So yesterday morning as I was drinking my coffee I got to thinking about all those fashion tips that mention mixing something very masculine with a very feminine look (e.g. leather moto over a really girly dress).

This got my brain to wandering and I thought, "what about mixing masculine with masculine? That could be interesting."

Think Fred Astaire's gentlemanly polish with Marlon Brando's rugged rebel. I'd call both of those styles quite masculine, just in very different ways --opposite ends of the masculine spectrum, if you will.

So out came the perfect badass, masculine leather moto jacket to wear for the zombie apocalypse.

Why is it perfect, you might ask? (or not, most folks don't actually think about these things but I find it a pleasant creative thought distraction from the stress of everyday life).

It's perfect because it's pretty bite-proof and has built in weapons to defend against zombies. The leather is thick. There are massive and heavy/solid keyboard-key sized metal studs along the bottom arms and around the neck area. If I swing my arm to hit a zombie in this I'll very likely crush his skull. If he tries to sneak up and bite my neck he's going to break his teeth on a mouthful of metal studs and heavy leather.

But I digress (it's easy to digress when talking about surviving a zombie apocalypse).

The gentlemanly polish part of the outfit comes in the form of a vintage fedora, crisp pinstriped menswear collared shirt and oxfords.

The rest of the masculine rebel element comes into play with the jeans. Slouchy-skinny BF types that have a thick and stiff structure to them (I believe they have some kind of stiffening agent or wax coating or something built into the material that makes it slightly stiffer than regular denim). The color is a dark blue/gray/black with what looks like really old oil stains broadly permeating the fabric --like my dad's old jeans that he wore when working on cars. They aren't actually stained. This is the way they were made and I find the effect really cool and unusual in it's subtlety.

So putting it all together the result is a juxtaposition of Manly Man against Refined Gentleman. All worn by a woman.

I did manage to *wink* at femininity with this outfit as well. On a whim I chose to have my nails painted hot pink/fuschia when I had them done last week. A color that is waaaay outside the direction I normally go in nail color. It just happens to match the hot pink silk lining of that oh-so-masculine moto jacket (you can't really see the lining in the photos). So when I would move or shift throughout the day you'd get a flash of hot pink to match the vibrant pink nails.

Take that zombies. Who says you can't survive the apocalypse in style?

Beaver felt fedora: Vintage Borsallino (via flea market)
Leather moto jacket: Christopher Kiodo for DSquared2 (via ebay)
Jeans: Levis (via consignment store)
Pinstripe Shirt: Fire Los Angeles (via consignment years ago)
Distressed leather oxfords: Born (via ebay)
Chunky square sterling earrings: Vintage (via flea market)