Sloane Ranger
The
British author Peter York coined the term "
Sloane Ranger". His book the
Official Sloane Ranger Handbook (co-authored with Ann Barr) described the
lifestyle of upper-
middle class young women living in west
London. The term derives from
Sloane Square, an area of
London where they would typically live or hang out. The term is now applied to men as well as women.
The archetypal Sloane Ranger (as described by the book) was Princess Diana before her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales.