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True Prep: It's A Whole New Old World (2010)

by Lisa Birnbach(Favorite Author)

3.25 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0307593983 (ISBN13: 9780307593986)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Knopf

review 1: This book was so nerdy. I guess there was a book like 30 years ago, a tongue and cheek look at preppy-ness and so much has changed since then! This book was just all about what makes people pretty, where do preps live, what they wear, where they go to school, how they talk, etc etc etc. Very tongue and cheek, especially from a west coasters point of view. Swap out prep for emo and you have the westside. A fun, easy read.
review 2: Quarter 3 Review In todays culture, style is about everything. Some people even breath, sleep, live fashion. In particular, the preppy style, it is classic, clean, and especially fashionable. In the book True Prep: It’s A Whole New Old World, written by “Lisa Birnbach” is about of a coming of age story about the modern da... morey life of preppies, and how they have changed from the past thirty years. True Prep brings you into the world of fashion, etiquette, and your family’s old money. It let’s you discover the new modern age of living life as a preppie. True Prep is a guide that let’s you explore the world of the upper class of society. Preppies differentiate themselves from the WASP’s. Preppies are either Roman Catholic, Christian, or of Jewish religion. They are from the Upper northeast of the United States of America. In particular the New England region. The usual preppie is described as fashionable, very wealthy, and intelligent. Preppies spend most of their time boating, reading, and traveling around the world. After thirty years, author Lisa Birnbach brings back the culture of what started the twenty-first century of being preppy. In my opinion, I really enjoyed True Prep: It’s A Whole New Old World because the whole philosophy of preppy is what makes the preppies so unique from everybody else. I believe that everyone has a unique sense of style and represents themselves as belonging to a clique. True Prep teaches you about the guide of living as a preppie. For example, at the dinner table we never use our cellphones for text messaging or making phone calls and we always put our napkins on our laps. Manifesting is something that preppies do, to clear out their minds and reflect upon it. Also, another thing that interested me the most is a preppie’s wardrobe. The women wear their beautiful Prada shoes, along with their Hermes satchel, and their ruffled collar Burberry trench coat. In the other case, the men, where their Nantucket Reds, a Vineyard Vines polo shirt, and their favorite boating shoes Sperry Topsiders. Most of their clothes and accessories are monogrammed. The chapter that I really enjoyed alot was about attending the prestigious private schools on the East coast. Overall, this is a book about how someone is born into wealth, and the privileges that they have. less

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