Fashion Friday: Men’s Edition

Father’s Day is coming. I, for one, do not like buying my husband stuff he says he needs like socks. I love shopping for really stylish clothing items for him…except that most of what I like he would never wear. We’ve made definite progress though so it’s worth the effort to try.

I am fortunate enough to have a few very stylish guy friends, some of whom even use Pinterest. I have a Men’s Fashion board on Pinterest that I use to collect looks that catch my eye. So today I’ll share some of what I like here, and maybe it’ll inspire you in your Father’s Day shopping. 
Let’s start with the suit. Of course we really can’t go buy a suit as a gift, but maybe we could take our guy shopping for one. A well-tailored suit is to women what lingerie is to men. 
via Pinterest

Of course, Bradley Cooper doesn’t hurt this look either. Then you need some shoes. Can you believe these are Doc Martins?!

via Caleb Gardner

How about a nice accessory? A watch, perhaps?

via Jason Armstrong

Honestly I usually end up buying a hip t-shirt. Like this one, available in several awesome destinations for that guy with a serious case of wanderlust. 
from pilotandcaptain.com via Caleb Gardner

So what do you buy for Father’s Day? 

Fashion Friday: Velvet Jacket Edition

TGIF right? It’s been a busy week around here so today’s Fashion Friday is really a What I Wore for a little real life mom fashion. 
I love jackets, don’t you? Multiple layers always add texture and make an outfit look multi-dimensional and more “put together”. Jackets can be truly flattering if they are cut correctly for your shape. 
I found this lovely green velvet jacket at the LOFT a couple months ago, but hadn’t figured out how to wear it yet. Well I love how it looks over top these light khaki pants. The top underneath is a fitted shell in ivory with a lace overlay for a very feminine touch. The scarf came from Old Navy, the brown leather ankle boots are one of my favorite pairs by Merona from Target. Earrings are Premier Designs and the gold stretch bracelet is J. Crew. 

Of course now it’s 80 degrees in Houston again so I won’t likely be wearing this velvet jacket again for awhile!

Your turn. Tell me about your favorite jacket in the comments! 


Bonus! Give me some ideas of what else to wear with this jacket.