Nouveau Prep

Classics never go out of style… but this is not your mother’s prep! This is all ours and we love every plaid and argyle timeless inch of it. Nouveau Prep is more than just a polo shirt and blucher mocs. It’s color, fun, funky and sweet. ? Check it out! Oh, and there’s a treat at the end of the story… don’t miss it )

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We have a few favorite places to get monograms, stripes, plaids, argyle and more! And one of our absolute faves, Marley Lilly, is joining us to give away the custom monogram sterling silver earrings (pictured above, in the last set, and below). The winner will be able to choose the font and monogram style.

TO ENTER: in the comments below, tell us how old you were when you got your ears pierced. That’s it! ?

CONTEST CLOSED. Contest open through midnight 1/23, winner announced 1/24, Winner must respond to email by 1/27 at noon or another winner will be selected. Winner will also be announced here, on Facebook & Twitter so follow and friend us!

Prepster Store List:
Marley Lilly,? Vineyard Vines,? Kate Spade,? C Wonder,? Tory Burch,? Tommy Hilfiger,? Ralph Lauren,? “Preppy Princess” Vera Wang fragrance,? Lilly Pulitzer
J. Crew,? Vera Bradley,? Coach,? L.L.Bean,? Land’s End

188 Comments

Julie B.

I think I was about fifteen when I got my ears pierced. I took my mother to get her ears pierced when she was in her 60′s! So now I get her lots of earrings so she can “catch up” in her collection.
Kandy G

I was 13 when I got my ears pierced.
Jennifer

I was around 13 and got them DOUBLE pierced, which I thought was the coolest thing in the world!
breakformoms (at) yahoo (dot) com
Onecheaplady

I was 20!
Slb3334

The first time, 12. I don’t have pierced ears as I am allergic to the metals so would give this to my mom.
Caitlin M

I think I was around 13. My grandma got hers pierced at the same time!
http://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3 nickie burke

I was 2 years old. My aunt took me, my mother wasn’t very happy about it.
loriag

I was around 11. loriagalbraith at gmail dot com
chap1987

9 years old, [email protected]
Marci

I was 13
Janet G

I was ten years old!
Desireedunbar

I was 8 years old.
christina westendorp

I was 18 when I got my ears pierced!
Laurawolter

LOVE these earrings! I was 5 when I got my ears pierced. My mom and I did it together.
Lesjul

12
http://twitter.com/Sak_Shoes Beckett’s Mommy

I had my ears pierced for the first time when I was six months old. I didn’t have any hair until I turned two years old so my mom wanted them pierced so everyone would know I was a girl. I got my second holes pierced when I was in junior high because everyone else was doing it. All I remember is my face getting really hot and I thought I was going to faint. PS-I absolutely love these earrings pictured above and I hope I win them!
Christine

15 and I was still SO freaked out.
http://twitter.com/mkjmc Katherine Persons

I was 25 and a big baby
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guest

i was 4
Debbie C

My Mom wouldn’t allow it so I was 15 and in defiance when I pierced my ears.
Kaycee

I was little bitty, but I let them grew up! When I was a teenager, about 13 I decided I wanted to pierce my ears so I did it myself because we couldn’t afford to get it done. Hurt SO bad, but to this day they aren’t grown up!!! Thanks for the chance to win!
candkmason@gmail
Cairine

I was 16 before my girlfriend and I talked ourselves into getting our ears pierced.
Lillea

13, which was a bit later than I wanted, but not by much
Terry

I was eighteen when I got my ears pierced.
gerry Taylor

at 16
http://www.facebook.com/stubbornasmel Melissa Martin Leinart

I had my ears pierced when I was 8 years old.
Naomi Sturgis

I was only 4!
Lynn

I think I was about 17 when I got my ears pierced.
Marsha Arditti

I was 16 years old
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002830871919 Marcus Sutherland

