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(This station is written by Brian Henderson, FYI, thing successful italics is by maine (Emilly), and lad was it hard to not interject myself more, LOL. It’s that clip of twelvemonth again! Grab a candy cane latte, curl up successful a reindeer-skin blanket, and get acceptable for immoderate dude-bro vacation acquisition guiding.)
We’re doing things a small otherwise this year, not conscionable due to the fact that I haven’t changed my benignant successful a decennary and thin to nexus up the aforesaid boring brace of pants each year, but due to the fact that we wanted to bring successful a 2nd sentiment connected what to bargain a feline for the holidays. So, we called connected Emily’s member and my favourite ray of sunshine, Ken.
A small backstory astir america bothers-in-laws: Ken and I person deed it disconnected the archetypal clip we met and person been choky ever since. We person a batch successful common; we some grew up playing sports, we some emotion anserine comedies and the Oregon Ducks, and we some would bash thing for 1 Miss Emily Henderson. But determination was a fateful nighttime that astir tore america asunder. The twelvemonth was 2017, erstwhile the taxable of precocious schoolhouse shot came up. He had played outsider linebacker successful school, I played quarterback, and we some fancied ourselves arsenic beauteous damn good. So erstwhile the question arose of who would person gotten the amended of whom backmost successful our heydays, things got a small heated. Too heated. He insisted helium would crush maine similar a Diet Coke can, portion I reminded him that I was hella accelerated with a wicked stiff-arm and determination was nary mode helium could interaction me. Things escalated. People got nervous. It was each successful bully fun. In the end, Ken did the close thing: helium relented. He yet admitted that I was mode excessively accelerated and my stiff-arm was mode excessively strong, and determination was nary way, like, not a accidental successful the world, helium could ever person taken maine down. Seriously, like, zero-percent chance. And everyone knows it. And I’m gladsome that we tin yet determination on.
Anyway.
This past week, Ken and I took a small travel to the promenade unneurotic to store with Emily for our “Dude-Bro Gift Guide”, and we had a blast. I don’t cognize wherefore men don’t spell buying with each different much often, it makes the full happening overmuch much enjoyable. By the extremity of the day, I was bursting retired of dressing rooms, doing Julia Roberts twirls to his sultry Richard Gere nods. The effect is this 2024 Dude-Bro acquisition usher (because I figured a batch of our readers conflict with what to get the men successful their lives – it’s truthful good!!). We anticipation you similar it. And if you don’t, Ken volition travel to your location and effort to tackle you (but don’t worry, he’ll beryllium casual to stiff-arm).
A Bit About These Guys
Now I (Emily) get to brag a spot – these guys are “typical” cis-male, sure, successful the consciousness that they similar to play sports, grill, and privation women to respect their bicep bulge, but they are besides thoughtful, exceptionally progressive dads, and similar chill worldly that they’ll usage consistently and doesn’t break. Their styles are really beauteous antithetic truthful the information that they hold truthful overmuch connected the beneath proves that these things are possibly universally loved (I got a existent thrill astatine them some geeking retired astir the newest XL aerial fryer). Back to Brian:
Everyday Flannel Plaid Button-Up Shirt
First up, we went to American Eagle, which amazed maine past twelvemonth with immoderate truly bully flannel shirts and didn’t disappoint this twelvemonth either. Here we are, twinning successful a nicely chopped button-up that tin spell some “Date-night” and “Dude-hang”.
Then Ken got into the Footloose tone with this Sherpa-lined denim jacket. I besides ain 1 and get compliments connected it each the time. I deliberation there’s thing astir a Sherpa denim overgarment that makes america consciousness similar precocious schoolhouse rebels again.
I’m a sucker for jackets and coats, and some of these would get a batch of use. The tweed overcoat is what I would deterioration to thing successful the metropolis (it layers good implicit sweatshirts).
American Eagle for the flannel win, again!
This is maine awkwardly describing the ways successful which these jogger sweats are comfy.
Sherpa-Lined Corduroy Shirt-Jacket
Next, it was disconnected to J. Crew for immoderate timeless looks. We some admired however bully the greenish sherpa-lined shacket looked connected each other.
Twinning! (Note from Emily – these men person antithetic builds (but VERY buff, of course) truthful erstwhile they some looked and felt truly bully successful thing it indicates to maine that it was a universally flattering chopped – i.e. beardown wide shoulders and a bully drape that men with a ace slight, ahem, *beer* belly mightiness like).
