‘Preppy’: 10 Mango Garments to Create One of Fall/Winter’s Most Fashionable Styles

Saying that the fashions of the past have returned to stay isn’t something new, but that these will really mark the season, it is. After several editions with small micro trends inspired by the seventies, eighties and nineties, where pixie cutsnecklines bardot, flared pants or platforms you’ve defined the seasonal stocks, this Fall/Winter 2023 promises to be one of the strong editions of the retro aesthetic and there are many reasons for that. Mainly in the fashion sector, where silhouettes of the past such as the utilitarian fashion of the 00’s (defined by parachute pants) enter the fashion board along with some groundbreaking combat boot.

Of course, these are not the only novelties that the autumn season brings us. Along with the two thousand, fashion ‘old money’ echoes within the umbrella of fashion (and promises no end). The Clothes Wealthy Americans Wore in the 1990s they return to highlight one of the season’s strongest trends: the “preppy” aesthetic. schoolgirl outfitspleated skirts, prints by diplomatic line and moccasins everywhere are some of its features, but there are many more. Did you know that the word ‘preppy’ came from the abbreviation for Preparatory School? Hence the link with school uniforms. Fortunately it goes much further.

The preppy 2022 is governed by a broader ideal, where pleated skirts become mini and women no longer only wear skirt suits, but also trouser artwork that empowers them as a true business woman, strong and combative. There are also cable knit sweaters, print, as well as the most emblematic shoes such as the mentioned moccasins, this time with sock, but also the mary janes. Meanwhile, outerwear, such as bomber jackets, cloth jackets and blazers, will become wider and wider, seen in silhouettes too big. And all this, without neglecting the iconic shirts Oxford that accompany trousers and skirts on their stylistic journey through the years.

From Louis Vuitton to Miu Miu, via Ralph Lauren and gucci, the catwalk has spoken: this fall/winter we’re wearing the aesthetic ‘preppy’ in all its essence. The power within the industry is so great that mass companies such as Mango did not hesitate to launch a new collection full of news ‘preppy’ that you also want to have in your closet. We present 15 of them below.