SHOP


THE STANDARD BEARERS




Belgian Shoes, est.1956, Not for the faint of heart, must be treated like silver 
Brooks Brothers, est.1818, The Mothership 
Filson, est.1897, Motto: “Might as well have the best” 
Hermes, est.1837, Ladies love scarves. 
J.W. Hulme, est.1905, Yes, Please! 
L.L. Bean, est.1912, The Other Mothership 
Lacoste, est.1933, Le Crocodile  
Lands’ End, est.1963, Sears be damned! 
Lilly Pulitzer, est.1959ish, 1993, Viva la Lilly! 
Murray’s Toggery Shop, est.1945, Sadly no longer on the Vineyard
Orvis, est.1856, One-stop vacation shop 
Ralph Lauren, est.1967, An inspirational American success story
Stephen Bonanno Sandals, est. 1960's, Family-owned, family-operated, visit the factory!
Talbot’s, est.1947, Those red doors will be back sooner than later. 

THE NEWCOMERS
CKBradley, est.1999, Pretty party frocks for pretty girls
J. Crew, est.1983, For the younger crowd 
Kate Spade, est.1993, Cute, fun, witty
Stubbs & Wootton, Shod yourself in a discreet or shocking manner.
Vineyard Vines, est.1998, Shep and Ian are the real deal.
WORTH WATCHING

FOR THE CHILDREN

THE LATE GREATS


NB - This list is only the beginning.  Please feel free to submit the names of companies that you believe should be listed here.  Please include your reasoning for why you think they deserve to be included in The Prep Pantheon.  Passionate writers may be invited to write a guest post about the object of affection.  Submissions will not be graded.