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just spent the weekend on Martha’s Vineyard, so as my thoughts turn from
vacation to fabric combinations, I can’t help but channel the preppy pair of
pink and green! Not only are they the
quintessential palette of prepdom, but they are happy, fun, and summery (hey, it’s
unofficially summer already… right?) regardless of your personal decor or wardrobe style.
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| One of the amazing Carpenter Gothic gingerbread cottages in the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association community of Oak Bluffs |
I
remember when the “Official Preppy Handbook” came out in 1980… I would not have
considered myself officially preppy, but I admit that I did enjoy shopping at
Pappagallo in Birmingham, Michigan with my best friend Kim during our high
school years. And the fact that I was in
college and joined a sorority in the preppy heyday was a serendipitous
coincidence, justifying the purchase of many colors of Shetland sweaters with colorful monograms and lots of polo’s with alligators on them!
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| From Wikipedia |
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| From Wikipedia |
Anyway, "Preppy” is still alive and well, as evidenced by the continued popularity of Lilly Pulitzer...
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| The iconic style of Lilly! lillypulitzer.com |
and the newer phenomenon of Vineyard Vines…
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| Vineyard Vines store in Edgartown |
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| Fabrics from Calico Corners |
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Stotesbury in Summer
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Indra in Citrus
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Tapestry Tile in Spring
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Long Hill in Chiffon
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This living room is a little bit
preppy with a touch of tropical British-Colonial,
and most inviting in its
palette of raspberry pink and grass green hues.
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What
collegiate gal wouldn’t love this adorable
preppy bedding set for her room in
the dorm
or sorority house! decor-2-ur-door.com
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| Proof that pink and green don't have to be limited to whales and monograms! tapja.com |
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| The real deal... pink beach roses on Martha's Vineyard |
fantastic post Katherine!...... although I am not a 'preppy' guy by nature, I do try to embrace the colors of summer you have talked about here with a hipster twist to it.... well done and thanks for sharing! -- Love you, Hawkeye.....
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking it out Hawkeye! The contemporary photo proves what you already know & do so well... that there are many ways to interpret a color palette or style!
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