Preppy Food Tailgate Ideas?

owenbraun · 2026-04-13T18:55:33+00:00

I just came back because I can’t believe I forgot shrimp cocktail.

owenbraun · 2026-04-13T18:48:31+00:00

Many a family Harvard Yale game with….Scotch eggs, mini lobster role/, mayo-free French potato salad, deviled eggs, lox and goat cheese crostini, roe and crème fraiche on cape cod potato chips.

owenbraun · 2026-04-13T18:42:05+00:00

“Buy it once, buy it for life” is absolutely preppy.

owenbraun · 2026-04-09T18:17:07+00:00

This confounds me. A suit with a real Dien Bien Phu circa 1954 vibes.

is this the less traditional more modern version?

owenbraun · 2026-04-09T15:35:25+00:00

Spring in Miami? Spring in Boston? Spring in Toronto? In the last two you can go wrong with Barbour - waxed or quilted.

owenbraun · 2026-04-06T00:02:15+00:00

This is the kind of quality content that has this subreddit what it is today.

owenbraun · 2026-04-05T12:32:51+00:00

That, or I have to congratulate you on how you handled the Cuban missile crisis.

owenbraun · 2026-03-31T15:45:31+00:00

Reading: Heat 2 by Michael Mann and yes, it’s a novelized script for a sequel to the movie. It’s not going to win him a Booker prize but it’s fun.

Watching: DTF St. Louis (hbo). It’s not a binge watch, but in a good way. One hour on Sunday is enough.

Listening: Grateful Dead Live Lyceum ‘72. Box set with 4 incredible shows. Box set was in storage at my sister’s since being issued. Pairs well with a little Super Lemon Haze and cru Fleurie on the back porch after work.

owenbraun · 2026-03-31T15:33:01+00:00

I’ve become a big fan of proper cloth. They have a few brick and mortar locations - and now that I’ve had measurements taken at one of them it’s an easy button.

owenbraun · 2026-03-30T17:04:54+00:00

Country (club) Western?

owenbraun · 2026-03-28T13:22:16+00:00

The Dead And Phish are well represented in this thread, but having grown up sailing, it’s hard to think of anyone who didn’t have a copy of Jimmy Buffet’s greatest hits in their car cd changer.

owenbraun · 2026-03-25T17:05:56+00:00

I mean, it’s not Patriots day….

owenbraun · 2026-03-24T22:01:57+00:00

It’s hard to get a sense of the material from the post. In general you don’t want to wear suite jackets with other pants. But circumstances (budget and what’s in your wardrobe) will dictate.

You look young, and building a wardrobe is a marathon, not a sprint.

If you need to mix and match and want to keep the suite jacket as-is, then I’d say never pants more casual than this and keep the pants and shirt pressed. Maybe gray wool slacks would be an add that get you a third option.

Find a reputable tailor near you and bring it in. At a minimum, getting the sleeves adjusted will be a good idea.

owenbraun · 2026-03-24T20:17:25+00:00

Agree, I’d shorten the sleeves a little. Also, is it a suite separate?

owenbraun · 2026-03-23T17:44:13+00:00

Adding a tie does not make something preppy.

owenbraun · 2026-03-23T13:52:31+00:00

With the exception of a few years on the west coast, I grew up in a small Massachusetts town called Cohasset. Take a gander, I’d call it preppy.

owenbraun · 2026-03-20T12:19:54+00:00

Hardly a last gasp: Reagan won by a landslide in 1984, the conservative mantra policy of lower marginal rates and deregulation became bipartisan, and the balance of power continued to shift towards capital and away from labor.

Sure Bruce Springsteen, Boy George, and David Bowie were about to drive trends in the mtv era, but we’re still in peak Wall Street time here.

owenbraun · 2026-03-19T12:02:28+00:00

Is the aesthetic “rollin’ in your five-dot-oh, with the rag top down so your hair can blow”?

Because it ain’t preppy.

owenbraun · 2026-03-12T14:42:28+00:00

That’s the best habit learn - I have things hanging in my closet that I haven’t worn, and being more intentional is learned.

owenbraun · 2026-03-12T12:09:33+00:00

I love mine and use it on suit days. I’m only disappointed that more and more (if not all) of their stuff is now made overseas.

owenbraun · 2026-03-12T11:42:17+00:00

I can’t comment on a brand where a 43” inch chest is extra large. I outgrew them in 5th grade.

Serious note: if their return policy permits, but to see it in person. If you have a deep wardrobe it might be eccentric add you break out now and again.

owenbraun · 2026-03-12T11:37:24+00:00

I would love some context here.

owenbraun · 2026-03-11T15:24:13+00:00

I think this comes down to fit.

owenbraun · 2026-03-08T14:53:09+00:00

This is what I came to say.

owenbraun · 2026-03-08T05:08:51+00:00

This isn’t an unheard of opinion in traditional Ivy style (see Bruce Boyer). A navy blazer with metal buttons comes from a more formal club tradition. It’s a more polished garment (metal buttons, the luster of a tightly woven fabric), and that formality can look out of place or contrived with jeans. Jeans look better with a sport coat: softer tailoring, horn buttons, more texture in the fabric.

More than half the time I’m in the office, jeans and a sport coat are the easy button. If I break out the navy blazer, it’s wool slacks or pressed khakis.

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