Old School 101

The first of every month is a big day here in Dallas. Not only do we get the chance to start anew but the new issue of Paper City hits stands! Paper City is a social paper with all the latest and greatest news on events and happenings around the city. While I enjoy all the fabulous photos and write-ups every month I think the August 2010 issue tops my list! This month is all about "back to (old) school" and preps! There is a "Back to Boarding School" article highlighting the latest and greatest prep clothing must-haves and of course a list of the preppiest staples that never go out of style. So straight from the pages of Paper City I bring you:

Old School 101

Some things will never, ever go out of style. Herewith, those things.
By Robsie Brinkley and Brooksie Hortenstine

July 27, 2010

Embrace your inner Thurston and Lovey. Live the list.
Lobster thermidor at Christie’s Steakhouse
Nantucket lightship basket purses
Bermuda bags
Skotch Koolers
The Printery Fair Isle cardigans
Argyle, madras, plaid, pastels
Chipped beef, crab cakes, beef stroganoff, King Ranch chicken
Pepperidge Farm Chessmen
Skippy, Triscuits, Underwood Duke’s Mayonnaise
Embroidered whales on anything
Monogrammed everything
Choate Rosemary Hall, The Hotchkiss School, Phillips Exeter Academy
Pooh Corner, St. John’s, Kinkaid, The Fay School, River Oaks Baptist School, Episcopal High School
Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Brown
L.L., Ralph, Lilly
Goyard
Stubbs & Wootton
Dooney & Bourke
Steve and Eydie
Vineyard Vines
Bayou Club, Houston Country Club, River Oaks Country Club, The Forest Club, The Briar Club
Tretorns, Weejuns, Top-Siders
Greenwich, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard
Pearls
Sailing
Gatoring
Lacrosse, rugby, squash
Floral chintz
Needlepoint
The Junior League
C.Z., Babe, JackieF. Scott, Truman, Sargent
The two Slims
Sister Parish
Lester Lanin
Bay rum
Eau Sauvage
Nantucket Reds
Jack Rogers Navajos
Bernardo Miamis
Barbara Hutton, Gloria Vanderbilt, Brenda Frazier
Assembly, Bolero debs
Mystic, Waldemar, Longhorn
Black Point Beach
Point O’ Woods
Texas Corinthian Yacht Club, Houston Yacht Club
The North Shore
Gant
Lacoste
Muffy, Buffy, Bitsy, Topsy
Skip, Chip, Kip, Trip
The Hampton Classic
La Plates melamine plates, monogrammed
J. Press
The Strand Book Store
The Official Preppy Handbook
Love Story, The Great Gatsby, The Graduate
Range Rovers, Land Cruisers, Grand Wagoneers
Volvo 240s
Any Mercedes-Benz, pre-1990
Pink
Green