Preppy brands like Vineyard Vines have their high points, but their low points have recently congealed into this miasma of bright colors and garish patterns that is anything but fashionable. If you want to pull off a preppy look, try to balance it out and avoid going overboard -- merge in a bold shirt (like the one pictured) with a more demure tie or the like. Ties like the one pictured are best left at the fraternity house, where they belong.
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