Pull Off the Preppy Look

The preppy style is the fresh but elegant look that is long been seen on the campuses of American Ivy League colleges such as Harvard and Yale, and it is a great look to opt for over summer if you have got the youthfulness to pull it off. With a growing amount of Us inspired clothing now ready in the Uk, it is just a case of knowing which brands to select from and how to put key pieces together to generate the first-rate style.

The term preppy derives from the pre-college preparatory schools that upper middle-class children in the North Eastern states of America sometimes attend, and although the look has its origins in the 1950s, it was largely popularised 30 years later with the publication of the legal Preppy Handbook by Lisa Birnbach, and is now recognised as a sub-culture. Since then, many preeminent faces have been seen sporting the look - men and women alike - and every now and then it crops up on the catwalks of top designers too. Comprehensive it combines wealth and sophistication with youth and sport, but think tennis and pilotage rather than football and rugby.

Men Shirts

Men hoping to accomplish the look should in fact invest in a button-down collar shirt that is preferably in a subtle stripe, and then team it up with a lightweight blazer. Those feeling a wee bolder can twin up the shirt with a cable knit sweater, which should be worn tied colse to the shoulders. Crisp polo shirts are also a must-have to get the look, as are well-made brogues, but if you are involved that you cannot quite get the equilibrium right, turn straight to the extreme college brand - Franklin and Marshall for some inspiration. The Us label takes its name from one of the oldest colleges in the States, and its collections aim to stay true to an all-American image, even though interestingly the vast majority of its clothing items are in fact produced in Italy.

Pull Off the Preppy Look

The Franklin and Marshall range includes varsity jackets, blazers, college sweatshirts, knitwear, shirts and pants that have the first-rate clean lines related with the preppy style, and coupled with some first-rate shirts, chinos and sweaters from Ralph Lauren - the extreme Us label - you cannot fail to generate the desired effect. For great finishing touches, you can also accessorise with items such as summer neck scarves and straw trilbies, but these are not for the faint-hearted, so if in doubt, stick to cotton blue shirts, navy blazers and tan brogues or boat shoes for a wholly cool but sophisticated style.

Pull Off the Preppy Look

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