21
Cebrown

I was 20
Bonnie

I think I was 16 when I got my ears pierced. My mom wouldn’t give in.
Chanhams

I was 14 when I let my friend pierce my ears with ice cubes and a needle.
Jenny

I believe I was 5 years old and I do remember that day clearly.
warrior1

I think I was twelve
jabber

i think, 8, and i tried doing it myself :S
Dave

16
verydeep1

I was 16 and i o ly got 1 ear done and that is my left ear..
Anonymous

I was 14
Anonymous

Can’t remember exactly but I believe I was about 4 or 5 years old when I got my ears pierced!
Melissa A

9 months old!
Anonymous

I was 13.
Leebud22

Had to be double digits. . .so on my tenth birthday I went & got my ears pierced!
Scrappyquilter77

I was 13 and done with an ice cube, sterilized needle and a potato
Andrea S

I was 7 years old, and tried to be brave because I begged my mother to take me to get them done. I left crying like a baby! =)
Marlene V.

I was in junior high. The first time I went was when I was in elementary but they pierced one ear and I wouldn’t let them pierce the other one. So we let the other one grow in…. so I didn’t do it properly until I was in junior high.
Trish

My aunt took me when I was a baby.
Guest

16
Sami S.

I was 14 and so excited!
Jenn C

I was 5.
Sun

2 years old
Nancy

I was 26 when I got my ears pierced. At least I beat my mother to it. She was 70. lol
Suzi Liska

I got my ears pierced when I was 13 yrs old. My parent forbade me to get them done. When they went away on vacation I got my ears pierced.
Kimberly Drodge

i dont have my ears pierced. But love to give them to my sister.
Anonymous

I was 13 when my mother finally allowed it but she had my aunt take me. A couple of months later, with an ice cube and a sewing needle, I went ahead and pierced a second hole in each ear. She was not at all happy about that!
jglaframboise at eastlink dot ca
Wrkm11

I was 15
Cchadwick60

I was 22…sort of a late bloomer,,
Nicole C.

I was around 10!
Kimberly Wright

I was 13, it was my birthday present.
Anonymous

I was 25, and my husband made me get it done!! LOL!
Aderkat

I was about 35.
charline

I was 13 years old.
stanleybilly)at)bellsouth(dot)net
JJ

15
Briannimal213

I was about 8, I think, then the second was 12 or so!
Kj

Age 12
Micrapol

I was 8 when I got my ears pierced the first time and I got a second hole in one ear when I was 16.
micrapol(at)hotmail(dot)com
JoKing

my ears were pierced for as long as I can remember. I was an infant.
ShannonB

since about five.
Angela Mitchell

I was in kindergarten when I got mine pierced, so probably around 5.
Writersweep

15
Bkremble

I was 16 yrs old
Anne

I was twelve when I got my ears pierced. These earrings are SO CUTE! Please do more give aways!
Angela

I was 8!
k. a. Pomeroy

I was cheeky and got them done without my parents permission when I was 15….still love to wear earrings. Just like perfume, I feel “dressed” when I wear them
409cope

I was thirteen when I got my ears pierced.
Tracy S.

Wow, I actually do not remember, I want to say it was not until Jr. High late 70′s. I do remember doing the second one’s in each ear at that time cause I did it on my own.
melinda hawkins

16!! did it myself
Amy

I was 12!
lori_r8

oh goodness….maybe 5 years old I think!
Angela

i got my done when i was 17!
Sarah

I was 2 years old when my mom pierced my ears, then I pierced a second hole when I was 21.
Bbc12340

16
Wwrkim

I was 15
shawna

I think I was 9
micmac

I was 17; a long time ago. A friend in high school did it, using spring type clothespins to numb the ear lobe. I was almost a pirate, but agreed to doing the second one.
Derly Foerste

I was 19.
Anna Racine

I think I was about 13 or 14 when I first got my ears pierced. My mom is a strict German, and I had to fight her the whole way on getting my ears pierced! Never regretted it!!!
Wendy

