100 Years of 100 Things: Preppies and Their Clothes

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 26, 2025

Polo shirts, khaki shorts, and boat shoes: the classic uniform of elites on their days off. As our centennial series continues, Avery Trufelman, host of the podcast Articles of Interest, delves into the last 100 years of preppies and their clothes.

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