it's for basic slimt fit chinos, nice skirts and oxfords. preppy does not mean snobby, and rich although most preps are from well off families. preps are not mean, condescending people. we often play sports like lacrosse, golf and tennis. and while most of us do drive nice cars, and do pop our collars (without a crease, of course) we are not mean and rude to people. a true prep respects everyone and is well mannered. many times we volunteer our time to charity and helping the less fortunate. more importantly we must always look collected and neat, have good manners and NEVER reduce ourselves to making fun of others. most preps go to a private school, like myself, and stay with the classic preppy looking never trading it in, but sometimes it's nice to add something to the classic look. anyway, people need to stop saying preps ONLY wear abercrombie and that stuff because actually, most of us don't. we are not snobby as MANY of you have tried to say, if you get to know a prep we're actually really nice. we love ribbons in our hair, printed belts, jane fox flip-flops and most importantly tote bags! you all should really give preps a chance before you judge them as self centered rich kids!

catie looked super chic prep in her sky blue lacoste polo (collar up, no doubt!), khaki chinos and vera bradley tote, and the ribbons in her hair totally accentuated the look.

By bri