Things That Make Me Say NO

Via astute reader Jessica, we have this: man leggings are the new Must Have for fall 2007.

Yes, really! Fashion writer Godfrey Deeny claims to “know a lot of guys who wear leggings around the home to watch DVDs, lounge around before Premiership games or surf the Internet.” Deeny’s question is, can the man legging move from loungewear to barwear?

Dear god, I hope not.

I’m all in favor of the guys making an effort to be a little more stylish, but I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this particular style trend. Maybe that’s because my husband is 6′5″ and all I can see when I try to picture him in leggings is the Jolly Green Giant.

What say you–does this deserve a hearty HO HO HO, or will the man in your life be sporting a pair of leggings come fall?

The Office Party, Part Two

I have a confession: I always have a hard time figuring out what to wear to Wade’s work functions. Not as hard a time as I have finding a sitter, but still! Hard. Some of this has to do with the fact that my work wardrobe consists entirely of things that can go in the washing machine, but there is also an element of not knowing what exactly is appropriate in this particular situation. Because you know, I don’t work there! And I don’t know these people!

So what do you wear to HIS office party? And what should HE wear?

Gentlemen, Let’s Talk Undershirts

Hi Susan,

My style Friday question is for the boys. My husband recently had a very important meeting with a Senior VP of his company in the fancy downtown, former headquarters building. On the highest floor of said fancy downtown former headquarters. Very swank.

Anyways, my question. He went to this very important meeting wearing a nice dress shirt and dress pants. My question relates to the undershirt he was wearing under it. He wears regular crew-neck undershirts during the winter and when I looked at him (still in his work clothes) that night at dinner, I realized that the collar of said undershirt was visible. He did not have the top collar buttoned on the shirt (it was a button-down shirt, without tie – his company is ‘business-casual’).

When I told my husband that he should have had the top button of his shirt done up (it was dark green) because his undershirt was visible, he said that he didn’t have to do the top button unless he’s wearing a tie AND that the head of his department wears the same kind of button-down shirt open two buttons with lots of blonde chest hair and wife-beater undershirt visible (wife-beater = tank top type undershirt. *shudder*).

Who’s right? Should I insist on a v-neck undershirt when Mike has to dress up again? Should someone pull Mr.Department head aside and tell him that he looks like Lumbergh from Office Space? Only worse?

Thanks!

Erin