Borrowing from the BF

CEBU, Philippines - There’s another reason to celebrate having a beau especially this 2010 with the rise of the boyfriend fashion trend—particularly the boyfriend blazer which was rather predictable because with boyfriend shirts and boyfriend jeans already on our plates, boyfriend blazers are definitely not far behind.

The boyfriend blazer trend is another good reason to raid the closets of the most important men in our lives—given that these gentlemen aren’t the size of sumo wrestlers. On a general note, our father’s, brother’s, uncle’s, or boyfriend’s closets are a treasure trove of fashion finds that only need a wee bit of tweaking to make their threads look chic on us.

The boyfriend blazer is the stuff that vintage dreams are made of so vintage stores or your friendly neighborhood ukayan can offer you great deals for this up and coming fashion find.   As a rule of thumb in scouring for clothes in ukay-ukay or in vintage shops, be very patient in digging through mountains of clothes and bring a face mask if you can if you’re allergic to dust.

If you’re quite unsure on how exactly to rock the boyfriend blazer, take the cue from the runway hits of Cynthia Rowley, Elie Tahari, and Boy by Band of Outsiders.

There are only two things to remember when it comes to the boyfriend blazer. Consider this the basics in the boyfriend trend and take these to heart otherwise you might end up looking like a toddler playing dress-up with her dad’s work clothes.

First, the boyfriend blazer is about upsizing it. This is to give the illusion that you were at your boyfriend’s pad, didn’t bring enough clothes after spending the night there, and hence had to put on his clothes (unless you are extra petite and the said BF is a dead ringer for My Big Love, then forget it). Go one size up and allow the shoulders to extend to at most an inch from yours for some power shoulders. Make sure the blazer doesn’t look as if it swallowed you.

Finally, the crucial element of the boyfriend blazer trend is to roll up or gather the sleeves to your elbows to feminize the look by exposing the wrists. Rolling up the sleeves balances the look by implying that your blazer would otherwise be too large for you because in the first place, it is supposedly your BF’s.

For starters, pair up the boyfriend blazers with a pair of hot pants and power heels for a hot look. You can also throw in a waist belt to highlight your curves and amp up the boyfriend blazer’s chic-ness.

The magic behind the boyfriend blazer is to channel a careless yet sophisticated air that’ll let you pull off a trend that’s otherwise to fashionably risky for the fashionably conservative and traditional.

So go on, raid your BF’s closet.