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Photo by Muffy Aldrich
THE THING BEFORE PREPPY
Muffy Aldrich
Muffy Aldrich, Editor of Salt Water New England: The Thing Before Preppy, since 2010. And a 12th Generation New Englander.
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Email Muffy at editor@saltwaternewengland.com
Timeless and perfect!
ReplyDeleteIt should be a Mercer oxford, not Lauren. Other than that, superb! Cheers! Thanks for all you do for us!
ReplyDeleteIncorrect - Lauren was about as 80's as you can get!
DeleteI wish that I had taken better care of my FairIsle sweaters ... I still have them in the bottom drawer of curly maple dresser ... but they have moth holes.
ReplyDeleteI think that's rather a sad little tale, to quote a line from a Joan Hickson Miss Marple (Moving Finger). But the curly maple dresser sounds awfully nice!
DeleteLove the interaction and integrity. Muffy, please keep doing what you’re doing. Merci beaucoup.
DeleteThe moth holes can probably be repaired (Guestie, above). Do you know a good knitter? Or a good knitting shop?
DeleteThe 80s had the "roomy" fit to OCBDs, apparently Brooks, Polo and even Bean expected guys to wear them for actual polo games instead of every day! The Bean University stripes were a standard for value and getting that peachy soft feel after a few washes. When Bean opted for "no iron" cotton, it was over.
ReplyDeleteThe androgynous nature of this entire ensemble is stunning.
ReplyDeleteSigh. Once again I must instruct Muffy's faithful on the essential, foundational aspect of True Prep Female attire. Tedious as this must be, I am constrained to inform all of you one more time. All True Prep young ladies aspire to be their father. Period, end of sentence. He is their model, their inspiration. Thus, True Prep ladies dress like their father, with a few, very few, feminine accessories. No makeup, no nail polish. No lipstick. Granny underwear. Headband, if needed. It is painful when societal norms require a dress. So, if you don't know, now you know.
DeleteThis explains why all my clothing gets “borrowed.”
DeleteExcuse you, Cirquitor, my father did not wear granny underwear.
DeleteAre you certain? How would you know one way or another?
DeleteOften household members share laundry duties. It can be easy to identify which garment belongs to which household member. Perhaps Anon 10:58 makes their critical claim based doing laundry which included underwear worn by the father in the family. What do you think?
DeletePerfection - I worn it in the 80s and just yesterday had on khakis, white turtleneck, cable sweater, and boat shoes. All that that’s missing from the photo is pearls, and a little Clinique lip gloss. Did you see that LL Bean has brought back Women's Handsewn Moccasins, Camp Mocs? I had a recently had a pair made at Rancourt and love them.
ReplyDeleteHard to do nowadays. Everything is made differently because people today are almost all mondo gobby-fat. Though I still have many of my ties from the '80s, and a blazer that cost me a week's salary in 1987 (and was well worth it), and my Brooks loafers from 1986, my crew-necks are long gone, and I miss the trim-but-not tight fit.
ReplyDeleteSwap out a Guernsey for the Fair Isle, and nix the bracelet and Been totes, and that was essentially what I wore this past weekend.
ReplyDeleteWorks for me! What a great look=fabulous clothes. Thank you, Muffy!
ReplyDeleteIn the '80s I had two pair of khakis ( I prefer jeans and slacks, tho' ), one pair of brown moccs and one pair in black, a few Oxford shirts and a assortment of T-shirts and poloneck skivvies ( turtleneck tees ) I'd layer under jumpers. As for the Fair Isle jumper, I only had one that wore out ages ago and I never replaced it.
ReplyDeleteIn the UK "skivvies" are underwear e.g. boxers
DeleteI've only heard of British using the term " skivvy " as a slang term ( sometimes derogatory ) for a menial female maid or servant, whereas In Australia and New Zealand it refers to a long sleeve T-shirt or sweater, usually with a poloneck/turtleneck collar and in America " skivvies " is slang for an undergarment.
DeleteYou could also say, "Dress Like the 50s." I have pictures of my grandmother on weekend outings in the immediate postwar era, and she is wearing almost the same thing. One way to think of the clothing of TTBP is as a cross between upper-class sporting clothes of the 1930s and military garments of WWII. They coalesced into a distinct look on college campuses in the late 40s, and somehow it endures today, at least in corners of the eastern US.
ReplyDeleteI like it for its style, practicality, and adaptability, and also for its traditions and craftsmanship. But the number of quality vendors dwindles by the year. BB is dead. J. Press is dying. If O'Connell's and the Andover Shop ever close, I'm not sure what I'll do. Good thing their offerings last so long!
Class will never go out of style! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat about Clarks Wallabees? Don't forget them....
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