Dress to Impress

Who doesn’t love a man in mom jeans? President Barack Obama dressed down to an over-sized White Sox jacket and unforgiving denim for Tuesday night’s 80th All-Star game in St. Louis, where he delivered the ceremonial first pitch. His fashion faux pas have received more media coverage than his just-short-of-the-plate pitch (check out this video from CNN), and one can’t help but sympathize with his fashionista wife, Michelle, who has been praised for her trendy wardrobe. How does she feel about her husband’s undesirable dress-down?

“My wife thinks I’m cute in the White Sox jacket,” Obama insisted at the game.

There’s no way she’s crazy about those loose-fighting, high-rise jeans!

How can chic Michelle let her husband know that his style needs revamping? How does any woman broach such a sensitive topic with her main squeeze? Whether your guy is a proponent of couch-potato couture (dirty sweats and dingy white undershirts) or overzealous with preppy pastels (purple polo with lime green khakis), women everywhere can find subtle and respectful ways to encouraged a better-dressed boyfriend. In Ashton Kutcher’s article for Harper’s Bazaar on how to dress like the perfect couple, the model-turned-movie star lists several ways:

- Gift your man with clothes you’d like to see him in, and don’t forget to go heavy on the praise when he gives them a test-run.

- When your guy looks good, encourage his style sense by comparing him to a rugged actor or football player: don’t call him “cute” or tell him that he looks “nice!”

And fellas, do your ladies a favor: ditch the mom jeans!