Half Tuck

Blazer (Bebe - this mofo is from high school, similar here), Shirt (J.Crew, similar here), Shorts (Minimarket via Urban Outfitters - super old, similar here), Shoes (ShoeMint, similar here), Necklace (Dogeared), Watch (Fakety-fake-fake $20 at BP. here), Handcuff Bracelet (Asos - old, similar here)

In the same way that people can become boring over time, the more time you spend with them (no matter how much you love them), so too can pieces of clothing—those that have been with you for some time and have lost that alluring luster of novelty purchases are so often imbued with after that glorious initial buy.

Obviously this is not always the case; more often than not, the more time you spend with someone/thing, the better they get, and the more you grow to love that person/thing (these leather shorts are a great example of that). This is what we tell ourselves anyway. BUT PEOPLE CAN BE BORING AND SO CAN SHIRTS.

That's where the half tuck comes in—here to save our beloved and classic, but maybe-in-need-of-a-little-resuscitating button-downs; the Fall '13 runway shows taught us all about it. It's a new twist on just plain ol' tucking your shirt in (GAWD, weren't you just beyond sickeningly frustrated by the stifling staleness of tucking your shirt in like a regular person?!), and while it may seem like a dismissible detail, and a silly thing to focus on, it can really perk up your average poplin shirt, and make YOU look a whole lot more interesting and not boring. (Just kidding, you could never be boring...just your shirts.)

Photos © Rose Garrett