 Style queen Gok Wan.
It might be a little emo, or alternative, or bookish, or
trendy, or label-oriented or retro... but they can put together a “look” that
is just so them that you could never
mistake them in a crowd.
I don’t have a look. But, if I did have a look, it would
probably be described as “the nester”. Which, for the younger set, is a guy
over 30 who has basically given up on fashion since he got hooked up with the
love of his life and bought a house. To give you an idea what a nester looks
like... picture a pair of non-skinny jeans, striped polo shirt, Colorado shoes
and basically groomed hair with traditional short back-and-sides. In summer, he
is known to wear extra long shorts in either khaki or camel with that same polo
shirt and quite possibly a pair of Colorado slip-ons. It’s so generic that it
should be stamped with a name like “You’ll Love...” or “Select”. It’s the kind
of look you’ll find in a Best & Less catalogue, or perhaps at the high end
of a Big W one. But it stops short of being Target and way short Myer.
I’ve lost count of the amount of times I have watched What Not To Wear with Trinny and
Susannah and the brilliant How To Look
Good Naked with Gok Wan (not that atrocious Carlson Kressley thing!) But
the one thing that they do in each of those shows that gets me every time is
how the hosts are able to effortlessly tell you what look is right for you. The
women see themselves in the mirror after new clothes, new makeup and new hair
and cry tears of disbelief and joy. The few times they’ve featured men, the
blokes just look dumfounded at how good they too can actually look with a
little help.
But where are the real world Trinny’s and Susannah’s?
Where’s my local Gok? Where in Hobart could I possibly find a willing wardrobe
consultant who can be brutally honest about what I am wearing and build a
complete new look around my body type, hair colour and lifestyle. Maybe it’s
because I don’t have gay friends in Tasmania. But judging by what I see most
Hobart gay men wearing, I am not sure I want their help.
I am a moderately affluent, educated, coupled, career-driven
gay man in my mid-thirties. I should have had this “look” thing sorted ten
years ago. But no. At 34 years old I still
don’t have a look of my own.
So if you’re willing to help me out... drop me a line. I
seriously could use your expertise.
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