preppy

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!