Originally Posted by septaThe key with dressing preppy or trad on college campuses is not appearing to try too hard. Although I did go to the sort of college that has no football team, but does have squash and cricket, if I had shown up with grey flannels, a tweed jacket, ocbd and button down, no one would have liked it. The professors would have thought me a prig, students from middle and working class backgrounds a snob, and students from truly upper class backgrounds (and I do mean the kind who have last names associated with gilded age industry and will never have to work) some sort of pathetic Gatsbyesque character. I wore brooks brothers shirts (my dads and very frayed), mcgeorge sweaters (a light blue one that got a lot of attention), bills, lacoste polos, harris tweeds, horn rimmed glasses
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women jordans shoes , and don't wear the blue blazer 'cause it looks totally cliched (unless it is a formal or to church). Best of luck and wear your clothes without fear, or it will ruin the effect. Cheers Wow, I think you've really got it pegged. I really can't think of anything to add, though the only thing I might take issue with is the blue blazer. At the same time, however, I understand what you mean.
