Think Blair Waldorf or Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl or Charlotte York from Sex and the City. If preppy fashion is what you want to emulate, then these fictional characters from television shows have to be your style icons. The term preppy or its alternate version, preppie, are abbreviated forms of the word preparatory. A person is referred to as being preppy, when he has a particular way of talking, dressing, and behaving. Preppy clothes tend to deviate towards the more traditional, and to the untrained eye a person wearing preppy clothes may seem to be wary of experimenting with fashion. But preppy fashion, though seemingly inconspicuous, is more brand conscious and expensive. It is difficult to find someone wearing cheap preppy clothes, due to its unavailability but you can try and model the look out of clothes you already have in your wardrobe. If you want to don preppy clothes, you need to remember that the look is predominantly formal, to the extent that even teenagers try to emulate the appearance of a young professional.

Anyone who swears by preppy fashion follows some golden rules. If you have been newly enamored by this style, then here is a quick overview of some cardinal sins that you should never commit. Always remember that you should never wear gold and silver together. The same rule applies to wearing black and brown. You should always match your shoes, belt and purse. Always tuck in your shirt. If you are wearing a skirt or a dress, you should always wear pantyhose, unless your shoes are open toed. Similarly, always wear socks when you are wearing either shorts or pants, unless you are wearing open toe shoes. For women, preppy fashion dictates a preference for skirts and dresses over pants and other masculine clothing items. Conservative, classic and clean cut – these are the three C’s that are synonymous with preppy clothes. Read the rest of this entry »