The ACL Podcast 005: Lisa Birnbach

As someone fascinated with the origins of prep and American style, a conversation with <a href="https://lisabirnbach.com/">Lisa Birnbach</a> is always going to be something I find compelling. Like a lot of people who are intrigued by prep, I view it as an interested outsider who wants to understand how it became what it is today. Lisa helped to define the preppy lifestyle and also played a big part into pushing it into the mainstream culture with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Official_Preppy_Handbook">The Official Preppy Handbook</a>. Preppy style really took hold after The Official Preppy Handbook was released. It&#8217;s interesting to think about prep in those early days, where it went and where it&#8217;s at today. Especially considering what has happened at J.Crew, Brooks Brothers and other big American brands recently. <br/><br/>In our chat Lisa talks about the origin story of the book, her interactions with the prep devotees and how Hamburg is the preppiest city in Europe. Hope you like it. <br/><br/>The ACL Podcast is more of an add-on to the newsletter than a full fledged podcast. You can listen in Spotify or on Apple Podcasts directly if you prefer that to Substack. If you enjoy this edition, please consider subscribing and sending to a friend who you think would like this. I appreciate your support.<br/><br/>Thanks to&#160;Al James&#160;for lending me his music: Hard Working Dogs by Dolorean. <br/><br/>This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at <a href="https://www.acl.news/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast">www.acl.news/subscribe</a>