Classic American preppy (men)
rep ties

sack suits (seersucker,poplin for summer; gray flannel for winter)

Brooks Brothers

	Kanye West is a prominent example of hip-hop preppy. Click photo for larger image.

J. Press

Sperry Topsiders (preferably held together with duct tape)

Lacoste Shirts

Ralph Lauren Polo

Shetland pullover sweaters

madras (dark, not pastel)

Nantucket reds (preferably faded to pink)

Classic American preppy (women)

Lime green golf skirts

Lacoste shirts with popped collars

Lilly Pulitzer "Jackie Kennedy" shift

Cardigan cableknit sweaters tied around shoulders

Mummy's pearls

gold shell earrings

14K heavy gold braceletsbangles and/or chains,preferably somewhat dinged up

Jack Rogers sandals

Grosgrain ribbon belts

Fair-isle sweaters from Trimingham's in Bermuda

Hip Hop Preppy

T-Pain

Kanye West

Andre 3000

Pharrell

Updated Preppy

Ralph Lauren polo shirt (with large size polo player)

Vineyard Vines

J. McLaughlin

J. Crew

Tory Burch

Clothes with 60s, 70s-era decorative art: geometric shapes, zigzags and deco (think decorators David Hicks, Billy Baldwin)

David Yurman jewelry

Anthropologie

Casual Updated Preppy

North Face or Columbia outerwear, vests, jackets (ski lift tickets attached)

baggy khakis

Buzz by Jane Fox: tote bags, belts, flip-flops

Patagonia fleece

Reef sandals

Eliza B. flip-flops

Euro Preppy

Anything Banana Republic (fitted)

Quilted Vests

Barbour wax jackets

Wellies

Pittsburgh Preppy

Palm Place, Shadyside

Kountz & Rider

Brooks Brothers Downtown

Heinz Healey, Station Square

London Dock, Squirrel Hill, Fox Chapel

Populist, affordable Preppy

L.L. Bean

Bass Weejuns

The Gap (since Rachel Zoe signed on as a consultant)

American Eagle