Do's and Don'ts

Hello Knights, hello knightettes. Welcome to another week of you don't dress well. Let's begin rehabilitation, shall we?

Here's a riddle for this week's topic. We love to touch them, we love to wear them, and we love to watch them on Discovery Channel. Animal prints! Cheetah, zebra, heck even giraffe had it's moment. Alas, they were on knockoff purses that you bought at the state fair, but I don't discriminate. I adore animal prints; I love them one and I love them all. Somehow, my leopard flats go with pretty much everything. Who knew, right? But just like candy and carbs, there can be too much of a good thing. Contrary to logic, piling on the animal prints will not make you fiercer. Going head to toe in zebra print will not make you a speedy equine of the Savannah. Piling on cheetah print will not help you outrun your professor when they ask where your late homework is. So take it easy. If you want to look like you're taking an African safari, wear colors like olive green and khaki in utilitarian cuts, with pops of animal print. We get it; you're wild and can't be tamed. Miley's been there, done that, so take it a little easy and limit yourself to one animal print per ensemble. Subtlety, ladies; subtlety is key.

My darling Bellarmine men, what can I do with you? I'll give you props. One of the main goals of good style is giving the air that you didn't slave over an outfit, you're just wearing what you are and darn it, it looks great, but you're excelling at only half of that statement. To clarify, it's the part where you aren't slaving over it. Can you put a little thought into what you're wearing? Not a lot, I don't have very high expectations, but a little? Case in point, sleepwear as day pants. Really? Were you that tired? Were you that late? You couldn't throw on some jeans? I have a younger brother and he hasn't slept in sleep pants since he was 13. I, obviously, am not a boy and cannot vouch for the verisimilitude of this next statement; but I'm guessing not a ton of boys sleep in sleep pants. Boxers, boxer briefs, tighty whities, I don't judge and I don't care. My point is this: if you aren't sleeping in sleep pants at night, you have to put them on when you get up in the morning. So put Spongebob and Superman back in your drawer and grab those Levi's! Jeans, at least, look like you have hopes for yourself in the cruel cruel world of structured cotton. Life can be so rough can't it? Man up. Buy a belt. Society will thank you.

Don't we feel prettier? As always, Stay Classy, BU.