What exactly is the "preppy" look? My understanding vs. your understanding?

agreed,

however preppy is also the flaunting of brand names. saying `my clothes are better than your clothes` because they are more expensive, designer, or for whatever elitist reasons is preppy. however, owning something designer, or something by the traditional preppy brands (like lacoste), does not make you a prep.

fashion wise, you nailed the look on the top photo. however, on the bottom one she might be wearing a school uniform inspired sweater. abercrombie is nothing more than an overpriced casual clothing store, but it does have piece inspired by the traditional preppy look. i do like blazers, AE buttondown shirts (i like button downs in general, i just feel AE has better colors than HCO and ANF) but i don`t consider myself a prep. i don`t care about brands (although there are some brands i tend to like over others strictly for aesthetic reason), i am not upper class, and i feel really stupid flaunting stuff in other peoples` face.

as far as the preppy life style, i share different interests ... i don`t like having my mind preoccupied by my carreer, and i do not like gold, tennis, yachting, and truth is, most pasttimes or settings which are considered luxurious downright bore me. chances are if you saw my in fitted jeans (usually something flared and slim) and my button down shirts, with a blazer, trench coat of sort, you`d imediatly think i`m a prep.

finally, preppy is an elitist society of superficial mutual adoration revolving around money, brands and mundane overly polite discussion topic. yawn ... boring

Preppy is NOT: Abercrombie or Hollister.
Preppy is: A life style.
Most preppy people are raised in upper middle to upper class homes. They do and are involved with an assortment of preppy activities like: Fishing, Sailing and Golf. They wear clothes that are centrally themed around the preppy life style like: Ralph Lauren, J.Crew and Brooks Brothers.

Abercrombie and Hollister are NOT preppy. They are just the brands of mainstream teen America.

the correct meaning for preppy is the one you know. but nowadays people think the complete opposite (torn jean skirts, flip flops, walking billboard tshirt) is what preppy means.
people really like to use labels, without even knowing what they are.
i get called an indie kid a lot, but its like what does that mean? im independent?? ha
i throw the words around to and am being a bit of a hypocrite right now, but its just because theres lack of a better word to use when thats what people associate it with??
like if i say preppy they automaticaly think holister. so i know thats not what preppy is but thats what people associate it with.

not that this really answers your ? but thats my thoughts.
(ill get off my soapbox now)

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Real preppy is what you just showed me.

SOMETIMES (I stress sometimes), I think some of the kids who where Abercrombie ARE preppy, they just decided to wear cheaper clothes.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=preppy

Here you go!