Sherpa-Lined Corduroy Shirt-Jacket
Note from Emily – portion some these guys person a much utilitarian vibe (i.e. not for bureau jobs) I deliberation that galore guys similar this look for weekends. They aren’t models but they some looked truthful bully successful this cord/sherpa jacket.
Back to Brian: And the long-sleeved henley made america some look fit! Highly recommend. Emily ever says I look “hot successful a henley”. (He does look blistery – y’all a henley is simply a T-shirt that looks similar they mightiness beryllium a logger, successful specified a bully way, but not each are chopped this good)
We emotion smiling and we emotion stores! But seriously, this chambray button-up is present successful my day nighttime rotation. (I emotion it, too. We besides emotion chambray…all day…ugh, sorry)
Emily’s Outfit: Coat | Blouse (similar) | Jeans | Booties | Ken’s Sweater – Ribbed Merino Wool Baseball Cardigan Sweater
And Ken is putting this cardigan successful his day nighttime rotation. With his wife. Not with Emily.
Then we deed Nordstrom for immoderate fancy gear.
Doug Good Feather Bondi Reversible Quilted Jacket
You ever perceive of a Reverse Cowboy? This reversible jacket from Faherty is legit. I emotion astir everything they make. Ken and I some bought this overgarment (he’s successful an XL, I’m successful an L). It’s solid.
Check this out.
Doug Good Feather Bondi Reversible Quilted Jacket
Brian: Plaid Fleece Lined Shirt Jacket | Ken: Plaid Fleece Lined Shirt Jacket
Green plaid twins. Yah, we similar greenish plaid. Both of these acceptable truly well. GO DUCKS (but besides if you don’t similar the Ducks these are conscionable large plaid shirts).
Epic Cotton Blend Quilted Shirt Jacket
This is the look I springiness erstwhile I person to get something, particularly erstwhile it’s a small pricey. This cozy puffed shirt is the cleanable mundane summation to my wardrobe. I tin representation myself cozying up astatine my penning table with this thing. (This shacket makes him consciousness handsome, strong, and enactment unneurotic – he’s worn it regular since we bought it).
Ken: Tellis Slim Fit Jeans | Brian: Straight Fit Flat Front Stretch Twill Chinos
We tried connected pants and some truly similar their hipster in-house brand. Very flattering. Plus the in-house tailor made things acceptable perfectly (they needed to beryllium shortened an inch oregon truthful – look astatine these handsome men!).
Quilt Lined Cotton Shacket | Straight Fit Flat Front Stretch Twill Chinos
I emotion this classical plaid from Levis. It’s insulated and warm, and the cleanable autumn oregon wintertime overgarment for Portland. This one’s a keeper. I deliberation astir guys would agree.
Jack Engineered Denim Button-Up Shirt | Straight Fit Flat Front Stretch Twill Chinos
Emily was pushing beauteous hard for much day nighttime shirts, could that person a deeper meaning? I dunno. All I cognize is, I emotion this button-up. (This garment is spendy, Brian was horrified that I made him effort it on, but so it’s sewn and chopped successful a mode that makes each antheral look hot, IMHO).
Hyperloop Hoodie | Tellis Slim Fit Jeans
Ken seems precise blessed successful this brushed hoodie, either due to the fact that of the cozy cloth and flattering fit, oregon due to the fact that it’s Oregon Duck colors.
Abercrombie??
Cropped Zip Workwear Jacket | Cropped Vegan Leather Zip Trucker Jacket | Hooded Workwear Bomber Jacket
I grew up successful a clip erstwhile Abercrombie & Fitch was wherever you went if you wanted to odor similar a car freshener and get body-shamed by shirtless antheral models posing arsenic salesmen. But now, it’s beauteous damn cool! I truly liked this hooded jacket.
And person been wearing this hoodie non-stop since giving it to myself arsenic an aboriginal Xmas present. (It looks truthful bully connected him).
Here’s Em waiting for maine arsenic I played with each the lighting options successful the dressing room. It’s similar a discotheque successful there.
I stopped wearing jeans similar six years ago, but thought I’d springiness them a accidental again. I similar these ones a lot. (We each agreed that these were neither dada jeans nor excessively baggy-jean-try-hard).
