True Prep: It's a Whole New Old World (Abridged)

“Wake up, Muffy. We're back.”

From Lisa Birnbach, the author of The Official Preppy Handbook-and designer Chip Kidd-comes a whole new take on the prep world that Birnbach turned into an international best-selling phenomenon thirty years ago.

True Prep is a contemporary look at how the old guard of natural-fiber-loving, dog-worshipping, G&T-soaked preppies adapt to the new order of things. Birnbach considers the prep attitude towards money (ambivalent), schools (good investment), wardrobe (now...