SwiMen

After giving it some thought, I haven't done a guy-foucused post in awhile! I just did the swimming post for us girls a few days ago, so I thought I'd show y'all some of my favorite swim trunks for the boys:

Lilly Pulitzer

Tommy Bahama

Brooks Brothers

Ralph Lauren

Mahi Gold

Vineyard Vines

Ralph Lauren: these seersucker trunks are one of my FAVES!

Chubbies: Have y'all heard of these yet?

Brooks Brothers

Ralph Lauren

Columbia PFG

Where does your guy like his swim trunks from? Does he do the short ones (like the Chubbies) or longer ones?

xxKatie

Classic Preppy

While shopping around a little in Nordstrom with my sister, there was this AMAZING display of men's shirts. She had already started going up the elevator when I stepped back to check them out. Wondering who made them, I did a little investigating and found that it was Brooks Brothers! Naturally! Check out some of their new shirts that I'm in love with:

Madras elbow pockets? I mean come on, how cute are they!?

It comes in a clean white with a navy/red plaid combo too! What's not to like?

This was really the shirt that caught my eye though! I love button downs and actually have all the different components of this shirt myself: blue stripe, pink, blue solid. I LOVE this shirt and would buy it in a heartbeat! It would look great paired with regular jeans and boat shoes--a staple outfit in any guy's wardrobe!

Do y'all like these two looks for guys? I'm a big fan and I love that Brooks Brothers did a few pieces like this!

xxKatie

"Abandon all hope, ye who gaze upon these pants..."

For any of you who didn't know, Brooks Brothers writes a wonderful blog called "Of Rogues and Gentleman" (for all my fraternity readers out there, you BEST start reading this ASAP.) I recieved many comments about these pants via Twitter (P.S. edit: most notably that from Miss Skyler Elizabeth inquiring why there hadn't been a post about these yet. Well  sCe, consider this YOURS. I moved it up a few days just for you!) and email. As a native Annapolitan and transplant South Carolinian, these pants are nothing out of the blue for me. I'm used to critters all over, various colors like you wouldn't believe and the shirts that match. A boy in colored chinos or critter pants already has my heart--cue swooning.

Here they are, the infamous "Go to Hell Pants":

They have critters--and for those of you who don't understand the idea of critters, we don't mean bugs; it's a collective term for small embroidered "critters" on preppy paraphernalia, like these:

The "critters" can be anything from whales to rowing oars to skull and cross bones to life preservers. The chinos can vary in color too. I've seen green, pink, khaki, white, you name it!

My favorite section of the Brooks Brothers post was toward the end of the post titled, "WHY YOU’D WEAR THEM":

Usually this would be a “where to wear them” section, but the wearer of go-to-hell pants is usually more concerned with “why” than “where.” That’s because, aside from the fact that wearing them is just plain fun, wearing go-to-hell pants can be treated as a game of style chicken with your friends. Except instead of going over a cliff in a ball of flames, you’ll be seen as the most daring dresser around.

...And I couldn't agree more!

xxKatie

Nothing Says Summer Quite Like Seersucker!

Seersucker is a go-to fabric for the summer. It's comfy, breezy, and packs well for quick trips here and there. Girls can wear it, guys can rock it, and let's face it, a baby looks stinkin' adorable donning seersucker. What's better? My friend Madras might have a bone to pick but here are my seersucker picks for summer:

Lilly Pulitzer: Blossom Dress in Classic White Regatta Embroidery

Brooks Brothers: Seersucker Fitzgerald Fit Suit

High Cotton Ties: Walker Madras & Yellow Pincord Reversible Bow Tie

High Cotton Ties: Duncan Madras & Blue Seersucker Reversible Bow Tie

Vineyard Vines: Seersucker Patchwork Shorts

Just Madras: Caroline Dress-Girls Pink Seersucker with rick rack

(Isn't she just cute as a button?!)

Aerie: Halter Seersucker Bikini Top and Bottom (on sale)

Anyone already have their seersucker ready for summer? Gearing up for those hot days!

xxKatie

Underneath It All

So I have to giggle a little as I write this post because it is a little silly, but I've come across these before and have wanted to post about them! Plus we were talking about boxers today since my sister is still at Navy working and so the topic was on my mind (I felt the need for everyone to understand why I'm writing about a pretty silly topic!)! There are so many options for undergarments for girls, but for guys, you've only got a few. And I've found the best! Preppy boxers seem like an easy choice if I was boy! Here are my top picks (if I were a boy...I mean, these are the one's I'd pick!):

P.S.: I'm only going to use the print photos, the rest are a bit, um, risque for a blog (again, giggling!)

How cute are these Southern Tide Skipjack ones?! The link shows the print a lot better, but it just wasn't a good "feature photo" to have as the first picture. With a fun stripe, I guess you couldn't wear them under white shorts, but I don't think any guy really owns white shorts...just a guess. If you're a guy and you do have them, you'd impress me, but I don't think they're all that common. 

 I love the blue combination with the ST fish and the background! So summery!

I'm loving the traditional VV whale ones too! (I even have a tote to match these ones...haha!). These ones are a bit more toned-down than the stripes, but very cute. I've seen these boxers sold in a navy store by us with nautical flags on them and they were super cute too! 

These ones are VV too with little bonefish outlines on them! I really like the pink-on-pink combo here!

I've posted about Lilly boxers a few times as well, but I can't get enough of them. The print on the far right (the very bottom print) is called Animal Crackers and I have the matching PJ set to that pair! These boxers are actually half price right now at the Sale Shack!

I had to sneak a girly photo in with all these boxers! It is way too hot out for these pj's, but the flannel is very cozy in the winter when all you want is to be bundled up.

At Brooks Brothers, you can find pairs and if you order them online, believe it or not you can even get them monogrammed:

That would make a very fun gift (for anyone)!

I don't even think that boxers just have to be for boys either! I know plenty of girls who find cute pairs of boy boxers and use them to sleep/lounge in. 

xxKatie