GCI Outdoor RoadTrip Rocker Chair
Our adjacent halt was Dick’s Sporting Goods (of course) wherever Ken sprinted astir similar a kid successful a candy shop. He took a remainder connected a foldable rocker, which helium insists is simply a MUST for immoderate kids’ sporting lawsuit oregon household camping trip. We person a couple, and I person to hold with him, they’re a crippled changer successful the “lounging dada recliner” arena.
Solo Stove Mesa XL Fire Pit | YETI Hopper M20 Soft Backpack Cooler
Camping is immense up present successful the PNW, truthful people we’ll person immoderate outdoor cogwheel connected our list.
Stanley 8 oz. Classic Wide Mouth Flask
And this flask is strictly for acold water.
Em and I person been looking for a bully h2o jug enactment for parties. I rented a mates of Gatorade barrels past clip and she was NOT impressed with the aesthetics.
YETI 12 oz. Rambler Colster Slim Can Insulator
Can’t spell incorrect with a YETI. I requested (and amended get) these YETI brew koozies. (I bought two).
Here’s Emily teaching america however an escalator works – we were some excessively frightened to thrust it erstwhile we archetypal saw it, but…
Look astatine these large boys! We did it!
Ken is simply a self-proclaimed “Lulu-head”, truthful we popped successful to cheque it out.
New Venture Classic-Fit Long-Sleeve Shirt
He swears this is the champion formal garment he’s ever owned and helium owns a clump of them. Seriously, helium could not accent however bully this garment is. He says it’s comfy and wicks distant sweat and keeps its shape. I’ll person to effort 1 myself.
He besides loves the agelong and comfortableness of their men’s pants. It was a thing.
And our past halt was Williams-Sonoma truthful we could store similar newlyweds. But for real, we were some precise into their stuff.
GreenPan
Stanley Tucci Ceramic Nonstick Junior Essential Stanley Pan, 4 1/2-Qt.
For instance, did you cognize Stanley Tucci has his ain cookware collab?? It’s awesome. And cheque retired the golden accents. Chef’s kiss. We are some the main household cooks truthful we fto our enthusiasm escaped since we were unneurotic successful here.
Philips Premium Digital Smart Sensing Airfryer XXL with Fat Removal Technology
We some usage our aerial fryers often but lament the trays are excessively small. So we checked retired these XXL fryers and compared trays. It was a existent tray-measuring contest.
And that’s it! We made it retired of the promenade with afloat hands and afloat hearts (can’t lose).
If you’re looking for much than conscionable clothes, here’s a hand-picked database of much acquisition ideas for the dude-bros successful your life. They are items that 1 of america either owns and swears by oregon truly wants for Xmas this year.
Steakhouse Steak Knives (Set of 8)
Yes, I privation these steak knives. Sturdy and stylish.
Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches Cookbook | 10″ Cast Iron Pan
Matty (Matheson) is my favourite cook and soups, salads, and sandwiches are my favourite things to eat. I emotion this formed robust pan to navigator burgers and steaks connected – the somesthesia stays evenly blistery and I lone person to hitch it retired with a insubstantial towel successful bid to telephone it “clean” (right?)
Grill Press | Smash Burger Kit
Smash that burger – but you request a tool. I’ve been utilizing a tiny dense cookware connected apical of my different dense pan. I request 1 of these (and astir non-pro grillers do, too).
Ken loves this to-go blender. You prep it each successful the 1 cup, propulsion successful your macromolecule powder/bananas/yogurt/creatine, blend, and permission the house. Nothing to cleanable up. Win/Win.
6″ Woven Flow Shorts | Dri-FIT Flex Stride 7” Shorts
I deterioration these Nike shorts for each workout. I similar the lined mentation truthful I don’t spell done thousands of pairs of undies. These shorts don’t chafe, adust quickly, and are truthful comfortable. I adjacent deterioration them to aquatics successful rivers should I privation to bash an unpredicted acold plunge.
Comfort Blend Boxer Brief 5″ | Comfort Performance No Show Athletic Running Socks
And speaking of undies, Ken swears these are the champion ever made. They seemingly person a batch of country for the balls and are truthful brushed and consciousness similar you are nude otherwise (and don’t chopped in, due to the fact that adjacent men don’t similar that either). Brian wears a mean and Ken a large, FYI. He claims that these socks don’t marque his feet sweat and they are neither ever excessively blistery nor cold. Like he’s truly passionate astir these socks and undies.
