Preppy Clothing Business

5 Tips For Starting A Successful Preppy Clothing Business (2025)

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Updated: April 14th, 2025

Want to start your own preppy clothing business? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a preppy clothing business:

Where to start?

-> Preppy clothing business plan
-> How to finance a preppy clothing business?
-> How much does it cost to start a preppy clothing business?
-> Pros and cons of a preppy clothing business

Need inspiration?

-> Other preppy clothing business success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a preppy clothing business
-> Preppy clothing business slogans
-> Preppy clothing business names

Other resources

-> Profitability of a preppy clothing business

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a preppy clothing business:

#1: Miriam Zelinsky, founder of Lazyjack Press:

We chatted with with Miriam, founder of Lazyjack Press ($21K/month). In our interview, Miriam says:

I went to the mill and had a little trouble (to say the least) because of their religious beliefs - they did not think a woman should be in this business.

Additionally:

[Spending money on loads of ads] is such a big risk, especially when that money pays for one month at a holiday market where I know I will make good sales and forge great new relationships with customers.

Further:

I only want to work with people who love the brand and believe in it. In turn, they also see more turnaround because they’re invested in it as well.

Also:

The biggest advice I can give you is to just start. You don’t need to have everything figured out – you will figure it out when you begin.

Read the full interview ➜

#2: Miriam Zelinsky, founder of Lazyjack Press:

We chatted with with Miriam, founder of Lazyjack Press ($21K/month). In our interview, Miriam says:

I find that small things like discount codes and little touches such as a personalized thank you note go a long way. And, most importantly, don’t ever ever give up. It will get better.