OR…In Thailand,... Do You Prefer the PREPPY Look?

[GammaGlobulin]

Guys…

 

Here is the look I like.

You guys should dress like me,

If you don’t already…

 

It’s been years since I needed to dress for business meetings, and I am thankful for that, for sure.

 

So these days, I dress as I have during the past decade or so.

And I just dress the way I want to.

 

I like to look casual, but I don’t like it when people mistakenly think that I am dressing casually intentionally.

 

I don’t want anyone to think that I am trying to make a fashion statement.

And this is why I NEVER buy anything with a logo, such as the one with the horse and mallet that you sometimes see on the breast of some shirts.

 

Let me show you what I mean, and then you can tell me if you dress as I.

 

When I don’t want to look too buttoned down…

 

 

Or sometimes I just want to wear a tie but I don’t want to do any ironing. And so I go with a non-iron Pinpoint Oxford, which is normally my go to shirt…most days. (The tie is a bit loud, almost garish, you might say.)

 

 

I especially like this number, and this sweater has some embroidered shields or crests on it, too. I rarely have a chance to wear sweaters here in Chiang Mai, though, these past few years. Although, I recall that back in 2014 we had about a month of frigid weather when I wore my sweaters, and even a coat.

 

 

Speaking of the Cold Season, I often sport a blazer or sport coat. Nothing too snooty for Chiang Mai, though. But I rarely wear a tie because I find ties just too restricting for lounging around.

 

Shoes? I don’t wear sandals, if that’s what you’re thinking. I like real leather, and leather that smells like leather.

 

These shoes have ME written all over them…

Look at those TASSELS!

 

 

So, enough about me and what I wear.

 

I just want to know,

When you don’t want to dress for a business meeting,

Or if you might already be retired,

And you want to dress comfortably in an elegant yet understated way…

 

What are your clothing choices for Thailand?

 

As I told you before, repeatedly, I just don’t go in for any free advertising stuck to my person, and, also..You won’t find even one tattoo on me, no matter where you look.

 

Hoping to hear from you soon,

As usual,

Best regards,

Gamma

 

Note:  I imagine that some of you might not go for the Preppy Look, too much. But I really BET you wouldn’t mind a few Preppy girls, just the same. Those girls dress just like me, but in a feminine way, if you know what I mean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[save the frogs]

[GammaGlobulin]

12 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Not exactly the understated elegance I was speaking of, is she. 

 

She must be one of those Vasser girls we've heard so much about over the years. 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

41 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Times seem to have changed at Vassar College since I was last there..

 

 

[Stevemercer]

The 'seven sister' colleges are still a big thing.

[1FinickyOne]

100 baht shorts and 200 baht tee shirts... I don't have biz meetings... I can't find any sandals w/tassels and I don't wear socks... 

[Irish star]

I always wear a collared shirt and cargo pants and loafers 

[Iron Tongue]

That is not Preppy, THAT is Hipster.

I went to prep school, wore Brooks Brothers and Sperry .  I think I can identify what is considered "preppy".

Anyone showing-up with his t-shirt sleeves pulled out from his buttondowns was obviously someone sent to fix the plumbing.

[bignok]

Prefer the straight look

[Adumbration]

I wear fisherman pants and not shirt most day.  If I go to town or to a market I will put a t-shirt on.

 

I always wear a big floppy sun hat when I go outside or out in my boat....the type the burmese laborers wear.  I bought several of them years ago a a market for 15 baht each.

 

Most homeless people are better dressed than me.

[Mr Derek]

It's gay to care about what you wear.

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, Mr Derek said:

It's gay to care about what you wear.

And it's grande to be so gay! 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

1 hour ago, Iron Tongue said:

That is not Preppy, THAT is Hipster.

I went to prep school, wore Brooks Brothers and Sperry .  I think I can identify what is considered "preppy".

Anyone showing-up with his t-shirt sleeves pulled out from his buttondowns was obviously someone sent to fix the plumbing.

Not when one is dressing for a night out on the town with the townies. 

 

You have a good eye for Brooks Brothers threads, it seems. 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

4 hours ago, Stevemercer said:

The 'seven sister' colleges are still a big thing.

Did you attend Mount Holyoke? 

 

Maybe you met my cousin. 

She loved it. 

 

 

Edited September 2, 2023 by GammaGlobulin

[Stevemercer]

14 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Did you attend Mount Holyoke? 

 

Maybe you met my cousin. 

She loved it. 

 

 

Naah. I regret they are not co-ed. Melbourne Uni for me.

