Well Palo Alto Menlo Park Atherton... generally liberal... yeah... but driving around my old neighborhood you can see quite a few Bush/Cheney bumper stickers and Palo Alto High just put a ban on "freak dancing" at school dances about a year ago.... and at my high school a condom program was shut down by conservative parents....so definitely not SUPER liberal.... but up here in the city... oh yeah definitely MUCH more liberal... that's undeniable... but just because it's liberal doesn't mean it's "hippie"
oh and yeah... Palo Alto kids don't wear Eddie Bauer clothing... just the backpacks ;) and I'll be sure to send word down there about Abercrombie... although I might be shot by the managers of the MAMOUTH abercrombie store in the Stanford mall for stifiling their sales.....

ETA... HEHEHE we are ALWAYS telling one of our sisters "O'Doyle Rules cause that really is her last name

I rock the colar of pink polo shirt

wear flip flops

dead on with cargo shorts

also jeans with sweaters when it pisses down rain, like today

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What is Menlo Park like? Is it a wealthy area compared to the places surrounding it? I'm asking because one of my friends from college just moved there and bought a house and I'm really nosy when it comes to other peoples' financial situations :D
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Some parts are..extravagant. A lot of the prices have dropped after the Techs took a hit though but the Allied Arts area is nice.

-Rudey
--I wouldn't summer there.

Funny you should mention UVA, I was just down there this weekend for Foxfields. Most of the guys were so ridiculous looking it was funny. Seersucker suits, 3 types of madras, embroidered sweaters, bow ties, boat shoes, straw hats. It was cute but I couldn't look at any of them seriously. Especially the guy with the embroidered whale pants, the pink bowtie, and the madras blazer. Guess that would be Northern Preppy.

Well really Menlo Park is a pretty "typical" suburban area... it has a lot of trees and homes without fences... it has areas that are nicer than others and a bit more expensive... some large homes some smaller... mainly white people...normal homes in the "less expensive" areas start about 700 I'd say (maybe more...) and that's a small house... and the nicer homes are about a million. it's actually kinda the "middle" of the road compared to the surrounding cities... although none of the cities in the area are really hurting for money.....Atherton (right next door) is a LOT more exclusive and expensive... Atherton doesn't even have any businesses when you drive through it's all really big huge gates and long driveways.... Redwood City (on the other side of Atherton) is a bit less expensive (but also a bigger city) If your friends moved to Menlo Park, they're doing pretty well.. even if it's not one of the more pricey areas of the city. Allied Arts area is a very pretty area I had a lot of friends who lived in that neighborhood and we used to go play by the creek... I also like Sharon Heights...

KITSO needs to go South of the Red River!:D NEEDS A FIX!

Never wore Dickies, but did have cut off Bibs, desert boots for purple passion parties at the Pitts!:) :D :cool:

OMG! What partys!:D

Hahaha, you sound just like my mom. :D

Dressing like a ridiculous old man does not a preppy make.

-Rudey

Oh, sweete, no! :eek: That's just plain ol' FUGLY!!!

Fugly, kinda. They just took the preppy thing to major extremes. Maybe it's a tradition down there?

Edit: A quick search found this picture from last year, so you get an idea of what I'm working with here.

Edit AGAIN: I guess Webshots isn't a big fan of you stealing their bandwidth, so if you really care, here's the link to the picture.

I don't have permission to access that picture. :(

Or just plain gay.....

UVa Preppy?
 

Nice, um, legs?

Wow, i have had fun reading this thread and seeing just how off base almost everyone is on their interpretations of southern preppy. The bottom line is that most people from other parts of the country just will not ever get it. For the southern lady or gentleman from an old family; dressing is about presenting youself with class and not wearing "fashion" clothes from brands such as Abercrombie, Hollister etc. Most people on here will say that wearing button down shirts, pleated chinos , loafers, short shorts and croakies makes southern men look like old men, and that is just fine because like I said most of these posters just will never get it. It is especialy funny to read peoples reactions to things like the state flag/confederate flag motif belts etc. Its like it blows people's minds haha. I wish i could find a good picture of this sort of thing because i think that some on here truly cannot picture this.

Pleated chinos are never okay.

People actually wear those?

Someof our plumbers actually REQUESTED them awhile back. They say it gives them more room in the butt:confused: :confused:

valkyrie: Pleated chinos are never okay.

