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The Official Preppy Handbook
$240.00
Look, Muffy, a book for us! The book that started it all.
The Great Ivy/Prep Schism of 1981: In many ways, a modern version of Luther’s “95 Theses.” Before “The Official Preppy Handbook,” there was simply Ivy with madras, hot pink, and whale cords living in happy harmony with sober flannels and loamy shetlands. The Ivy Peaceable Kingdom.
In 1981, Lisa Birnbach and her merry band of pink-and-green clad pranksters, nailed their handbook to the door, claimed the more exuberant elements of the Look, and gave the result its own name: Preppy.
Despite being a schismatic text (or probably because of it), the OPH is a ton of fun, serving as a gently self-satirizing guide to the life of country clubs, boarding schools, cotillions, finals clubs, and proper squash bags. J. Press, of course, makes an appearance as an approved store.
If you’ve ever wondered how to be Really Top Drawer, this is the book for you.
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