I don’t remember my exact age but I believe I was in the 5th grade when I got my ears pierced.
Patricia Wojnar Crowley

I was 19 when I got my ears pierced!
Anonymous

I was 4.
Kayla

I was 11 when i first had my ears pierced. I remember because my mom doesnt get sick of telling the story…. yes I cried!
brenda

nice
http://www.facebook.com/stephanie.b.laplante Stephanie Brenda LaPlante

I got my ears pierced as a baby
Tisa

I had just turned 13…officially a teenager and got parental approval. As an adult I wish I hadn’t though.
Christy

Love these earrings! I got my ears pierced when I was 6, after weeks and weeks of begging.
shar watt

I was five years old
Emrosser

My mom and I got our ears pierced together- I was 10 years old.
Guest

I was 19 years old.
Ceacy

I was 5 years old!
Kaybbyy

I was 5 when I got my ears pierced. My parents wanted to give me the choice before they did it on their own. I think it was nice of them:) I currently have 11 piercings. And I can’t stop!
liz

13 yrs old
Carly

I was in 5th grade when I got my ears pierced so I think I was about 10! I got them done with my BFF!!!! When I was in 3rd grade I moved to Austin,TX. So we went back to CT to visit and got our ears pierced together! It was a special day, that I will never forget!
Kitsa Tsivoulas

3 years old
Katharine Stodghill

I was about 10 wen I got my ears pierced! I was in New York with my mom, and she suprised me by letting me get them pierced! My first earrings were cute little Tiffany heart studs!
Catherine

I was 5 when I got my ears pierced.
Claire

I was 8 the first time, and then they closed up and I didn’t get them repierced until about 19 or 20.
Athena

I was six years old.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003356854369 Natasha S Blouin

I was 8 Months Old..
Julie McDonough

I was 16…I always wanted my ears pierced but was not allowed. My mom told me I could get them pierced when I was 16, then she forgot about it. On my 16th birthday I dragged my dad to the mall telling him mom said it was ok because I was 16. My mom freaked when I got home but it was done.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000132294295 Kellie Wilson

I was 17..so old! My mom was always against it when I was younger!
kellierosewilson at hotmail dot com
y2please

14 YEARS OLD
Guest

never got my ears pierced but my daughters did.
Emily Ring

I know I was in 5th grade- so that would make me…11?
http://twitter.com/ginette4 Ginette

I was 12 years old when I was able to have my ears pierced
anger_family @yahoo.com
Akmeri

9
Karen Gonyea

I was 12
Joni Wilson Lackey

I was seven and howled like they were ripping my toenails off one by one. I LOVE LOVE LOVE these earring so much. Thank you for offering this great giveaway. I hope to win so very much.
annette McKinnon

I was 16
Lynnbeaniethethird

i was 5
Dana123

I was 16.
Deborah Stawiarski

I was seven when I got my ears pierced!
Jwinnings7

I was one and a half. My mom didn’t want me to remember the pain, although since them I’ve gotten three other more painful piercings.
Allison J.

I was 7. It was my birthday present
jadavis42

The first time I think I was 7, then again at 13, then for good at 24!
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http://twitter.com/moren247 M Hinds

i was stil a baby, at 6 months old.
courtney

13
Sunshine G

I was 5 years old, and my aunt pierced them without asking my mother - she was NOT impressed!
Ally G.

I was 10 years old when I got my ears pierced.
Tardis Traveling

I was 13 when I got my ears pierced. My mom was so paranoid I got it done in a doctor’s office!
Jeremy Schmidt

15!!
Donnas

I was 12.
Anonymous

I was 12. An Italian friend of the family did it in her kitchen. She numbed my ears with ice, cut a potato in half & stuck it behind my earlobe, sterilized a hat pin in the stove flame, and then stuck it thru my ear lobe.
Mckaguedl

I was 13
Katrina

I had my ears pierced as a baby, but I yanked them out. :/ Ouch. I got them repierced when I was 10 or so.
brittany boardley renaldi

I think I was around five.
Dara Nix

I was either 15 or 16 when I got mine pierced! And I think it took me about 2 or 3 years to convince my parents to get it done!

kitty32504 at cox dot net
wendy r.

