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Some Interesting Articles On Fashion

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Cover Your Eyes!

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Is The Bride Blind? 😳

A PSA for the Fashion Confused.

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I’m in a menswear Slack.

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I joined because I wanted to see what it was like to build a community.

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It’s interesting.

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I don’t find a lot of diversity in it.

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In more ways than one.

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Sometimes I chuckle when I look at the #fitpics channel.

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So many men who should be my client but will never be.

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Seeking the approval of others.
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Usually, I don’t blink.

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But this one made me through my iPad down. 😳

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I don’t know where to begin.

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This outfit is awful.

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Why?

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Because nothing matches, coordinates or fits.
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It’s a fashion throwup. 🤮

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This guy is an officiant?

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He couldn’t officiate my recyclables.
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And who is the bride with the co-sign?
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Does she need my glasses? 👓

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When your wedding officiant walks in looking like he got dressed in the dark.

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But everyone in the Slack tells him he’s “on fire” 🔥

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You know we’ve got a menswear crisis.

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But let’s be honest: nothing here works.
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Tan seersucker pants.

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A wrinkled jacket in a completely different tone.

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A loud floral tie.

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An olive raincoat.

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And a blue ballcap?!

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Jesus Christ! 🤦🏾‍♂️

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It’s the opposite of coordination.
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It’s confusion.
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This isn’t “I made a bold style choice.”
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This is “I got dressed by committee, and no one had the guts to say stop.”

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Separates only work when they relate.

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Contrast is one thing; chaos is another.

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The colors fight,
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The fabrics clash,
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And the casual/formal line is blurred beyond recognition.

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This isn’t about being trendy—
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It’s about understanding fit, form, and function.

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And most importantly?
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It’s about dressing in a way that respects the moment.
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A wedding isn’t the time to test-drive your personal style experiment.

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A SINGULAR TAKE ON FASHION

Peter Prep Picked a Pack of Pastel Pieces

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By Z.G. Burnett

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In the bird world, males become the more colorful gender when the weather warms, their plumage honed over millions of evolutionary cycles to attract a female mating partner. Human males in colder parts of the Western Hemisphere are generally less inclined to wear color, and how that translates to attracting or repelling potential mates is inconclusive. The Preppy species of the human male genus is an outlier, as many display an explosion of pastels as soon as the temperature reaches 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Although not exclusive to Preppy males, it's become a cultural marker and even a meme of the species. Some are just starved for color after long winters of navy, forest green, and burgundy, others just never evolved past how their mothers, then wives, dressed them for Easter.

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Should you not want to look like you're about to play golf, knock back a third mint julep at the Derby, or tell someone that this is a private club, there are ways to work pastels into a wardrobe rotation tastefully. At least, not tasting like a marshmallow Peeps display.

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1. Wear only one piece of pastel clothing in an outfit, offset with neutral tones. Generally this is a top or trousers, but socks or a tie and matching pocket square are just as distinctive.
2. Seersucker and Oxford cloth button downs come in many more colors than white and blue. Even an unconventional stripe like purple or yellow is a subtle way to introduce more color.
3. Patterns, not gingham or striped. Similar to wearing one pastel garment, a paisley shirt or batik trousers will make a statement without screaming it, if the colors aren’t psychedelic. The debate continues as to whether or not madras is strictly a textile or its own pattern, but every man should try a pair of “go to hell” pants at least once. Because if you like it, who cares?

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On a less sunny note, this will unfortunately be my last article in this newsletter due to upcoming projects. My sincere gratitude to Reginald for inviting me to write for him this past year, and to all of you who've taken the time to read these fun articles.

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If you'd like to see more of my work, follow me on Instagram at @zgburnett and check out my Substack, The Preppy Witch Handbook.

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Reginald V. Ferguson

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