Yow Yow!

Up until a few weeks ago, I never would’ve given it a second thought to wear a flannel shirt – much less own a flannel shirt. I’ve been against the clothing item since senior year of high school when all of my guy friends decided to turn Friday’s into “Flannel Friday’s.” You know how there are several spirit weeks throughout the year in high school and those weeks consisted of themed dress up days? Well, these spirit days – planned only by the group of guys in my school were weekly. I suppose my boycott against their flannel Friday’s were the result of me not taking them seriously after they also established “Tall-tee Tuesday’s.”

I can still picture a teenage me. “I will never wear flannel! I’ll look like a lumberjack!” “Nice flannel shirt. Where’s your axe?” Oh yes, your home girl was a sassy one.

Near the end of the summer, my friends threw a “hick-themed” party and my other friend Steph offered to lend me one of her flannel shirts that I could pair with my Aritzia leggings. I started to reconsider the judgement I had passed just three years ago. That flannel looked GOOD. She admitted to me that it was actually purchased from the guys’ section at Urban Outfitters. Wait – I like Urban Outfitters. Could I possibly find a flannel at UO that I could learn to love?

The answer was yes. I purchased the BDG Flannel Boyfriend Shirt pictured to the left (women’s section) this past weekend and I kind of love it. Okay, it’s more than love. It’s an obsession. I want to live in my flannel shirt. I want a flannel blanket. I want to wear the flannel shirt with every skirt, dress and pair of pants I own. But seriously, it really is great. That should teach me a lesson to never judge a piece of clothing before trying it because I’ve really made a mistake with this one. I could’ve owned five flannels by now, but instead I am now making up for three years lost.