You may be wondering, how can I look classy in summer? Because there are certain elements to a classic and elevated style that classy women embrace. I’m going to go over them in this blog post with the 5 BEST preppy brands for summer.

It doesn’t matter how old you are. These classic styles can be worn for years to come and look great on women of any age.

Most people think that to dress like a wealthy person, you have to wear logos and very expensive clothes. However, the opposite is true! If you want to know how do rich people dress in summer, I’m going to let you in on a little secret.

They buy quality pieces that they own for many years as opposed to trendy, fast fashion garments. You’ll also notice that the clothes are very understated and sophisticated not gaudy or loud.

They also tend to stick with a few favorite brands they love because they can trust those brands’ quality, craftsmanship, and timelessness.

I’ve rounded up 5 go-to brands for summer clothes that you can shop for right now. You can watch the video below, or keep scrolling for outfit ideas and product links!

#1. Tuckernuck

Tuckernuck is a brand that is named after a small island just off Nantucket, MA.

It was founded by three women who grew up together and spent a lot of very happy summers together there.

When they started their company they named it Tuckernuck. It's a very classic, nostalgic Nantucket style.

The garments have a very beachy relaxed resort feel. They are very elegant yet casual at the same time.

They feature lots of wicker bags great easy dresses and relaxed pieces yet very sophisticated and elegant

Tuckernuck Outfit

#2. Sail to Sable

If you like pretty dresses with an elegant look, this brand is for you! Sail to Sable has very beautiful sophisticated dresses, tunics, and tops.

there's toile there's gingham there's beautiful plaids floral prints all in really lovely colors think elegant garden parties summertime backyard evening parties uh just a great day out with your family this company started with a tunic and that's really the platform for their brand just a very elegant lady-like look and a very classic style.

Sail to Sable Summer Dresses

#3. Lilly Pulitzer

Many people think that classic preppy wardrobes have to be bland, boring colors such as navy, red, and white and that's about it.

However, Lilly Pulitzer totally changes the game because it is all about color.

Think Palm Beach beach parties, the yachting lifestyle, and very sophisticated and elegant.

Lilly started in the 1950s and it's been a brand around a long time they're known for their gorgeous prints and vibrant colors and they do everything from activewear for you know if you want to play tennis or golf if you like to exercise ride your bike they have beautiful dresses every part of your life can be worn in lily pulitzer i can tell you that and it's very classic and preppy and once you dive into their color palette it's hard to get out because you just want to wear the beautiful colors all the time and they're classic they stand up stay around for years to come the silhouettes are very figure flattering and of course i highly recommend them.

Lilly Pulitzer Linen Summer Outfit

#4. Vineyard Vines

Vineyard Vines was started in 1998 by two brothers, Shep and Ian Murray. It's a classic lifestyle brand reflecting life on Martha's Vineyard a very preppy area but they are all about the boating life the golfing life they actually over all of these companies they have a very strong men's line so you can twin with your husband or your boyfriend or your children and wear coordinating outfits but they do a lot of the typical red white and blue relaxed silhouettes as well as really great comfort wear for for kind of a sporty lifestyle

Vineyard Vines Casual Summer Outfit

#5. Kiel James Patrick

Kiel James Patrick now you might not have heard of this brand before but it is out of Rhode Island very classic very preppy they've got lots of madras little polo dresses polo shirts a very classic elegant east coast preppy brand that will stick around for a very long time they like to feature a lot of seafaring items such as ropes anchors nautical flags and and knots I believe they started with the accessories and now they have blown into a full line of clothing for both men and women have you tried any of these preppy brands before I'd love to know let me know in the comments below and which is your favorite for an elegant summertime look