3 “Borrowed From the Boys” Outfits I’m Inspired By

Friends! I’m thrilled to be back in your inboxes with another edition of Self Checkout, but before we get to clothes I have to give a major, huge shout out to the team at Marie Claire who worked on an investigative series called Women and Guns. Ten years ago, Marie Claire published a similar volume of stories that explored the complex world of females and firearms and a decade later, we’re returning to the same topic to understand what’s changed—and what hasn’t. I implore you all to read it. We cover everything from gunfluencers (yes, that’s exactly what you think it is: a gun influencer on social media) to how teachers who have lived through mass shootings handle the ramifications to their mental and physical wellbeing.

And now, because Marie Claire is a space for women who contain multitudes, on to this week’s Self Checkout topic: the boys that are really taking it to the next level fashion-wise. My style has always been a bit “borrowed from the boys”—I do love traditionally masculine pieces—but I haven’t felt this inspired by male celebrities in years. When I think about Harry Styles, Jacob Elordi, and Colman Domingo, it boils down to the way they’re able to mix high-low, masculine-feminine, and of course usage of color! And it all looks so easy! Allow me to break down a few of my favorite looks and you’ll see why I love them so much.

HARRY STYLES

Harry Styles’s dressing is a kind of inverse of my personal style—he dresses to highlight “feminine” pieces, like the above leopard-print Chanel jacket from Matthieu Blazy’s Métiers D’Art collection, and knows just how to make it work (those The Row loafers are a great finishing touch). I especially love and am inspired by how he plays with leopard print as a year-round neutral.

COLMAN DOMINGO

When I think of Colman Domingo I think of two things: king of red-carpet dressing and master of color theory! Like, he really can wear and inspires me to wear more color.

JACOB ELORDI

The above photo of Jacob Elordi has lived in my mind RENT FREE ever since it hit the wires. There’s a beauty in the simplicity of the pieces—and the fact that he’s so tall and also in that Bottega bag, TBD—that I continue to revisit. It’s since led me down a rabbit hole of even more Elordi photos (like one of him on late-night TV wearing ballet flats!!!) that have me re-thinking the way I want to dress.

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