Style Profile: Man Edition

Dear Interwebs, meet Brenton Hughes:

And he's one classy dude.

As someone who loves thrifting almost/more than I do, he's a pro at mixing old and new. He can integrate his used finds into outfits without looking like a total hobo (And if you've ever been to Seattle, you know what I'm talking about.)

And let's be real, this is a breath of fresh air in a place where most guys only wear neon v-necks and awkward cut-off man-pris.

...um...

(leather black loafers $6- community thrift store; pea coat $45- heritage mens line at XXI; jeans by levi strauss $30-Macy's; Teal short sleeve button down shirt $4-amvets community thrift store)

More style profiles coming your way, it's way more awkward to ask a stranger for their photo and outfit deets than it seems...

-B

Eyebrows: Keira Knightley

If you remember,

I once declared that Miss Knightley's eyebrows were the make or break of her face.
Honestly, I hate to quote myself, but here I go
"With features like that, skinny little bitch eyebrows would look hideous."
Ah, but I have found evidence:

check it

my thoughts exactly.

<3

Claire

Barbie & Ken 101

Although this video video pretty much speaks for itself, I have to admit it's nice to hear men speak out against the screwed up standards of beauty in America.

This video was recorded in 2006... do you think anything has changed since then? And if so, how?

You're all beautiful.

-B

Choose Happiness

1) Cute shoes!

2) Lavender pillows (mmmm smell so good!)

3) Debbie Harry

3) Unicorns!

4) Hilarious Hair Days

5) Imagination

6) Sleeping on the beach

7) Claire's daddy is visiting this weekend!

8) Berit's going to Disneyland on Saturday!

What's making YOU happy this week?!

-B & C

On Trend: Relaxed Striped Tees

Lately I've been seeing lots of relaxed-fit, striped tops in stores, magazines, and on celebs (okay to be honest I had to google search the celebs part, the only star stalking I do is on gofugyourself).

(Nautical stripes brought to you by Sienna Miller, Miranda Kerr, and Kate Moss. Via StyleHog)

Although I was a bit apprehensive to buy anything in the vein of this trend as A) The stripes made me nervous, as they can be tricky when you're trying to flatter your shape and B) I wasn't sure if I'd like the supremely loose fit.

(Top, Forever 21; Scarf, thrifted; Jeans, Vigoss; Boots, Steve Madden; Nail Polish, "Charcoal" via F21)

However, I found this one for $15 at Forever21 and loved the roll-tab sleeves, big pocket, and fun color. Plus it is DAMN COMFY and easy to pair with accessories- I call this the "wanna-be-grunge-hipster-art-teacher" look.

Here's some more ideas!

Top of the Pop Art Top- $34.99

Gap Striped Supersoft T- $9.99

Slub Knit Striped Top- $18.90

What do y'all think of these bad boys?!

-B

P.S. Also, can we just take a moment to appreciate how fing funny Claire was in the below post? I was literally in tears, and not from the depressing Human Diversity paper on privilege and social systems I was writing.