Men's clothing: part the coats
Today the very handsome boyfriend and I went shopping at the bigger-than-most-towns Natick Collection. (Seriously, place is huge.) We were inside Macy's when I made a beeline to the men's coats, which puzzled the vhb. I told him I was looking for him because his handsome winter wool coat had several holes, courtesy of hungry moths. But as I surveyed the racks I realized something crucial: men's winter coats are boring. Good god, the monotony. Gray, gray, black, gray coats with three buttons.
"They're like blankets with buttons!" I cried in despair. Where was the variety? The frippery? The interestingness that continues to make me adore (and buy) winter coats.
"Most men's clothes are blankets with buttons," the vhb said.
"That's tragic." And it is. So take note designers of men's clothes. You can design a handsome jacket and still make it look better than a blanket with buttons. In fact, I challenge you to do so. And if you can make it resistant or offensive to moths, so much the better!