As guys, we're always drawn to modeling our sense of style based on other men who we respect and want to emulate. It's human nature to Xerox copy something we see other guys are doing/wearing and then appropriating it to make it our own.
Currently, I'm in an Ellen Degeneres mode = Collared shirts + khakis + Lesbian studies + classic Nike Cortez shoes
Last year, I was full on Jay-Z x P. Diddy mode = Black tees + Nike high tops + NY Yankees hats x Bling
So even though I've decided to explore my Sapphic sense of style this year, a la Ellen, I realize that Ryan Gosling may just be the male counterpart to Ellen D's casual but polished style I wanted to take on this year. Let's look at the facts:
1. His pajama ensemble says "hey, this is what I look like when I get out of bed." I want to look like that.
2. "I'm going to go through airport security with leather gloves on and sunglasses. I'm badass. I dare you to frisk me."
3. His put together look screams "The red carpet is my office."
But when Ryan Gosling's style is compared to someone like Steve McQueen, Ryan is too polished and choreographed. It's not like he told me that while drinking a PBR shooting pool at a Dive bar in the Lower East Side, it's just the general feeling I get when I look at his outfits when he's out in the literal public eye. But I guess with today's information age, a movie star always has to look good 24/7. No one's popping out of the bushes outside my building trying to take a bad picture of me.
So cheers on you Ryan Gosling. You are a style icon for a new generation. That's why you're RG3000.
YES: Find your own style icon that's accessible without being too much of a departure from what you're comfortable with. It will be obvious.
NO: Just because your dad did it, doesn't make it right. It just makes it a hereditary disease.
MAYBE: You create your own path and develop a new way to dress. Just make sure it fits.
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