Raiding the Closet

Ladies, the economy may be putting pressure on your pocketbooks, but the fashion world seems to have taken note, and it’s accommodating accordingly. If you’re craving a new addition to your summer or early fall wardrobe, you needn’t drop any more of your hard-earned money on a new purchase. Instead, look no farther than your boyfriend/husband/brother’s closet. Labels have been weaving an increasing number of menswear-inspired pieces into their lines for the past few seasons, but it seems that the popularity of the androgynous dress code is at an all-time high. Dressing like a dude really took off this past winter/spring when blazers began popping up on females everywhere; now that summer has rolled around, ladies can be seen sporting baggy boyfriend jeans rolled up at the hems or the classic men’s button down shirt (never at the same time, though!) As fall fashions begin to dominate the scene, it seems that this trend won’t end anytime soon: menswear-inspired footwear has finally taken a firm hold, and labels are delivering their own version of the brogue to consumers. It’s tough to say how many more articles of clothing ladies will be able to steal from the men (and successfully pull it off), but here’s to hoping it doesn’t create too much trouble on the homefront.