One of the great things about having a boyfriend or getting married is you get to dress them. It’s like having your own life size Ken doll! Paul has good taste in clothing but he doesn’t mind if I do the shopping. I’m not an expert at buying men’s clothing but I have learned a few tricks over the last couple years. My shopping process for Paul goes something like this:

1. Discuss with Paul what he likes and what he needs. {ie: his shoes are getting old or he needs more ties etc.}

2. Hit the catalogues and internet to look for good outfits and needed wardrobe pieces.

3. After that I sit down with Paul and show him everything. He might nix a coat or a pair of shoes but usually he likes most of it.

4. Next step is to go shopping with Paul. My main stops are Urban Outfitters, American Apparel, Banana Republic and JCrew. We go into the store and I show the sales associate the pictures. I get Paul in the dressing room as quickly as possible and have him try on everything. I may browse a little bit to look for sale items but I try to keep it to a minimum so that Paul doesn’t get sick of shopping.

Paul loves shopping like this because we get in–we get out and we always come out with stuff he likes.

This seasons picks:
Levis, Adidas, and Jacket from Urban Outfitters
Blazers from JCrew
Suit from Banana Republic and Ties from JCrew