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Life is crazy to me sometimes. Over the years many people in my life have had a lot of faith in me. For some reason though, I never had that faith in myself. Growing up I knew I was a good basketball player. But besides that I didn’t believe I was good at many things. I think basketball came naturally to me and therefore I didn’t have to get out of my comfort zone. That attitude of staying in my…

The Chronicles of a Gentleman

This part of the blog is the flip side of being a Gentleman. The life of a Gentleman is not always peaches and cream. From the outside a Gentleman may have nice clothes, good job or new car, but you never know what he has gone through up to that point. What defines you as a Gentleman isn’t how many times you fail or fall down, but by how you deal with adversity and pick yourself back up. No…

Flannel Love by kiah-tomatz featuring polo ralph lauren sleepwear

American Eagle Outfitters flannel shirt ae.com

Polo ralph lauren sleepwear lordandtaylor.com

Mossimo Supply Co. Men's Flannel Button Down - Assorted Colors target.com

I have a confession to make. I haven't always been the flannel lover you see standing before you today. Seriously. I thought they were kind of lazy fashion....like "I don't have anything else to wear let me just throw on this flannel". 

That was until my best friend Mandi bought this ridiculously soft flannel at Ragstock a couple years ago. It grew on me. So much so that almost every time I go to her house I put it on. It goes with everything. Jeans in the fall and winter, shorts in the summer, works great with a graphic tee, plain tee, you can wear them over dresses. With boots, with sneakers, with oxfords. The opportunities are ENDLESS. So I guess you could call me a #flannellover now. 

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  Mossimo vinyl purse target.com

Mossimo chunky infinity scarf target.com

Revlon nail polish $13 - superdrug.com

Revlon black lipstick homeshop18.com

I love this color, especially in the fall. It's sort of a neutral so I can pair it with a lot of different outfits. Or maybe it's not really a neutral but I make it one anyways, because I love it. I don't think I'll be getting sick of it anytime soon. 

This post is dedicated to what I wore today. Mixing patterns is so fun. I like that the pattern in my shirt is geometric and the pattern in my shoes compliments it. They’re both pretty subtle so they don’t compete with each other. Anyways, without realizing it this whole outfit became about Target. (oops) I’ll link where I got each of the things below. 

1. Top | Mossimo Black- Target

2. Shoes | Sam & Libby-Target

3. Earrings-Forever 21 (past season)

4. Jacket-Sweet find at Marshalls last fall

5. Pants | Converse-Target

6. Purse-Mossimo (past season)