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...must remember that preppy fashion's value lies in the monetary symbol of its diverse logos. The sole charm of a Lacoste shirt is the Lacoste. The Handbook confirms this: "Subtleties of cut, weave, or color distinguish the merely good from the Prep. A small percentage of polyester in oxford cloth shirt of a lapel that's a quarter of an inch too wide can make all the difference." Only that idle elite can afford to spend time learning to detect such trivial differences and can squander money paying for them. What a pity that the rest...
...because of this pervading hypocricy that it is distressing to watch preppy fashion pervade Harvard. This vogue would be harmless if it were nothing more than an unsightly Public Display of Affectation. But Prep implies that some of us are more equal than others--by virtue not of intrinsic merit but of money. America must reconcile this obvious inequality of wealth with its professed democratic ideals by dispelling the myth that differences in income reflect personal merit...
...have head so often: "There you are, cut off from everything, acting out a certain type of behavior agreed upon by everyone. But you don't know you're wearing funny clothes because everyone is. You really don't have to concentrate very hard if you're really a prep...
...harsh New England weather or the luxury of their libraries and playing fields. And to their own loss, many do not understand why they will spend so much of their adult lives trying to recapture that flawless sixth-form year. "It's downhill for a lot of people after prep school. There's a definite sense of loss," one of our roommates likes to observe...
...track vs. Naval Academy Prep School...