The Official Preppy Handbook (gnv64)

The Official Preppy Handbook
Jonathan Roberts, Carol McD. Wallace, Mason Wiley, Lisa Birnbach
Workman Publishing | 1980 | ISBN: 0894801406 | 224 pages | PDF | 57.24 mb

The Official Preppy Handbook is a tongue-in-cheek humor reference guide. It describes an aspect of North American culture she styles as prepdom. In addition to insights on prep school and university life at socially acceptable schools, it illuminates many aspects of upper-class, old money WASP society. Topics range from appropriate clothing for various social events to how to choose the correct college and major.

This book was a spot-on parody when it came out in 1980, but also a quite accurate and even useful "field guide" to the North American prepster. Almost 25 years later, it still holds up as humor, and also as a great guide to the prep look and lifestyle. And best of all, it may even be timely once again: an article in the New York Times suggested that teen fashion trends are turning away from overexposure and punk and back toward plaid, chinos, polo shirts (with turned up collars, natch), even repp ties! Everything comes around a second time, so Lisa Birnbach call your office.