Monthly Archives: September 2010
Fashion Week: Kate Spade, Lacoste & More
Fashion Week is well underway, and today we start with one of the original prep lines, Lacoste. This is the final collection for creative director Chistopher Lemaire, the designer is off to Hermès. Continue reading
A Fashion Frenzy, Gossip Girls and Mad Men
there are multiple FNO events with a preppish flavor: J. Crew’s Jenna Lyons will be at the company’s Prince Street store, while Jessica Alba and Andre Leon Talley will be at the Polo Ralph Lauren location in Soho.
Brooks Brothers’ FNO party starts at 6pm at the flagship store on Madison; we don’t know if they will have the Brooks Brothers True Prep limited edition available, but it can be purchased online at the retailer’s website. Continue reading
A Conversation With Lisa Birnbach
Miss Birnbach explained that she is not saying absolutely, unequivocally, that a certain school, or community, or club, or sport, or item of clothing, or anything else is the “one and only.” Nor that it should be. Continue reading
True Prep Tuesday
Next, we have to say we love the fab madras jacket Ms. Birnbach is sporting in her on-camera interview with the Borders online site? This is very similar to one yours truly has, although ours is ancient. Continue reading
Preptastic Sales & Savings, Polo Ralph Lauren Horse Devours US Open Logo
In this space we frequently give Polo Ralph Lauren the benefit of the doubt, perhaps more often than is merited; as we are fond of the company’s non-logoed lines, including the Black and Purple Label collections. But this is simply ridiculous, it approaches corporate narcissism. Continue reading
