Phase 1

This is not my boyfriend, but rather, a picture of an attractive man from TheSartorialist.blogspot.com.

If I were a more critical and self-aware person, I would say that I'm taking the military talk a bit too far with Operation Clothe My Boyfriend. However, I'm not, so let's get into formation and talk about the plan of attack. If that is, in fact, what the military does.

So, I had New Year's Eve off of work. My boyfriend is on vacation as well, and as we were eating our regular breakfast of heart-shaped pancakes with chocolate chip smiley faces, he asked if we could go shopping today. Alright, in all honesty, it didn't happen like that. I mean, that's what we eat for breakfast every day, but he asked me to go shopping after I showed him the "lookbook" I compiled for him. To which he kept compulsively referring to because he secretly wishes he was a stylist. Unfortunately, the lookbook wasn't as look-y or book-y as I'd like. It was a two-page Word doc consisting of links to American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, The Yellow Bird Project, and Threadless.

In other words, it was REVOLUTIONARY. Inspired by my ability to copy and paste links, we rushed off to the nearest Urban Outfitters and tore the place apart. Which means that he bought a charming cardigan and great shirts that aren't falling apart. Note to boyfriend, who I know is reading this: Yes, your shirts are falling apart. Stop thinking they aren't. I've got to consider myself lucky--it's not difficult to get this kid to shop. Spending money isn't his favorite thing to do, but as long as I keep saying "you look adorable! We should go make out behind that ironic display of Hello Kitty pillows and thermal t-shirts!", he's willing to do it.

Phase 2: Um, get him to buy more clothes. This isn't consumption for consumption's sake, though I love that. I've been given a budget, and Lord knows I'm sticking to it. But he needs more than 4 shirts and a cardigan. Maybe a man satchel? Calling it a "satchel" probably negates any masculinity that putting "man" before it connotes, but still. I'll look into it.