Portable Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker | Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones
I’ve utilized this JBL clip for years – I enactment it connected my backpack, usage it successful our gym, bent it connected a histrion erstwhile we person outdoor parties. It’s lasted forever. Listen, determination are a fewer noise-canceling headphones retired there, I strap connected these erstwhile I spell shovel pig crap for 2 hours each Sunday and perceive to my podcasts (but bargain them connected sale, they are expensive).
My different brother-in-law, outcry retired to John, has this drone, and it’s his favourite (and he’s a drone dude). Emily has the Meta glasses, I’m not a immense gadget dude truthful I don’t request them. Basically, you tin grounds everything you see, prevention it, upload it, station it, etc – each from these glasses. It’s creepy spy crap and it’s specified a amusive acquisition (Emily has the Rayban versions).
Handheld Percussion Massage Gun | Headlight
Ken says this is the better, cheaper Theragun. If you oregon yours has the Theragun you astir apt don’t request both, but if you ne'er bought 1 successful the archetypal spot helium has work each the reviews, has it, and loves it. He besides thinks that much radical request headlights. We request headlights to provender the animals aft 4 p.m. oregon earlier 7 americium truthful I’m getting this for us, but helium claims it provides the champion airy and lasts the longest.
Hooded Bathrobe with Pockets | Slippers
DO NOT GET KEN STARTED. This robe, omg, this robe – helium loves it much than his comfy shot underwear. It’s nicely oversized, has terry cloth connected the inside, has an attached loop (not to beryllium mislaid successful the laundry), and has hidden pockets connected the wrong (?? LOL). He’s a large feline and helium feels beauteous bully successful this robe so… Meanwhile, I emotion these slippers and americium excited to deterioration them each greeting (and person since past Christmas).
Large Zipper Dopp Kit | Tin Cloth Travel Kit
We similar dopp kits, we person look and hairsbreadth stuff, too!!! But we ne'er bargain them. Both of these are great, coagulated gifts. Please.
Old Salt Shawl Sweater | The Cascade Shawl Cardigan
A fewer covering items that weren’t astatine the mall, but are decidedly connected my database this year. Most dudes I cognize emotion a sweater that makes them consciousness some cozy and astute astatine the aforesaid time. Both of these volition bash nicely.
I cognize the basics astir what is flattering (vertical stripes?) truthful thing lukewarm that does that happening is simply a large value-add to my closet.
Plaid Forest Shirt | Stockman Stretch Snapshirt
Dear, Santa. Both of these shirts are dope.
All the reviews of these jackets are good, which matches however bully they look. I’m in.
I’ve had this jacket for 2 years. Why bash I emotion it? t looks masculine, the enarthrosis item makes you look beardown successful the ways you privation to. It’s ace versatile (I tin deterioration it connected a day oregon retired with the boys). It’s got pockets with zippers and is ace comfortable. 10/10.
Skyridge Boot | Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Wolf Grey”
I get compliments connected some of these Danner hiking boots whenever I deterioration them. And the Air Jordan 1 is my everyday, goes with everything shoe. Every feline needs a Jordan 1, IMHO.
Heritage Kit Bag 32L | Bi-Fold Wallet
We similar to look casual erstwhile we spell distant with our boys for the play – get america this duffle (no wheels necessary). And immoderate of america similar classic wallets (me).
How astir thing dangerous?
From Ken: “Best weapon ever“. That feline knows knives, collects knives, and for immoderate crushed says this 1 is the best.
Ken says this is what everyone needs to person successful their car – it’s the champion multi-tool connected the market. Can get you retired of each the emergencies with conscionable 1 gadget (Brian doesn’t person this truthful I’ll beryllium buying this for him but besides I privation this).
Random, I know, but I got this EGO electrical blower this fall, and MAN OH MAN is it awesome. Super powerful, not precise loud, and electric! Does the occupation highly well. See?
Even the alpacas emotion it!
That’s it. Thanks for reading, we anticipation you person a fantastic vacation season.
Oh, and conscionable truthful you know, Ken tin assistance 500 lbs 3 times successful a enactment and is incredibly strong.
But it inactive doesn’t mean helium would person tackled maine backmost successful precocious school.
*Photos by Kaitlin Green
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