Preppy Shades…
As today was the fourth day over 85 here in Massachusetts, I thought I’d write something about sunglasses. I myself am a fan of them however my girlfriend refuses to wear them. Don’t know why but she thinks she looks goofy. Anyways, right now I just have some white plastic oakley’s but was looking to get another pair. I don’t think I want to be spending a huge amount of money, like most of these, but I want a good pair. I don’t want to look like I’m wearing huge girl sunglasses though, so
they should be masculine. Here are some I’m looking at if I can afford them that is…
Maui Jim Maka These are some nice wrap around glasses, and in my opinion look good, but at $280 they’re out of my range.
Next we have The Shield Glasses by Ralph Lauren. Ive always thought the model wearing these looked stone cold cool. Once again though, $220 is quite expensive for sunglasses. I could practically get a Wii!
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In the midrange I like the Ray-Ban 4091. At $140 they are still an
expensive pair of glasses but they have the same wraparound look as the Maui Jims, and the brand name quality, yet not such a big price tag.
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At only $20 American Eagle Aviators are as cheap as you can get
without looking stupid. While they kind of look cheap, that’s because they are but they still look surprisingly good with a lot of different things. Wearing aviators with shorts and a rolled up oxford shirt is perfect for going to the beach or a cookout.
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You gotta have a pair of shutter shades… and at only $25 how can you not buy them?
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So are these wrap around and shield glasses too feminine? Sure they look good on the models but in real life… who knows.
Two more Preppy Bands…
After just creating my top ten list of the preppiest bands, I realized I had forgotten some which are probably two of the most preppiest, despite being not well known.
The first is Vampire Weekend. They are a little punk-ish/indie rock, but deffinitly preppy as they met at Colombia Universtiy. In photographs they dress rather preppy, and their songs have some preppy undertones like “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” (Kwassa Kwassa refers to Congolese tribal dance music) and “Oxford Comma”
The other is Chester French; which is composed of two Harvard grads from Cambridge, MA. They are kind of pop music, and were offered a deal by Kanye West but turned it down for one from Pharell, another style concious (albeit not stylish) rapper. They named their band after the sculptor of the John Harvard Statue and Lincoln Memorial monument, which exentuates the preppiness.
Both these bands are a sort of indie alternative rock, so they don’t fit in with the preppiness that Michael Buble conveys, however their undertones are no doubt preppy at heart.
The Top 10 Preppiest Bands / Artists
When I was thinking how the preppy lifestyle can encompass nearly every branch of life, not just clothing, I began thinking about music. Though there is obviously not a genre of music called preppy, I feel that there are some bands that just have a sort of feel, that goes well with the prep feel. (I realize I use the words prep and preppy a lot but there aren’t really any other names for it…) That is why I have composed a list of ten preppy bands. These to me feel like good music to listen to when doing things preppy, but I wouldn’t necessarily listen to them 24/7. Afterall this is Diet Preppy, and I still enjoy songs like Get Low by Lil Jon when I’m in the mood. But I digress. On to the List!
10. Bloc Party - Bloc Party is not really one of my favorite bands, as I haven’t really been able to get into them, but there is no doubt that they play good, preppy feeling music. The British vocalist really enhances the feel somehow, and has made Bloc Party an Increasingly popular band.
9. MGMT - When I first heard the song “Time to Pretend” by MGMT in the movie “21″, I instantly wanted to download it and listen to it on repeat. The extremely catchy beginning never seems to get old, and is perfect driving music with the windows down and sunroof open in the summer. T
his song just makes you feel good, and for that reason I chose MGMT as a good preppy band. What surprised me though was that their other songs were good as well, since usually bands like this have onereally good song, while the rest are just average. “Electric Feel” and “Boogie Down” have a slightly similar feel to “Time to Pretend and are almost as catchy. Lets hope they live up to the hype, and produce even more singles.
8. Jack Johnson - This laidback, Hawaiian singer songwriter plays a lot of mellow songs 
with acoustic guitar. His good singing voice and lack of angst makes his music feel a little surfer-ish but is good to play in the background when doing summer preppy activities like sailing or playing frisbee in the park with some friends. While he himself may not be preppy, the songs that he plays particularly “Sitting Waiting Wishing” and “If I had Eyes” go so well with preppy activities that he makes the list at number eight.
7. Kanye West - In terms of rap, Kanye West is by far the preppiest. Though some may liste n to his music and not understand how it could be preppy, one must realize who Kanye is. Kanye w
as raised in an upper-middle class suburb in the south, and even went to college for a period of time. When Kanye is out on the streets his clothes combine a mixture of both hip and preppy styles. Some may find this ugly, but I think that its quite interesting that he’s so confident. He seems to not be ashamed to not have a real street life, and was never a gangster, like rappers like 50 Cent were, and has his own sense of cutting edge style. His lyrics are hip hop but they don’t revolve really around traditional rap subjects and are more just bragadoccio. Songs like “Homecoming” and “Flashing Lights” are good songs, especially when your in the mood for some hip hop. Plus I hear the Glow in the Dark Tour is supposed to be amazing.
6. Guster - Although Guster can be a little hippy-ish, their clean sounding alternative feel, with good vocals
makes them a good preppy band. Songs like the ever-popular “Amsterdam” with sunny music videos, enhance that preppy feel. Read more