Who says that? I realy dont understand why you would say that. where is that written down? You are making my point for me. People just dont get it. I'm sorry if we are different, but that dosent make us wrong.

I hate to bring back something from the infamous Thread-That-Would-Not-Die, but that's where it's written :)

Pleated pants or shorts of any kind NEVER look good. If you're not fat, they make you look poochy in the belly. If you are fat, they're like skirted swimsuits -- we know what you're trying to hide and you're not fooling anyone. I'm just sayin'. They're like mom jeans -- unflattering to everybody.

I dont think that the model in the pictures posted by KillarneyRose looks too bad, I dont think he is hiding an extra 15 pounds in thoes pleats. In fact I believe that thoes picture are taken from the Polo website, the top picture being the Andrew shorts I think, which is exactly what I wear on a regular basis. Nothing wrong with the longer ones I just prefer the shorter inseam.

kroakies are important

they keep the sunglasses from falling off when you're on a boat or jetski, etc.


why all the hate?

Just because we don't understand doesn't mean we don't care.

(reverse homer)

But you don't Jetski to CLASS!

Especially when there is no class!;)

I agree... Pleated front pants or shorts are just unflattering, and I also agree with the short lengths KR posted.. first one, while not HORRIBLE, is definitely second to the slightly longer one below IMO... I'm just sayin'

Whoever said pants or shorts with pleats in them are horrible is baffling to me. They are far classier than flat front pants and shorts that look ridiculous with a tucked in shirt. I don't think flat fronts are very comfortable either.

To me, those that don't live in the South will never understand the prevalent fashions revolving around seersucker, madras, nantucket reds, bill's khakis, boat shoes, loafers, croakies, and standups......and I would much rather look like my extremely successful 50 year old father than a trashy douchebag wearing ripped up hollister and abercrombie.

Well, as Long as they wear Clothing would be good wouldnt is be?:p

Heck dont most wear cloths that are comfortable with l;ittl;e Greek Recognition?.:mad:

Are Greeks uncomforatable wearing Letters or Badges?:rolleyes:

What are you trying to say?

Isn't that always the $67,000 question??

(I realize you're new, but eventually you'll learn to speak Earpish. One day, all of a sudden Earp's posts start to make sense. It's a scary day, trust me.)

I know exactly what Tom is trying to say.....many many people in fraternities around the south do not wear their letters very often, nor do they display them on their cars like many people do. To be honest, I can't tell you why. I am one of those people that is like that. I will wear a date party or function t-shirt to class sometimes, but mostly, I wear polos, button downs or fishing shirts. The only stickers on my Tahoe are a Delta Waterfowl sticker and a Widespread Panic sticker.

I am not ashamed to wear my letters at all.....nor is anyone I know that doesn't flash theirs around on their clothes or cars. For me, I choose not to because I don't really feel the need and I really don't like wearing t-shirts. If you know me on campus and are a friend....then you would know that I am an SAE.

Ok, i thought it had something to do with that. I agree I seem to fall into that catagory as well, I also dont know why but no one at my school displays letters AT ALL. I think the only shirt I have with letters on it is the one from formal this year.

What is that?

I feel I should report that after two years, my outlook on this topic has changed dramatically.

1. I am the proud owner of many Vera Bradley items.

2. I purchased Croakies for Mr. AXiD670's sunglasses. At this point, he has only worn them at the beach. :)

3. Seersucker kicks ass.

I don't know...maybe I've become more materialistic (read: preppy) in my old age, or maybe it's the influence of living around all this wealth in Charleston...but I want to flaunt it! I've started to become....SNOOTY!

Oh dear, have I turned into Rudey?

Oh, and in case I haven't said it before...that guy posing in the shorts is waaaaay hairy. :(

I'm not snooty :(

-Rudey
--But my sunglasses are :)

Its a shirt for fishing in.....very airy and breathable. They are collared and button down and are either short or long sleaved. Most all fishing shirts have a large air pocket type thing cut out on the back of the shirt.

Go to Columbia sportswear and look up PFG.....or just go to google and type in Columbia Fishing Shirt

Oh come on, you live right off the atlantic and you don't know what a fishing shirt is? Do you ever go sailing?

I honestly have never heard of them! And I do go sailing! In fact, I'm going sailing down in Newport on Monday!

Fishing Shirt
 

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