November 2011
13 posts
Post Prep-o-ween
Hey there,
Where are the pictures of you or your children, dressed as ne’er do wells, non-profit administrators, and curators? I meant it when I said I wanted to see them.
Yes, I’m a giver, but please, would you decorate this page with pictures of yourselves as Prepoween wastrels?
Meanwhile, I’ve been moving, which means packing and unpacking and packing again, as I am...
campusprep asked: Part 2: Also, when will you be in Rhode island for a book signing? -Chris
October 2011
8 posts
Prep-a-ween
Not my favorite holiday. In fact, I am the Ebenezer Scrooge of Halloween.
Okay, I’ll tell you why.
Unless you live in an apartment building or in a very warm climate (and I do live in an apartment building), one’s costume must always be compromised and covered by a coat. So you see little kids walking around with pumpkin heads and galoshes. Or a princess in a North Face parka, or...
cocainesmellsgood asked: how did you get the type writer on your page?
ghkidd asked: Hii, Mrs Birnabach, do u know of any affordable preppy clothing apart from Tommy Hilfiger cos i do want to spend to much on polo, lacoste, broooks brothers or vineyards vines Thank you
littletinebigworld asked: Hi Lisa, I love your book True Prep and I am a huge preppy at heart. However, I am currently a freshman in college and I am finding it hard to keep my preppy identity even though I go to a rather preppy institution in Maryland. Do you have any tips on how I can stay preppy while at school? Sincerely, Christine (a huge closet preppy)
ghkidd asked: im in need of the real prep list? i and i want to know the cheapest prep clothing i could wear? as a young man i do not want to spend too much like 70 dollars and above nooo maybe under 70 dollars mite do
ylhollander asked: Let's talk about sheathing our thingies, i.e. our smartphones. Encasing ("skinning" sounds terribly barbaric, don't you think?) our phones is supposed to protect them from damage while presenting an opportunity to display some "flair." I suspect you'd agree that "flair" is rife with potential for aesthetic disaster. I say a true prep allows their thingy...
firststraw-deactivated20121014 asked: I started reading The Officially Preppy Handbook 5 years ago when I was twelve years old (My mother insisted), and I thought it was a very interesting book that I could relate to. The Officially Preppy Handbook is a book I did not want anyone else to have. So thank you for writing that book. Now, I was shopping in Brooks Brothers a few days ago and I noticed a book titled True Prep. I did not...
clowneydowney asked: Hi Lisa, I have recently been on the hunt for a proper preppy raincoat. I spent a wet afternoon last Friday sifting through Bloomingdales on Lex and to my chagrin couldn't find any unembellished, classic trenches in this preppy's price point. Where would you suggest I look for the perfect rain coat that costs less than a year's worth of tennis lessons? (And don't worry, I...
September 2011
13 posts
5 tags
Watchjcdandy:
Just under a year ago at the Charleston release party for @LisaBirnbach’s #TruePrep.
Merci, JCDANDY! I remember that evening fondly. My trip to Charleston lasted just a few hours — not enough to soak up the totally prep atmosphere of one of America’s great (small) cities.
Extreme Prep
I’ve been thinking about the modifier “extreme:” Extreme Sports, Extreme Skiing, and Extreme Weather. We get it. It’s this year’s version of “________ (something) on acid.”
Today Meredith Hoffman wrote in the New York Times about a directing class at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts that is being taught by “Mr. Franco.” Yes, James...
xolfxo asked: Hello I am A huge fan of your books. One question I would to know would be what kind of fragrances to preppies like? do they like scents like dolce and gabanna or something like channel?
jdbaxter asked: PART 2 She has been approving wardrobe and having long discussions with the 90's-born staff about what people wore during that time. She referenced TPH and their eyes lit up. They had never heard of this magical book. Wendy explained how TPH brought classic clothes to the public consciousness and they were FASCINATED. She showed scans of the book online. The next day, the wardrobe manager...
jdbaxter asked: PART 1 Lisa -My wife, Wendy, and I met you at the Brooks Brothers Beverly Hills launch event last year and told you the story of The Preppy Handbook being the basis of our love affair. I thought you'd find this story fun...Wendy is a television executive. She is currently working in Moscow, Russia on the development of a new Dawson's Creek-type series called "Eighties", set...
ylhollander asked: Lisa - I own a pair of Dr. Marten’s shoes (chocolate brown, matte leather bluchers with the traditional Doc Marten’s sole) which I wear with khakis or jeans for casual occasions during the late fall and winter. I found them quite useful when visiting New York during the slushy aftermath of Snowmageddon. They’re practical and on the cusp of conservative (for that brand). Are there...
preppedandready asked: Hi Lisa! I loved reading True Prep! I was just wondering what you thought of the UGG boot trend. Do you think they've been popular enough to be seen as "classics"? -Patti
markusdevall asked: Hi Lisa, I wanted to know your stance on the Olsen twins' $35,000 purse. Do you like and do you think they've earned the right to produce such a product without seniority?
katarzyna-lambert asked: Hi! Is "True Prep" available in Portugal? I've been looking everywhere for it but I just can't seem to find it... -Kate
Dear Brett, Christine, Cynthia, John, Beau,...
First, forgive me for being so derelict in my promise to post this little blogette to you last week. Between the rain, the tennis, the start of the school year, the security alert, Fashion Week, and a (very) long line at Staples, the time just disappeared.
Indian Summer (we’re not calling it “Native American Summer” yet, are we?) is a beautiful time of the year, but also a...
