Preppy in New York City

My wife took this photo of me looking at books among the vendors at Union Square near 17th Street in …

Join The Preppy Anti-Defamation League

Pete and Trudy Campbell invite you to consider joining or renewing your annual membership with the Preppy Anti–Defamation League.   Summer is go–to–hell season, …

Kennedy Home Movies in Color

President John F. Kennedy and his family defined classic casual style, whether on the water at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts or …

Poll: Should WASP 101 Return?

It’s been a couple of weeks since WASP 101 was taken down.  I wasn’t a regular reader of that blog, …

Summer Classics – eBay and Thrifting

A Madras plaid tie makes a sharp addition to the summer wardrobe.  The one I’m wearing is from Ralph Lauren. …

JFK in 1946 – Ivy Style

John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s first political campaign came in 1946 when he ran for Congress in the 11th District of Massachusetts. …

Preppy in the 90s

1999 – A professional headshot of me taken by a photographer in Tribecca when my wife and I were living …

Thrifted Summer Clothes

At The Nearly New Shop in Greenville, SC last week, I found a very comfortable Madras plaid short sleeve button …

Andy Warhol: Button Down Man

Andy Warhol, the son of Polish immigrants, left his hometown of Pittsburgh and arrived in New York City by train …

Rothko, a Cigar and Strong Black Coffee

Hub City Bookstore is a great independently run bookstore in Spartanburg, SC. On a rainy Saturday morning not long ago, I …

Thank You Notes and Threadbare Rugs

Tad Friend, author of Cheerful Money:  Me, My Family and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor (Little Brown and Company …

Preppy in the 80s

I recently opened a box of old photographs and college annuals and blew off the dust.  The images here are …

Thrifted Brooks Brothers Poplin Suit

Since the move to South Carolina last summer, I’ve had a chance to scout thrift stores in my area and …

Tad Friend – A True Wasp

Tad Friend, in his 2009 memoir Cheerful Money:  Me, My Family and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor, reveals in …

WASP 101 Blogger Exposed?

This week Christian Chensvold of Ivy Style received a tip from an unnamed source concerning the identity of the person …