Preppy books

As I've already said, a preppy person is not defined by her clothes only, but by her complete style. To be preppy, you need more than a polo shirt by J.Crew and Lacoste sneakers, you need to read a lot and stay informed and educated. This is my list of must-read preppy books:

1. The Official Preppy Handbook(1980)  by Lisa Birnbach-it's our manual, something like preppy Bible, if I can compare it with that. Every prepster must have read this book and have it on his shelf.

2. Great Gatsby by Scot Fitzgerald-I believe it's on every list like this, but it's really a must-read. The story is situated in New York in 30's, the Jazz era. Fitzgerald, through the character of Jay Gatsby, depicts the vision of American dream and its' influence on society. Young Gatsby, with desire to win the heart of beautiful Daisy, still unexperienced and weak, earns lots of money, but at the end, nothing is eternal. He couldn't win Daisy, but he lost himself. Is she worth it?

3. The beautiful and damned by Scot Fitzgerald- Fitzgerald is one of those "preppy'" writers, his novels're about the high society, but at the same time, he also depicts its'faults and mistakes and bad influence on society. "What does one do with oneself when one has nothing to do? "is a main question of this novel. Gloria and Antony got married, but do they have any goal in life, except wasting money and expecting inheritance? 

4. The Cather in the Rye by J.Salinger- The best teen book ever written; the protagonist, Holden, is expelled from school, but he doesn't care at all. Moreover, he's happy, because in that school there were all lairs and cheaters, bad persons who haven't care for anything. The story is focused on Holden's critics against the society he lives in and his desire to run away from everything.
5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen-one of the most popular British books, depicts the love life of girls at 19th century, love that is stronger than prejudices and social differences, but with a strong moral message at the end-you get awarded for your good deeds and punished for bad ones, I highly recommend it.

6. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Written by a Russian writer in English, the book is one of the most famous and most controversial books ever. In the center of the novel is Hambert, who gets obsessed with 12-year-old Dolores.

Preppy music

Let's talk about music now. It's very hard to define preppy music, because we shouldn't split music to preppy and no-preppy, but to good and bad music. However, there are some music styles and bands that every prep should listen to. Just to clear it out, top 40 has never been preppy. The fact that something is popular, doesn't mean is preppy as well.

1.Red Hot Chili Peppers-one of the best rock bands ever, best songs:

Snow, Under the Bridge, Californication and Otherside.

2.Franz Ferdinand-Right action, Love illumination, Evil eye, Matinee...

3.Vampire Weekend-Ya Hey, Unbelievers, Diane Young, Step...

4.Shiny Toy Guns-Fading listening, Love season, Somewhere to hide...

5.Emeli Sande-Clown, Heaven, My kind of love, Next to me...

6.Taylor Swift-country princess, can anyone not love her? From her preppy music videos to her perfect soft voice, everything's amazing. Songs:
Begin again, 22, Everything has changed, Red, You belong with me, Mean, Love story, The story of us and many others. Even though she's been defined as irritate person by haters, we love her because of her perfect voice, grace, elegance and preppy style.

7. Queen-one of the best rock&roll bands ever.
Bohemian Rhapsody, We will rock you, I want to break free...

8. Sara Bareilles-a romantic lady with fabulous voice.

Bottle it up, Brave, Gravity, Love song, King of anything...

9.The Beatles-What to say more? Pop legends, they've marked the 60's with great songs:
Yesterday, Michelle, Let it be, Hey Jude...

10.Lana del Rey-amazing singer with meaningful  lyrics, one of my music idols. Every song by her must be perfect, she has no bad songs.
Born to die, Blue jeans, Video games, Burning desire, Dark paradise, Paris, Queen of disaster, Young and beautiful, Summertime sadness, National Anthem...

11.Florence + The machine- Florence Welch has such a strong and powerful voice, that I asked myself if she was real or not. Her lyrics're great, but her voice is something especial, one of a kind.
Never let me go, Spectrum, No light no light, Over the love, Cosmic love, You've got the love...

