Fashion/Design

My Boyfriend the Style Icon

As I grew older, I began to realize that the probability of me dating a man who is smart, funny, interesting, good-looking, has a good job, is close to his family, has his head screwed on tightly AND dresses well was very unlikely. I could have maybe 3 or 4 of those things and dressing well would definitely not be one of them. I’m convinced that 50% of the male population do not know how to dress themselves. Sorry guys, but until the day you stop wearing short-sleeved piqué polo shirts that are two sizes too big for you, I will firmly keep that prior sentence in place.

Imagine my surprise when I did meet a guy who had all those qualities who wasn’t a.) gay b.) had a girlfriend that dresses him.

My boyfriend has style. It’s a style I can’t classify because it’s simply his own. If I had to pick a type I would call it “nerdy cowboy”? He always keeps a pen in the pocket of his pearl snap shirt.

My boyfriend has entire closet filled with costumes. He has another closet entirely filled with costumes. I’m pretty sure he might have a third closet filled with costumes that I haven’t seen yet. The fourth closet holds dozens of color-coordinated pearl snap shirts, concert t-shirts from the 80’s, fitted slacks, cowboy hats & captain’s hats and ties galore. Most of my boyfriend’s clothing is 12+ years old. You see, Geoff takes excellent care of his clothing so it lasts well. He also has barely gained a pound since his teenage years so he still fits into everything he owns. Put a Buffalo Exchange employee in Geoff’s closet and they would cream themselves.

Geoff knows how to put together an outfit, but the little touches I love best are his gas station sunglasses with rhinestones and a large $5 sticker on them or his mesh t-shirt that he might wear with a cowboy hat. Nothing about these items should work at all, but on Geoff they do. Geoff oozes confidence (and not like in a douche-baggery way) that is infectious and is one of the reasons why I immediately took notice of him the first night I met him.

                    Geoff knows how to mix metrosexual with his Texas roots. Cowboy hat and fitted vest? Yes, please! His slacks were handmade in Italy for $30.

Geoff knows how to rock the vest. The vest is an accent that people don’t wear much anymore and I wish they would. It’s such a classy and simple addition.

I’m not sure if you can see it, but Geoff is also one of the few people I know who can rock the bolo tie in both neither a non-ironic or non-non-ironic way.

This is one of Geoff’s many vintage 80’s concert t-shirts. This Ramones shirt is from a concert in 1984. He has shirts of The Replacements, Siouxsie Sioux, and a bunch of others I will have to rummage through later and wear without asking.

One of Geoff’s $5 gas station sunglasses purchases. I think he may have an addiction.

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23 Comments

  • Reply Tolly October 12, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    Geoff is one drop-dead sexy individual. And *nice!* I’ve only met him once, but was thoroughly impressed.

    The two of you together is almost TOO MUCH, Lauren. His vest! Your red lips! Someone call the fire department!!! It’s gettin’ too damn hot on this blog.

    • Reply hipstercrite October 12, 2011 at 4:49 pm

      Awww…hahaha! Tolly! You’re too sweet! Ha.

  • Reply M October 12, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    You guys are adorable. I always appreciate a man with style–they are so effing rare.

    • Reply hipstercrite October 12, 2011 at 4:50 pm

      I know, right? That’s why I wanted to take a sec and say, “Damn, this guy has style.”

  • Reply annie October 12, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    he looks like heath ledger. anyone ever tell you that?

    • Reply hipstercrite October 12, 2011 at 5:11 pm

      hmmm…i’m not sure anyone has told him that. strangely he gets conan o’brien a lot.

  • Reply MyFrogs October 12, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    He is so handsome! A little Into The Wild Emile Hirsch, some Heath Ledger and maybe some Ray Lamontagne (think it’s the beard).

    • Reply hipstercrite October 12, 2011 at 5:34 pm

      Awww…thank you! That’s so funny…when I was watching Ray LaMontagne at ACL I thought of Geoff. Mountain Man!

      • Reply MyFrogs October 12, 2011 at 8:15 pm

        Ray is FANTASTIC! Saw him here in NM at the Santa Fe Opera House last year. Amazing!

        It may also be the vest as well…!

        Love me some Austin as a side note. Grew up all over TX, went to school in San Marcos.

  • Reply nova October 12, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    Wow, in some of those pictures he looks a LOT like my ex boyfriend! Especially the bolo tie one…craaazyyyy. Is he also 6 foot 7? If so it may be the same guy under an assumed name.

    • Reply hipstercrite October 12, 2011 at 6:04 pm

      Hahaha! 6’7″ Wowza! Geoff’s only 6’1″ish.

  • Reply Mark October 12, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    I’m convinced that 50% of the male population do not know how to dress themselves. Sorry guys, but until the day you stop wearing short-sleeved piqué polo shirts that are two sizes too big for you, I will firmly keep that prior sentence in place.

    Imagine my surprise when I did meet a guy who had all those qualities who wasn’t a.) gay b.) had a girlfriend that dresses him.

    I loved those statements! and your guy is handsome… and he has a lot of confidence because confidence is sexy! It also makes you look good and together, you BOTH look great!

    Have I tell you that I am happy for you? (not that I am not happy for Geoff, but I ‘know’ you better and it really cheers me to see you happy in a relationship!)

    • Reply hipstercrite October 12, 2011 at 8:46 pm

      Thank you, Mark!!! I am happy. I couldn’t ask for a better guy. I feel so lucky.

  • Reply Allison October 12, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    My boyfriend has no style, so I am jealous. Occasionally he will surprise me, but generally he’s just jeans and t-shirts.

    I love guys who can pull off the vest look.

    • Reply hipstercrite October 12, 2011 at 8:46 pm

      Jeans and t-shirts are good too!
      Buy your beau a vest for his b-day!

      • Reply Allison October 13, 2011 at 12:41 am

        I don’t think he could pull off the vest.

  • Reply tennysoneehemingway October 13, 2011 at 1:54 am

    What the hell is it with young guys and beards these days? I just don’t get it. Doesn’t everyone know you look ten years younger without a beard? And that it actually takes more time to groom a beard than it does to shave? COME ON!!

    • Reply hipstercrite October 13, 2011 at 5:28 am

      Ha. Geoff actually looks like he’s 12 under the beard- so I’m told. The beard is for many reasons.

  • Reply Cathy Benavides October 13, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    I appreciate any individual who has cultivated their own style. It looks like Geoff picks items that mean something to him and that say something about him. Consider him Slave to Fashion Approved!! Plus, he’s next to you, and you ALWAYS look good 🙂

    • Reply hipstercrite October 13, 2011 at 6:27 pm

      Aww…thanks, sweetie! I will let him know that he’s Slave to Fashion approved! He will love it!

  • Reply Natali October 13, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    Huzzah to the hot happy couple!

    • Reply hipstercrite October 13, 2011 at 11:11 pm

      Awww…thank you!!

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