[Expat68]

WTF!!

Nobody cares in Thailand 

[GammaGlobulin]

On 9/2/2023 at 3:27 PM, Iron Tongue said:

That is not Preppy, THAT is Hipster.

I went to prep school, wore Brooks Brothers and Sperry .  I think I can identify what is considered "preppy".

Anyone showing-up with his t-shirt sleeves pulled out from his buttondowns was obviously someone sent to fix the plumbing.

I don't get Sperry.

Sperry is Boat Shoes for your Boat House.

The addition of Sperry was a marketing decision by somebody not in the know.

BB needs to sell off Sperry, fast.

Sperry is for Pop Preppies, and Preppy Groupies.

The TASSELS prove the point.

 

 

 

[CMHomeboy78]

I prefer to dress comfortably at home.

For me, that means seu-uh muang, and shorts.

Out and about I try to look presentable in casual clothes that often reflect my preppy youth in the turbulent 1960s.

Americans of a certain age might remember their parents telling them about the birth of the varsity preppy style in the Roaring '20s.

Raccoon coats  hip flasks, and sneaky nightime visits across-the-tracks to the Darktown Strutter's Ball... "I'll be down to get you in a taxi, honey..."

My genrration had their bleeding madras button-down collar shirts, chinos, and dirty white tennis sneakers.

All personified by The Kingston Trio among others.

That look, among the more affluent types and those of us who aspired to be so, held sway until the British Invasion of the early '60s.

A lot of things changed after that, not just fashion.

Fashion became anything you wanted it to be.

Especially among my family and friends.

Thanks for the memories.⁹⁰

[bignok]

On 9/2/2023 at 3:26 PM, Irish star said:

I always wear a collared shirt and cargo pants and loafers 

What are loafers?

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

19 minutes ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

I prefer to dress comfortably at home.

For me, that means seu-uh muang, and shorts.

Out and about I try to look presentable in casual clothes that often reflect my preppy youth in the turbulent 1960s.

Americans of a certain age might remember their parents telling them about the birth of the varsity preppy style in the Roaring '20s.

Raccoon coats  hip flasks, and sneaky nightime visits across-the-tracks to the Darktown Strutter's Ball... "I'll be down to get you in a taxi, honey..."

My genrration had their bleeding madras button-down collar shirts, chinos, and dirty white tennis sneakers.

All personified by The Kingston Trio among others.

That look, among the more affluent types and those of us who aspired to be so, held sway until the British Invasion of the early '60s.

A lot of things changed after that, not just fashion.

Fashion became anything you wanted it to be.

Especially among my family and friends.

Thanks for the memories.⁹⁰

 

 

 

 

That was when magazines would be seen strewn on coffee tables.

 

[GammaGlobulin]

 

What is Sperry...

Compared to these!

 

Most people here never lived through the heyday of The Beatles.

 

 

Other than the logo, maybe, this footwear is acceptable.

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

52 minutes ago, bignok said:

What are loafers?

 

 

 

 

This is the look for Saturdays.

While hanging out in New England, or...

Similar places.

Connecticut, for example.

 

 

[zzaa09]

For the discriminating hipster.

Preppy is too passe'

[GammaGlobulin]

9 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

For the discriminating hipster.

Preppy is too passe'

If I were to ever return to the USA, I would definitely hang that shirt on the wood paneling of my conservatively furnished study (no joke). 

 

I like the colors and the design. 

 

 

 

Edited September 4, 2023 by GammaGlobulin

[stoner]

most thai would mistake me for a somchai grabman when i am out and about on my bike.....until i put my sun visor up. i even have the classic hoodie and cut off finger 30b gloves. 

 

great for the shock factor on the bib..... then when you speak thai ...pfft seals the deal.

[Celsius]

Anyone remembers Preppy G?

[GammaGlobulin]

4 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Anyone remembers Preppy G?

No.

But, have you tried Preppy H?

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

16 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Anyone remembers Preppy G?

That music is wicked bad. 

 

 

[radiochaser]

Really?
I dress like a preppy?
I don't even know what  a preppy is!

I do like those LL Bean no iron shirts though, even if the shirt pocket is to small. 

Edited September 7, 2023 by radiochaser

[mrwebb8825]

On 9/4/2023 at 9:50 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

 

This is the look for Saturdays.

While hanging out in New England, or...

Similar places.

Connecticut, for example.

 

 

you've totally forgotten the shiny new penny for those penny loafers.

 

Business casual: