5 Favorites from Megan Collins of StyleGirlfriend.com
Sure it’s just stuff. But stuff can make life easier, more enjoyable, etc… Every so often we ask one of our favorite people to rattle off their five favorite things. You never know when one of their favorites might become a new favorite of yours.
“Guy’s style from a Girl’s perspective.” It started as a newspaper column, and for the last 2+ years, Megan has been generously handing out men’s style advice from a woman’s perspective on her website. Her wit, tact (guys love a woman with tact, especially when it comes to us men taking some fashion risks), and creativity have helped countless fellas understand what the other side of the chromosome fence is seeing in our clothes.
Even though Dappered is a men’s style site, we asked for her own personal favorites, and she kindly provided them.
#1. Nike Fly Freeknit – $160.00
“I’ve been training for my second half-marathon, so these bad boys are on my feet four mornings a week. I was worried they wouldn’t be supportive enough because they’re so lightweight, but now I can’t imagine running in anything heavier.”
#2. Harry’s Winston Set – $25.00
“This is technically for guys, but it’s a side effect of the gig that I often wind up sampling from the other side of the store, as it were. These sets, from the same brains behind taking-over-America’s-eyeballs Warby Parker, come in lovely packaging (developed by Spade and Partners). You get a great shave without nicking your wallet. Sleek design and ridiculously amazing customer service included. Lather up.”
#3. Homepolish decorating session, $50.00
“I’m a little obsessed with “champagne design on a beer budget” decorating service Homepolish. I often work from home and one day looked at my office space and realized it was totally…blah. So I partnered with a Homepolish designer to upgrade my space, and it’s made a stupidly big difference in my happiness levels when working.”
#4. Paul Smith wool coat – $925
“If there’s a better reason to be a girl than getting to wear this obnoxiously bright pink coat from Paul Smith through the dreary winter months, I don’t know what it is.”
#5. A guy in a great suit: Brooks Brothers Red Fleece Suit Jacket + Pant – $648
“Every guy needs one great suit in his closet. For my money, it’s a grey one (next comes navy). After all, studies* have shown that sporting a perfectly tailored number like this one can perform more effectively than an actual human wingman. I love this version, from Brooks Brothers more youthful “Red Fleece” collection.
*No studies have shown this, but really, just trust me.”
You can find more editions of 5 Favorites in the archive. Top “5” Photo Credit: G. Bangsmoen
Wait… so if the house was burning down she would grab a $25 disposable cartridge razor set? That’s just weird. If I wanted that set (which I don’t) I’d just let it burn and buy a new one. Isn’t that sort of the whole point of cheap things? They are easily replaced.
love this series, and the author is great, appreciate the positivity that shines through her writing and advice.
Nice list Megan. I am an avid reader of your website. I was wondering when you would show up over here.
I absolutely love Megan. Great list and I could see her being one of the few to pull off a neon pink topcoat like that!
I jumped on the Harry’s bandwagon a month ago – had no idea they were affiliated with Warby Parker. Their cartridges are as good as anything Gillette makes, in my experience at least, and much cheaper.
Aw, I absolutely love YOU!! Thanks for reading (and for the hot pink seal of approval)
About time, right?!
Always happy to see two of my favorite sites working together for content.
The reason Megan has such a great style sense is that she is from WI!
Agreed!!
Obviously!!
Wait…us guys don’t get to wear bright pink coats?
Ha, that was a fun list.
For a second there I thought I was on the wrong website. But then I remembered Megan was talking about shoes this morning on her site.
Dappered and SG are 2 of the 5 sites I try to visit every day, along with PTO. thisfits.me (which I also discovered due to Dappered), and brokeandbespoke.
Cool shoes but I’d recommend going to a running specialty store where they will fit you in the correct shoe, especially if you’re training for a half or full marathon.
Megan for the !!! I have been following her site for some time now. It’s a great thing to have a stylish woman’s opinion on your style.
I was going to same the same thing. Nike Frees and other minimalist sneakers are good for short distances and stability training but not so good for long distance running. This is especially true if you don’t have a neutral stride which most people don’t. A good running store, with a knowledgeable sales staff, is the best way go. They may not put you in the most stylish sneaker but if you’re running your first half marathon function should trump style.
TSG, I’m a fan, but that suit would would look better on my wife than it would on me. That thing has been cropped, suppressed, and tightened to death. Look at those pants!
Great because of the Midwest, yeah. Not sure if I’d go so far to say being a cheesehead is a good thing… 😉
This coming from who Wisconsinites commonly call a FIB.
they’re actually called the nike free flyknit
funny mix up though
I appreciated this post, but it took me like half an hour to read it because I got stuck in a daze on Megan’s picture for like 25 minutes…..damn it.
Wausau, Madison, Milwaukee. We are the triumvirate!
Needs more Spooner, Minocqua, and Eagle River.
“Where ya goin’?” “Up nort.” “Ah. Ya.”
As much as I dislike disagreeing with a lady in public, the idea that that suit is “perfectly tailored” is puzzling to me. I always thought that the best suits accentuated parts of your physique that you should be proud of while also disguising your “less than perfect” attributes. Everything else aside, this suit makes the model’s hips seem the same width as his shoulders, giving him a subtle hourglass figure rather than a more traditional v-shape. I’m a fan of the more modern fit of suits (the “Skyfall style” suits I wear get a lot of compliments) but I think that the jacket height (it’s not length!) goes too far.
Hey, you gotta do you…
Haha, yeah I’ll submit an OOTW with my “Fabulous Morpheus” get-up.
If it bothers you when I nitpick your punctuation, please tell me and I’ll stop. Not trying to be a dick, typos happen to the best of us. It’s just my inner OCD English major coming out. I love this site and get an amazing amount of value from it.
That said in, “Her wit, tact (guy’s love a woman with tact, especially when it comes to us men taking some fashion risks)…,” you’ve got an extra apostrophe in “guys.” It’s plural, not possessive, you don’t need an apostrophe there.
Apostrophes are like homophones. The writer most often (if not always) knows the difference. But they still happen. So no explanation needed.
An email next time is better than a comment. But yes, fixed. Thanks.