FROM THE MAGAZINE

This Spring, Prep School Style Is Back in Session

The new preppy sensibility is about easy tailoring, unexpected combinations, and a laid-back attitude. A picturesque campus just outside of London serves as the perfect backdrop to showcase its fresh, modern revival.

Photographs by Alasdair McLellan

Styled by Brian Molloy

Feb. 6, 2025

From left: Bebe Parnell wears a Miu Miu jacket, swimsuit, skirts, and socks; Charvet shirt; Margaret Howell x Mizuno backpack; Church’s shoes. Betsy Gaghan wears a Miu Miu jacket, swimsuit, skirts, and socks; Brooks Brothers shirt; JanSport backpack; Church’s shoes. Théa Almqvist wears a Miu Miu jacket, top, briefs, and shorts; Pantherella socks; Margaret Howell x Mizuno backpack; Church’s shoes.

Top: Betsy Gaghan (center) wears a Mains London jacket; Brooks Brothers shirt. Théa Almqvist (right) wears a Loewe jacket; stylist’s own shirt. Bottom: Bede Harper (center left) wears a Margaret Howell x Mizuno vest. Bebe Parnell (center right) wears a Bally jacket and shirt.

From left: Harper wears a Burberry shirt and pants; Church’s shoes. Jacqui Hooper wears a Hodakova dress and shirt; Budd Shirtmakers socks. William Mignot wears a Fendi Men’s shirt; Margaret Howell pants. Almqvist wears a Hodakova knit vest; Brooks Brothers shirt; Marie Adam-Leenaerdt skirt.

From left: Gaghan wears a Tod’s jacket, top, skirt, and shorts; Eastpak x Craig Green bag straps; Falke socks. Hooper wears a Tod’s jacket, top, skirt, and shorts; Margaret Howell x Mizuno backpack; stylist’s own socks.

Gaghan wears a Burberry top.

Model wearing a blue, black, and white scarf

A brick building at a prep school outside of London

Gaghan wears a Prada bra top, belted skirt, and jacket; Church’s shoes; stylist’s own socks.

Almqvist wears a Gucci top, pants, and jacket; Monday Swimwear swimsuit; Lacoste belt.

Model in tank top and wide-legged trousers

From left: Harper wears a Prada sweater, pants, and shoes; Margaret Howell x Mizuno backpack; stylist’s own shirt. Hooper wears a Loewe jacket and pants; Brooks Brothers shirt; JanSport backpack; Church’s shoes. Almqvist wears a Balenciaga jacket; Tommy Hilfiger skirt; Margaret Howell x Mizuno backpack; Pantherella socks; Beams sneakers.

Three models pose at a prep school outside of London

From top: Harper wears a Prada shirt and pants; Grenson shoes; stylist’s own socks. Gaghan wears an Issey Miyake sweater; Bally shirt; Marie Adam-Leenaerdt skirt; Pantherella socks.

Male model in red top and female model in yellow sweater in a classroom

From left: Zakari Dawodu wears a Comme des Garçons Homme Plus jacket and shorts; Emporio Armani shirt; Pantherella socks; Church’s shoes. Almqvist wears a Chanel jacket and skirt; Brooks Brothers shirt; Beams sneakers; stylist’s own socks.

From left: Gaghan wears a Max Mara jacket; Charvet shirt; Niccolò Pasqualetti skirt; Pantherella socks; Church’s shoes. Harper wears a Burberry shirt and pants. Mignot wears an Hermès jacket, shirt, and pants.

Models pose against a brick building at a prep school

Almqvist wears a McQueen dress; Cover hooded swimsuit; Margaret Howell x Mizuno backpack; stylist’s own socks.

From left: Harper wears a Margaret Howell x Mizuno vest; an Exxact Sports unitard; Pantherella socks. Parnell wears a Bally coat and shirt; stylist’s own socks. Mignot wears a Ferragamo layered tank top and shorts; Charvet socks; stylist’s own towel.

Models in black and white sports clothes

Parnell wears a JW Anderson minidress and skirt; Eastpak x Craig Green bag strap; Margaret Howell x Mizuno backpack; Pantherella socks.

Parnell wears a Bottega Veneta shirt and skirt; Budd Shirtmakers socks; Church’s shoes; stylist’s own belt.

Model seated in a classroom in white shirt and pleated skirt

From left: Mignot wears a Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello tank top. Harper wears an Exxact Sports unitard; Comme des Garçons Homme Plus shorts. Gaghan wears a Dior bodysuit; Tommy Hilfiger skirt.

Hair by Damien Boissinot at Art + Commerce; makeup by Lauren Parsons at Art Partner; manicures by Jenny Longworth for Diptyque at Streeters. Models: Betsy Gaghan, Bebe Parnell, Jacqui Hooper at Next Model Management; Théa Almqvist at Perspective Management; Bede Harper, Zakari Dawodu at Milk Model Management; William Mignot at Ford Models Paris. Casting by Ashley Brokaw Casting.

Produced by Partner Films; Producer: Lola Sharrock; Production Manager: Jo Thompson; Photography assistants: Lex Kembery, Simon Mackinlay, Jess Pearson; Lab: Bayeux; Retouching: Output; Fashion assistants: Kat Silva, Philip Smith, Julia Lurie, Emma Govey, Tatsuya Yoshida; Production assistants: Freddie Nickerson, Billy Barber Cruz, Jake Huxtable, Harry McDonnell, Mahbub Alam; Production runner: Dexter Harrison; Hair assistants: Kyoko Kishita, Tom Arnett, Erika Kimura; Makeup assistants: Lara Weidmann, Eddie Liu, Shani Mushington; Manicure assistant: Nichole Williams.