PREPPY: The Surprising Origins of American Style

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🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

How did Oxford shirts, cashmere sweaters, and chinos become staples of American fashion? How did a style born on Ivy League campuses make its way into the mainstream? What does the way we dress say about who we are? To answer those questions, our producer, Caleb, sat down with Avery Trufelman, host of the podcast "American Ivy," and Maggie Bullock, author of the new book "The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew."

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0:00.0	LinkedIn presents.
0:01.0	So, you know, this is a show where we interview authors of books, but wanted to make an
0:13.2	exception in your case because your seven-part series, American Ivy, which ran on your
0:17.4	show, Articles of Interest, is I think every bit as well written and well-made as any book
0:24.6	I read last year.
0:25.6	And it truly...
0:26.6	Oh my goodness.
0:27.6	It's the way that I think about myself, the way I think about fashion, the way I think
0:31.3	about the country, the way I think about the relationship between culture and commerce.
0:36.2	It's really, really remarkable.
0:37.6	So thank you for making it.
0:38.6	Wow.
0:39.6	Thank you so much.
0:40.6	That's so kind.
0:41.6	That means a lot.
0:42.6	I worked really hard on it.
0:44.6	Thank you.
0:45.6	Okay.
0:46.6	Let's rewind.
0:47.6	A few weeks ago, I fell in love with a podcast.
0:52.8	It's called Articles of Interest.
0:55.0	And the host, who you just heard me gushing to, is named Avery Truffleman.
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