One of the most amusing satirical artifacts of the 1980s — a period with no shortage of amusing satirical artifacts — is a paperback volume entitled “The Official Preppy Handbook,” edited ...

A photo of people posing around dated technology. Past fashion trends are resurfacing and 80’s preppy is back in style. Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com As an observer of fashion trends, I’ve slowly ...

As a kid in the ’80s, I hated the preppy craze. But did I really understand the book that started it? By James Poniewozik “The Official Preppy Handbook,” published in 1980, sold more than a ...

Preppy style is timeless. Cardigans, polo shirts, and Mary Jane shoes—all staples of the fashion—will never truly go out of style. American prep style has survived brand bankruptcies (J.

Actually, it fits a pattern: The golden age of Ivy style overlapped with the Civil Rights Movement; the ’80s Preppy Handbook resurgence followed the counterculture turbulence of the 1970s.