12.OneRepublic-classic preppy music
All the right moves, Counting starts, Good life, Secrets, If I lose myself...

13. Coldplay-similar to OneRepublic
The scientist, Paradise, Atlas...

I hope you'll like these bands and singers I've mentioned. Moreover, I hope you've listened to them before, because a real prepster isn't defined by the clothes he wears only, but by his complete style-in music, books and everything.

XOXO <3

Audrey Hepburn-Golden Hollywood's fashion icon

Whoever watched any of Audrey Hepburn's films, must have been fascinated by her classic and timeless style. Inspired by Givenchy, she wore classic pieces, with such style and grace. Her favorite clothes were ballet flats, kitten heels, pearls, and of course- a little black dress.

Always pretty and stylish-as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys's-a little black dress, pearls, dark big sunglasses and that's it-her simple glam look.

Audrey was famous for putting no effort to look fabulous-her natural beauty and accessories like scarfs, pearls and sunglasses were enough to make her look like a style icon of Golden Hollywood.

Sweet and vintage-red colored blazer and khakis, in combination with red ballet flats are giving a simple, but vintage look, that Audrey is famous for-completely cute.

A long ride on a bike-khakis, as usual, ballet flats, and blouse in neutral colors, while the wrap on her head is a really good accessory.
Basket with a dog is really cute, and drives us back to past, and to  this cute vintage style.
















Just one sunny day-short haircut, shorts, t-shirt with lines and a small bag.
Her smile is the biggest accessory-as Audrey said one: "The prettiest girls are those who smile"-I completely agree.
Audrey's sweetness and kindness made her really adorable and so pretty, inside and outside.

This pretty hat emphasis her beauty and originality, giving her a glam and fabulous look, so chic and elegant, but still maintaining her simple style.

Do I need to write anything? The picture talks for itself-Audrey's inner qualities make her so pretty, and the smile is her biggest beauty trick.

Pretty even in the morning, without any make up and hairstyle. Always preppy and chic, Audrey shows us we can look amazing with no effort and time, just with much style and grace.

Taylor Swift-country preppy princess

As I've promised, I'm going to write about one preppy person. This week it's Taylor Swift, one of my inspirations, whose clothes never gets out of style, one of the best pop-country singers.

TAYLOR SWIFT

 Ever since she appeared, she's been a beauty and style inspiration for many of us. Her long curly hair, blue eyes and blond hair, sincere smile and her songs were enough to make her a role model.
These are some of Taylor's best outfits:

She knows how to dress to impress.
Big sunglasses and ponytail-classic and simple, while her blouses and jumpers're so preppy, in beautiful colors, like blue, dark red, and black. Cat design is really interesting and unusual, but so powerful. Pearls're making her look classy, while flip flops maintain her girly style-sophisticated, while the bow on the first photo helps her to look preppy, but still vintage.

Sophisticated, even when it rains.
Classic black, oxford shoes, skirt and umbrella-both preppy and romantic.

Dressy and preppy.
Long curly hair, vintage lace dress-very popular last season, and red lipstick-no mistakes.

Spring atmosphere- dark sunglasses, navy blue blouse, red head wrap and preppy sneakers-just for a spring walk.
I like the colors she wears-red, navy blue, white and black-so classy and sophisticated.

Taylor Swift really knows how to look both vintage and preppy, and that's why I like her so much. She mixes these two styles so well, and that's why she deserved to be the first person to blog about.

Preppy Style

Preppy is the style that every sophisticated girl should maintain. It's classic, and never gets out of style. Classic tote bag, ballet flats, coat in some preppy color and here we are.

Typical preppies're Kate Middleton, Taylor Swift, Blair Waldorf as Leighton Meester in TV show Gossip Girl, prince William and prince Harry and many other sophisticated people. Therefore, every week I'll post about one of these preppies and write about their style, and about many other topic related to preppy style, like music, books, events, TV shows etc.

I hope you'll like it, and that this blog gonna be different compared to other preppy blogs, and that it will be an inspiration for many preppy girls. 

Keep calm and dress preppy.