Thirty days of Thanks - On fashion

I love all things clean, simple, and classic. Read: preppy.  I've tried funky.  Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't.  I can get away with mixing them a little but I tend to stick to my roots.  I love that look for guys, as well -- just a little less put together and matchy.  I'm good at jeans and flip-flops but now that I'm not in college anymore, it just doesn't feel the same.  I feel like it takes awhile to develop a personal style. . . I'm still working on it.

I really like this new line by J. Press for Urban Outfitters.  However, the NY Magazine Fashion Blog has it pegged -- real preps probably won't stop by UO to pick up things like this.  In fact, I'm pretty sure that real preps aren't naked.  Instead, they're probably born in cravats and pocket squares :)



I'm pretty sure that Southern preps are my favorite, though.  I like something a little more original and less commercial/contrived than

Southern Proper is still pretty spectacular. I don't know a southern girl who doesn't love her pearls.  I don't care how much of a tomboy she claims to be -- check her dresser, check her jewelry box -- she's got a pair of pearls. Maybe not something like these pearls but something a little more authentic.

I'm a huge fan of their prep belts but I still think that Vineyard Vines is far and away the best.

Lilly Pulitzer is great, too.  However, it's a little too beachy for Chicago -- we wear lots of black in these parts :)


As much as I love preppy -- I love a good deal.  Bargain shopping is a subject for another day . . .