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June 14, 2019
Prep’s Perps: A Look At Prep’s Issues With Authenticity
Authenticity, the holy grail of today’s marketing departments, is a slippery concept in menswear. Sometimes it refers to a brand’s…
May 17, 2016
Whit Stillman’s Frayed Collar
The other day, I interviewed the director Whit Stillman for my public radio show Bullseye. Stillman’s known for his mannered…
November 12, 2015
Real People: Changing Seasons With Texture, Pattern, And Color
Typically, weather in my home state of Maryland skips the transitional seasons; we get a week or so of comfortable,…
August 4, 2015
Josh Charles, Rich Sommer And Eric Nenninger At The Presentation Of Their Neo-prep Line
Josh Charles, Rich Sommer and Eric Nenninger at the presentation of their neo-prep line at Pitti Uomo in Wet Hot…
May 14, 2015
What Happened To Prep?
In the mid-2000s, prep seemed ascendant. J. Crew sales were booming – critter shorts and tiny-collared OCBDs abounded. Grosgrain enthusiast Thom…
February 18, 2015
Evolving Prep Expectations
I had a talk in Houston, and everyone wore pink and green. I showed up in khaki and navy and…
July 17, 2014
Real People: The Endurance Of Prep
Prep style is a little like ska music (bear with me). Although it’s never really gone, every decade or so…
March 17, 2012
NY Times Magazine: Whit Stillman & The Song Of The Preppy
NY Times Magazine: Whit Stillman & the Song of the Preppy Some fascinating meditations here (as in Stillman’s films) on…
October 24, 2010
Q And Answer: Corduroy Critters
Andy from Minneapolis asks: How should I approach embroidered corduroys? Are they just for kids? Embroidered corduroys, like their cousin,…