Wednesday, December 30, 2009
1:14 AM
Dexter Boat Shoes and A Really Good Friend
The year was 19** and for me, college had just begun. Preppy fashion was all the rage and I loved it (and STILL love it) like no other style that had gone before. Izod and Polo shirts, Levi's 501 jeans, khaki pants, corduroy, blazers with elbow patches, feathered hair, snow-white Nike (and other brands) sneakers, penny loafers, all Dexter shoes, popped collars, athletic rain suits, etc. I loved all of it so much I could hardly stand it! Everything listed here was a requirement for all serious prep fashionistas but none was more important as the coveted Dexter boat shoe. And make no mistake, it HAD to be Dexter. Knock-offs (which is what I initially got because I couldn't afford the real thing when I first got to college) would simply not do. It had to be Dexter and if you didn't have a pair of these then the rest of your preppy wardrobe didn't even matter. lol
Stephen M****, the perfectly preppy, talented, intelligent, dark-complected, cool glasses-wearing close college friend on whom I had a massive secret crush, wore his Dexter boat shoes almost everyday (as did I) and I used to love to just look at him because he was such a perfect walking billboard for all things prep. A few years later, I came to realize that I sort of admired him more than I was actually "in love" with him and realized that my unfulfilled fantasy relating to a dating relationship with Stephen was an "unanswered" prayer. Though we don't get to see or talk to one another very much anymore, we remain good friends today and I'm grateful for the friendship. I had an incredible time during my first year of college because of him and the love of God and music that the two of us shared.
Still, to this day, I think of him and smile every time I see a pair of Dexter boat shoes or anything else relating to my beloved preppy wear, remembering how proud my friend and I were of our beloved glasses, polos, 501's, and Dexters. For two young college kids in a small, rural, out-of-touch town, we seriously had it going on. LOLOL
Oh, and we could sing our butts off, too. Don't even try to pretend you aren't impressed. LOLOL
Stephen 1980
Dr. Stephen M today