Back when I was in college, I used to joke that I was Mr. Miyagi when it came to men and fashion: date me for a bit, and you might find yourself with a brand new wardrobe, along with a few great styling tips. My current boyfriend, J.T., however, was always somewhat different. Although he trusted my taste from the get-go, he also had great style all his own — despite having ribbon belts and square-toed shoes hiding somewhere in his closet.
Flash-forward almost four years after our first date and J.T.'s knowledge of fashion has only expanded — thanks, in part, to my nonstop chatter about work, celebrity style, and current trends. For example: just the other day he messaged me to say he'd passed by Forever 21, saw a bra with writing on the band, and hey, didn't Kylie Jenner wear something like that from. . . Moschino, is it? Naturally, I decided, he'd have some opinions on Spring '16 styles, so I decided to text him some runway photos and get his thoughts. Read on for his responses — which range from insightful to WTF?! — then see how you can give last year's trends an update for 2016.
For the record, I had told him I was thinking about doing this story, which was probably why he was exclamation-point excited about participating. I first sent him a photo of the cold shoulder.
So I had to send him another photo.
I guess he was expecting us to walk around in bras and booty shorts?
He was worried about washing it. Valid point.
Despite the fact that I said to ignore the sunglasses, J.T. said this look was very futuristic. Perhaps it was the high sleeves?
Overall, I think he wished everything was tighter. (I did mention he closely follows the fashion choices of Kylie Jenner, right?)
He was a fan — of the trend and the plunging neckline.
But I'm not sure I'll be letting him pick out my outfits anytime soon!