Gentlemen of Hampden-Sydney

I’ve listed Hampden-Sydney again this year as the most preppy college in the South. It was founded in 1775, when … More

Interview with Lisa Birnbach

Matt Nelson interviewed Lisa Birnbach for Borders a few years back when True Prep was published, a book she co-authored … More

Remember the poster Are You A Preppie? It was printed in 1979 by University of Virginia undergrad Tom Shadyac, who … More

In the decade following publication of The Official Preppy Handbook, Hollywood produced a string of movies with a preppy theme. … More

With designers like Tommy Hilfiger updating the preppy look for a younger mass market, as in Feast Interruptus with its … More