Preppy Footwear & Accessories

Video Transcript

"Okay, so, you have flat-ironed your hair, you've put on a headband, you've got the simple makeup, you've got a nice outfit on that's tasteful, but still fun. What are the last things that you add to it? You want to add some accessories. The first thing I want to talk about is shoes. Like everything else, you don't want to be extreme with your shoes when you're putting together a preppy look, so I'd say keep heels under two and a half, three inches. The shoes should be in a neutral colors, similar to the sandals that I'm wearing right now. A normal, small heel. Espadrilles are okay, wedges are okay, but in general, no towering heels, no grungy shoes either. While flip-flops are considered to be a staple of the preppy wardrobe, they tend to be nice flip-flops or nice versions of flats, like these sandals that I'm showing you right here. These are some nice flat Grecian sandals, and they're in a neutral, there's not much of a heel, they're a very nice leather, I mean these are actually - these are pretty worn in and they still look really nice. These would go great with a summer outfit of maybe Polo shirts and shorts. The other piece that you want to add that's very popular are ribbon belts, or gross grain belts, and you could put these over almost anything. I could belt the jacket if I wanted to add some color in it. It's usually in a stripe, maybe in a polka dot pattern or a nautical theme like we talked about. These belts are very popular with a general preppy look in the summer. And the last thing would be bags. Now similar to the jewelry when I talked about sort of status jewelry, you'd like maybe a summer bag in a light color, this is very subtle, it has a logo, but it's not an obvious logo, because like everything else in dressing preppy, you don't want to be too showy. But I would say that most of the time a bag like this is a lot more similar to what someone preppy might carry. This is in a dark red, but you could have it in a brown or in a tan, it's a nice leather, it's a crocodile which means it's a great, reliable leather for a bag. And it's a classic cut and a classic shape, which would really complement the clothes for a preppy style."