(via justinchungphotography) Look at those rolled up pants and little shoes! He is the CUTEST boy ever!! <3
Women in menswear.
At a party a friend and fellow fan of the gentleman’s wardrobe said in passing that she didn’t “care about women’s fashion”. I see her point (and at times agree with it) - aesthetically menswear succeeds where women’s does not. Still, that comment gave me pause since, of course, she is a (very beautiful) woman and wearing clothes that are quite à la mode. A lady might argue that her taste eschews the standard trappings of women’s fashion, but it’s still all about fashion. In the past couple years I have noticed it: chicks (myself included) pilfering the boys’ departments, donning bow ties and selvedge denim and work shirts and making them our own. The menswear becomes womenswear, and to say one doesn’t care about it… Well, of course she does!
I think we forget in this great style debate taking place across a rather vast (and noisy) forum that fashion and style are not opposing forces. The clothes on our backs may inspire us to walk taller or dip lower or throw the martini in his face, but style and that sprezzatura to which we all aspire can radiate from a potato sack. Hell, I feel most confident naked. So to the girls who love to raid their boyfriends’ closets and say they don’t care about women’s fashion or are disheartened by its trends and directions, I say toss your hair and take a little more pride in the fact that when you steal his sweater, you make it yours. A woman’s wear.
I couldn’t agree more. Menswear appeals to me more than women’s. Don’t get me wrong—I love my dresses, shoes, and tops. But very often, I find myself choosing to buy, wear, or borrow things from the gentleman’s wardrobe over the lady’s.
The variety of women’s wear also turns me off. There are too many choices! I’m okay with a variety of styles, but the variety of choices is so excessive that it’s so hard for me to make up my mind on what I want. But menwear is simple and classic; Sometimes, less really is more.
Shiloh Fernandez in “Da Man” magazine April 2011 issue. Shirt by 3.1 Philip Lim, pants by Ben Sherman, and belt by Raoul. Reading some of his interview makes me think we could be good friends haha. He seems very chill and down-to-earth. I like that. I posted this photo, because I really like the outfit. So fitting for the warmer season—the rolled up sleeves and the bright salmon color. And I like the placement of his tattoo.
Hey Mr. Cudi, you lookin’ good in that blazer. May I borrow it sometime? Leave the handkerchief in the pocket, please. (Source: withoutcondition)
