It was a sunny day in America's finest city; a momentary gap between the traditional spring gloom that is characteristic of March and its surrounding months. With the sun finally revealed and allowing for warm-weather garb, I tossed on a shirt I had scored at the discounted price of $5 and was pretty ready to debut. Little did I know it would be the most controversial shirt I've ever worn, and would be the center of attention for a pretty long discussion about what I would look like at 40.
The infamous shirt was a patterned, white, short-sleeve button up with a hawaiian-cuban attitude to it. The outfit was complete with a pair of slim fitting Levi's and a khaki corduroy driver's cap. Now, the description does not do me justice, but I thought I looked pretty dope. Sure, the shirt was slightly too big, but it would shrink. I was going for a Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 500 Days of Summer look, but apparently took too many liberties to be even remotely discernible as "Tom", the style-savvy hopeless romantic that the movie gravitates around.
Somehow, (according to my friends,) in my attempt to be the hypothetical object of Zooey Deschanel's devotion, I became 40 year old me. An somehow, (according to my other friends,) I looked awesome and completely pulled of the slightly cuban-hawaiian shirt that sparked the controversy. How could an article of clothing have been the topic of conversation over an entire lunch? Is it a good thing to have such riotous shirts? Is there a point to this over-dragged story?
The lesson is, sometimes you have to take the risk with things you may not have otherwise chosen. Being a little unorthodox is was separates the GQ drone from the real "fashionisto" (for lack of a better term) who is innovative and influential. Is it always a good choice to opt for the hawaiian shirt at the outlet? Probably not. But if it's something you find appealing, then perhaps you should tell your friends who think you look 40 to properly f*** off and leave you be. Find your Weird, friends, and never let go.
Here's a few shots of guys who found their Weird and pulled it off:
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