I was 10

wendywynsma at gmail dot com
Andra

I was 16
Anonymous

I was around 17.
Jewels9500

1 year old.
Toni E.

I was 14 when I got my ears pierced.
Deanna

I was 8 years old
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Guest

a baby!
Sharon Higgins

I was 16 when I got my ears pierced
Crissy

I was 9 years old when I got my ears pierced
Millerfam0519

2 months
Jygriebel

I was five years old when I got my ears pierced!

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http://aisling.myopenid.com/ Gaye McGill

I got my ears pierced when I was 14.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Alison-Braidwood/100001082461303 Alison Braidwood

I was 19 when I got them pierced. At a kiosk in a mall in Dartmouth NS. It was classy…
Carlaboo11

I was about 3
http://twitter.com/meredithbjones Meredith Jones

I got them pierced at 5, then again at 12.
Melissa D Doucet

I was 12… late bloomer!
Amybabya79

I was 7

amybabya79 at yahoo.com
Guest

I was 3 when I got my ears pierced.
Ryan

Not pierced yet
Carla

I was only 6 months old when I got my lowest holes.
Melanie Comello

I believe i was around six or seven the first time i got my ears pierced
Lilmssunshine0918

I was 6 months old for my first holes, 18 for the second, 20 for the third, and 21 when I got my cartilage pierced!
elaina marcotte

I was 5
http://profiles.google.com/karissamackin Karissa Mackin

6 months old!
Jalynn Manning

I was two or three months when I got mine done. My mom said that my grandma was mad when she found out.
Julie Sanchez

I was in my teens when I got mine pierced.
Hwlen

I was 15
shala_darkstone

I was 13 when I got my ears pierced.
madelinebrubaker {at} gmail (dot) com
Ohradishes44

8, i think
Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard

I was 13 when I was finally allowed to get my ears pierced. My dad made me wait that long so that “I would be sure that I wanted tholes in my ears’ :0)
Amanda hoffman

17 i believe
amandahoffman35 at yahoo dot com
Brittany

I was about 5 months
Doris

i was a baby when I got my ears pierced, so I have no recollection of it. In my culture, we do it very young.
desiree

i got them when i was 12 and then they got ripped so i re did them at 16
desi t he blonde2msn.com
Mikki

Great giveaway! I was eleven and I felt like I had waited my entire life!
smilendontstop

My name is Vanessa ( @smilendontstop ) and I was less than 1 year old when my mom took me to get my ears pierced!
Katy Rohlicek

I was 10!
http://twitter.com/dresdenrain carol lewis

I was 12 or 13. My older sisier went with me and was having hers done also. She had one pieced and then had a meltdown not knowing if she wanted the other one done! I still have those earrings I picked but they had a go round with the vac and one is totally destroyed! LOL
spcale at yahoo dot com.
Liza

I was around 5 years old.
jamie3t

I was 11 years old.
SueBunting

[email protected] I was 18 when I got my ears pierced.
http://twitter.com/appleeater1990 Amber Laughard

6 months <3
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http://twitter.com/appleeater1990 Amber Laughard

when i was 6 months <3
Kimberly Bartley

I was 12 and in grade 6 when I got my ears pierced….it was my birthday gift.
Anonymous

I was three months old when my ears were pierced.
Barbara L.

I was twelve
Charlene Kuser

I was 15 when I got my ears pierced
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Alyssaherriman

i HAVE 22 PIERCINGS…LOTS IN MY EARS AND I WAS 7 WHEN I GOT MY FIST HOLES
Jill Knepp

When I was 14
sally0630

I WAS ELEVEN AND MY STEPFATHER PIERCED THEM WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD.
http://twitter.com/PopCosmo popcosmo

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Tess Thompson

I was 8 when I got my ears pierced!

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