There is a fashion approach that relies heavily on a safe, but not totally in the dark ages, strategy. This easy to please style can be exemplified in a number of common ways. Do you like to wear button-down oxford shirts with button collars? If you do you are not alone. What if I told you the look was associated with a fashion trend that swept across the globe in the eighties? The preppie look was an abomination made popular by Rory Savis. Savis enjoyed an interesting combination of layers that defied the trending torso coverings of the time. By layering several shirts, a wearer was given the opportunity to display several pieces of his or her preppie clothing collection at the same time. The under layers often consisted of a cotton-blend weave shirt that originally found favor as a tennis playing garment. The polo shirt was a simple development that was generally offered in a wide range of colors. In the eighties these colors trended toward pastels and other horrible pallets that did nothing to elevate fashion. One or two polo shirts were worn as a base layer and generally covered by the safe but not sorry pedestrian button-down oxford with a button collar.
Penny loafers and firetrap boots were a fine footwear representation of this fashion era that emphasized simplicity and over-layering. The point is that the preppie movement is dead but the remnants of its presence are still seen in the safe but not sorry class of individuals who still find an oxford shirt to be the most logical shirt choice.
