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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Priya Elan

Men’s fashion microtrend: the preppy look

Anyone remember how the Dawson’s Creek theme tune goes?
Anyone remember how the Dawson’s Creek theme tune goes? Photograph: Rex Features
Dawson’s Creek - 1998

Ah, Dawson’s Creek, that Sunday morning stalwart of 90s TV: a mix of American sentimentality and teens talking about their “feelings”. A lot. More subtle were the stonewashed, Cape Cod fashions that took the preppy look (oversize hoodies worn with Oxford shirts and uncreasable khaki trousers) and made it a trademark of Ivy League Americana.

Well, it’s back, back, back, as are all things 90s. On second look, it feels spacious and fresh, rather than uptight and Republican (as it did at the time). Now, who can remember how the theme song goes?

Sweat, £70, carhartt-wip.com.
Sweat, £70, carhartt-wip.com.
Loom Jeans, £35, urbanoutfitters.com.
Loom Jeans, £35, urbanoutfitters.com.
Archive Oxford shirt, £39.95, gap.co.uk.
Archive Oxford shirt, £39.95, gap.co.uk.
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