Time Flies

Afternoon, prepsters! Get ready for a plethora of preppiness to get you ready for back-to-school. I only have a week left in merry ol' New England til I hit Williamsburg, so I've been trying to pack, order books, and get in a few last days of tanning outside before I'm caught up with classes and such. First off, I would like to comment on Ralph Lauren's new line, Denim & Supply. Looking through the fall collection online, I am reminded very much of Ralph's Rugby line. Denim & Supply is definitely more utilitarian and all-American (while Rugby is more classic with more British-y tailoring), but it is pretty similar- except in price. D&S is definitely at a lower price point, which might mean Rugby taking a hit in sales. I hope that's not true because I really love Rugby, but I could definitely see that happening.





The Rugby dress, left, is definitely more feminine with the lace sleeve and more flouncy skirt, but is it similar enough to the Denim & Supply look, right, to be interchangeable?





Next, let's talk about how in love I am with the new Jack Wills fall line. Two words: tweed blazers. I love them. All of them. Fortunately I just picked one up at their New Haven location on sale a few weeks ago (it was over $100 off the original price!). Mine is a simple brown herringbone tweed, with unexpected yet oh-so-JW touches like pink and blue striped silk lining and pink wool when you pop the collar (which, in case anyone was wondering, I will definitely be doing). I plan on wearing it with everything this fall, from dresses to sweaters and jeans. My other top picks from the back-to-school collection? The appropriately-colored pink and navy Calverly Wool Scarf and the gorgeous Winthrop Sequin Dress, which I've already decided I'll be sporting at my 21st birthday celebration in January, regardless of where I am.

Finally, I'd like to end with a note on my trip to Nantucket last week. I had a great time hitting the beaches and the shops and got to meet JW Seasonnaire Red Rainey at the store (where I bought a black floral dress from their summer line and a cute keychain). I also hit up the Lilly Pultizer "Midnight Madness" sale (which actually started at 11 am, not midnight) and picked up (for unreal prices) both a casual maxi in pink and green and a jeweled mini dress that I'm going to wear to Delta Gamma formal next spring. The rest of the trip consisted of a lot of Juice Bar (Watermelon Cremes to be exact), picture-taking in 'Sconset, and redoing the stickers on my laptop case with classic Nantucket ones from The Hub as well as a Something Natural flower and a Vineyard Vines whale. Now that my summer vacation is pretty much over, it's back to the old grind in a week and a half. In between bio, physics, and chem and my new position as Fashion & Beauty Editor at Her Campus W&M, I'll still be posting all about my preppy escapades, so keep checking back!


From left: my brother, me, and my cousin at Sankaty Lighthouse in Siasconset, Nantucket.