We all know what "preppy" means — don't we? If you're older than those in Generation Alpha (anyone born after 2012) you might think of a wealthy person with a particular fashion sense (collared shirts ...

For anyone who grew up in the late ’90s/early 2000s, being called “preppy” definitely drummed up a lot of specific images: crisp, pastel polos and pleated skirts, cable-knit sweaters around the ...

Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Lisa Birnbach has seen this all before. But what does preppy style signify now? And how did an aesthetic that once ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – According to tweens, preppy has a new meaning. Preppy no longer refers to the G.H. Bass Bucks, penny loafers or V-neck tennis sweaters I wore with matching turtlenecks in middle ...