Fashion?

I admit that I am fashion illiterate. I'm a jeans-and-t-shirt kind of guy, mostly because I know any t-shirt goes with any jeans and any shoes. I almost never dress up, even business casual, so I am desperately out of practice. Based on my wardrobe, I would never be pegged as gay. On occasion I get inspired to think about redoing my wardrobe. I go to the mall and see all the coordinated outfits on the mannequins and imagine myself walking down the street looking oh-so-fashionable. Then the feeling passes and I get an ice cream cone and go home in the same shabby clothes I arrived in. We subscribe to Details and Genre (got them free for subscribing to something else, I think). I flip through them and read the fashion articles (e.g., "Wear a diagonal-striped tie with a vertical-striped shirt to add dimension to your wardrobe.") These things make sense, but then I think, "Where will I ever wear a tie?" The last two times I've worn a tie were to two funerals over the past 5 years. So yesterday we went to the local Calvin Klein outlet, and they were having a 70%-off sale. We had mild breakdowns and bought "a few" things. Everything I bought goes with jeans, though, so I'm still in my comfort zone.