What is Southern Prep?
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A Southern Prep is a WASP who lives in the south and who vacations in some spot like Sea Island, GA, St.Simon's Island GA, or some posh island in Florida. They don't rock abercrombie and they wear polo or Brooks Brothers Shirts. The wearing of the collar "up" is optional. They live in some rich neighborhood like Buckhead. He or she usually goes to a prep school like Westminster in Atlanta.
Look at that southern prep. Does he live in Buckhead? He can't be from Martha's Vinyard with THAT accent!
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Guys:
Always in a respectable fraternity
wears polos and oxfords from Lacoste Ralph Lauren Burberry and Joseph A. Banks in bright colors
wears shorts in khaki navy blue red(preferably faded) yellow and embroidered shorts, never any cargo pockets
Always has his Maui Jims nearby preferably with croakies
Boat shoes are a must as well as Gucci loafers or drivers
NEVER goes near abercrombie or similar retail
Blazers work
collars never go up in Texas, thats reserved for trashy wannabees
Drives an SUV (land rover, bmw, benz, tahoe...) but if a car is neccesary then a bmw will suffice
Shirt always tucked in with a nice belt from lacoste or polo
Girls:
(again we're talking about southerners)
Always well groomed, VERY well groomed
nothing trashy
wears burberry lacoste seven polo jcrew and anything they can put on their send home Neimans and Saks cards
Not too much makeup
Nothing from low end retailers like abercrombie or american eagle
Always has a louis vuitton/prada/gucci/coach purse, but nothing too flashy
Heels are a must but nothing slutty
jewelry is key, but again nothing too flashy - pearl sets, david yurman, tiffany's, maybe a diamond here or ther
They drive smaller cars usually (audi's, bmws, lexus', mercedes benzs, and sometimes land rover SUV's)
Always cordial, never tacky or rude
these are just a few traits of the Southern Prep, style may differ between areas
Hudson, I like your new topsiders. Where did you get those?
Catherine looks nice today in her pearls and cashmere sweater set.
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Girls: Always look their best, Weither their hair is curly or striaght its put together every morning.
Wears: Polo, Locoste, sevens, Abercrombie & American Eagle(Mostly for jeans and skirts and what not)The amount of makeup depends on the person not the group as a whole some people liek to say that all preps wear little makeup thats however not true.
Purses: Most southern preps have at least one Louis Vuitton, coach, dooney and burke, kate spade, prada, fendi or christian Dior.
As far as jewlery it's a misconception once again to say that diamonds are not wore because most preps acutaly do wear them. Pearls are worn to but mostly for more conservative ones.
Cars: always somthing clasic but not too flashy, and "pimped out" cars arent acceplatble.
Sarah's new bmw is so cute!
