Comments on: Prepresentation

By: TheCreamPuff

TheCreamPuff — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:59:28 +0000

Borderline vulgar without “the ease of having it imbued in them from a young age” Anonymous? I call bullshit, firstly because that phrase seems too vague to mean anything other than class prejudice. Secondly, Farnsworth rocks it just as hard as the gentlemen from the club.
Also, incorrect usage of ‘imbued’.

By: Ani

Ani — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:19:54 +0000

or babydoll dresses paired with birkenstock ala early 90′s grunge.

By: tiffiscool

tiffiscool — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:52:19 +0000

T-Pain is not a rapper. He’s not even really a singer – more of an entertainer.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:36:42 +0000

it’s funny that people see farnsworth as ‘extreme’…i see guys dressed like him, with bow ties, suspenders, seersucker/madras, bright colors, critters and the like at the club and at summer weddings all the time. i don’t like the prep look on anyone who can’t wear it with the ease of having it imbued in them from a young age, though. it’s just trying too hard, and borderline vulgar.

By: arcadia

arcadia — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:34:03 +0000

hop on the bandwagon? why, this isn’t a trend, your initial statement “It never went away.” is correct. this has been going on for a long time. it’s lines like Unruly Heir that don’t realize the preppy meets urban look is so played out it’s now commonplace.
daft pryncess is dead on! and don’t forget the singing group Boys II Men pre-dated all of this they were the ones who took the pastel colors and madras shorts to the extreme first!
Diddy, Jigga, Big Boi, et.al how do they dress?

By: daft pryncess

daft pryncess — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:05:56 +0000

I agree. Fusion always pushes fashion forward.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:44:41 +0000

daft pryncess, I agree, of course, that rappers have long embraced preppiness–on some level. Now, though, I think there’s been a motion towards the extreme, a la Fonzworth Bentley in bowties and pink shorts, and WSJs T-pain graphic of the group in madras plaid and sweaters around the shoulders . I didn’t mean to insinuate that no rapper has ever worn a polo shirt…
i mean, i really like marraiges of two different styles, like a cute babydoll dress with some rocker accessories…

By: daft pryncess

daft pryncess — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:35:40 +0000

What do you mean “Finally, the vice versa effect has set in.”? Rappers have been rocking prep since…forever. Think Phat Farm polos–think Phat farm anything for that matter–, think Ralph Lauren button downs with popped collars, think the fact that they actually made Tommy Hilfiger cool/relevant for 12 minutes in the mid 90s…..