Brightest Young Things

My inspiration folder has as many pictures of men as it does women, and I'm just as likely to try to work, say, the cut of Pete Doherty's trousers into my life as I am the wardrobe stylings of Chloe Sevigny. This is something I've never understood, as I'm almost completely certain that most guys don't fuss over our stuff the way we do theirs - BUT HEY, WHAT DO I KNOW? Well, actually, I know this: most of the style maxims I absolutely swear by, I picked up from looking at DUDES:

Guys are never accused of having bitchface. Why? BECAUSE THEY ARE ALWAYS WEARING JEANS AND T-SHIRTS AND ARE, THEREFORE, FAR MORE COMFORTABLE THAN GIRLS. Yes, making up intricate outfits out of dozens of little parts of your closet is a thrill and a challenge, and yes, sundresses are, perhaps, a gift to mankind as a whole. But if you're honest, really honest, you'll have to admit that there's just nothing more boss than a t-shirt and jeans. It looks good, it feels good, you can do ANYTHING in it, and it translates oh-so-appealingly to the female form. When I go I want to be buried in something soft and short-sleeved. And a pair of Levi's. Write that down.

Making up new looks is hard. Every couple of weeks I sit down and look at my current inspirations, then I go to my closet and brainstorm, notebook in hand, of what to wear/cut/sew/buy to make it happen. I also hate repeating my outfits, and these are just two items on the million-item list of Things Girls Do That Guys Think Are Outrageously Dumb. Dudes, for the most part, don't give a shit about wearing the same thing everyday, and I've recently decided (justified, really) that it's not Outfit Repetition if you call it a Uniform. Just look at Angus. He ALWAYS looks good.

Barring the Oakley-wearing contingent of the population, even mortal, non-famous men look good in sunglasses - but they look ICONIC in Wayfarers. The 2007 overload was unfortunate, yes, but Ray-Bans are more of a Constant Classic than a trend. We, as a gender, are already well aware of the life-altering effects of a truly stellar pair of sunglasses, but we tend to go oversized at the drop of a hat. With some exceptions for special circumstances (and Lolita), I'm taking my cues from the above gentlemen from here on out.

Bedhead is not an accessory. It is a weapon. I can probably count the number of times I've left the house in the last ten years with un-blowdried, un-teased, un-unkempt hair, and that's because I think that shit is HOT. Brigitte Bardot did it sensationally, sure; Meg White is consistently and perfectly tousled, I know - but above all others, do you know who does sex hair SOOO aspirationally? THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S DUDES. THE ANSWER IS DUDES.

Did I forget anything? Besides leather jackets? And denim jackets? Oh, and blazers, too?
Fill me in.