HeyJaredMuffy Aldrich | The Thing Before Preppy
Muffy Aldrich writes on, and photographs, the state of the Preppy, Sloane, and WASP Style and Ethos in New England.
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Taking out my Ann Mashburn Weekend Tote (opens the original)
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The New England Agricultural Fair - My Father’s Black and Whites (opens the original)
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At J. Crew, My List of “5 Worst and 5 Best” Items (opens the original)
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You can’t understand New England Preppy without understanding the Swedish Influence. (opens the original)
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What global region has most contributed the most to the classic New England preppy culture? Most would say, Great Britain, of course. And that is not wrong. But Sweden — and the entire Nordic region — has had more influence than one might consider.<i
My Take on the Opening of the New L.L. Bean Store in Freeport, Maine (opens the original)
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