Jun 14, 2011 by Sara
I will let you in on a little secret… here is what Alex is getting for Father’s Day… The Trunk Club.
But WHY I’m giving it to Alex requires a little bit of backstory…
After reading the terrific compilation of THE best Father’s Day gifts out there by Mommy Shorts readers (to which I even contributed, see NYC subway token cufflinks), I thought hmmm… What to get the perfect Dad?
Alex doesn’t wear cufflinks anymore… he wears jeans to work every day now, one of the perks of living in California and being your own boss.
So this Father’s Day, in addition to the obligatory paper maché picture frame and adorable photo made by the kiddos, my gift to Hubby was SUPPOSED to be an organized closet, actually two of them.
My friend who is a professional organizer suggested we barter: her organization skills for a download of whatever technology and blogging knowledge I have to offer.
Clearly, I am making out like a bandit in this transaction.
So this past Sunday, while Alex was at an off-site all day and all night, the plan was to rip apart our closets and finally purge 16 years of wardrobes, then spackle, paint and rebuild a gorgeous beautiful closet.
Well, we did – most of it.
He was supposed to come home to a perfectly finished closet. A newly organized way of life. A winner all around.
But then life threw in a little curve ball. You know, the one you are never expecting? And I was unable to finish it in time. So instead of a perfect and beautifully organized closet, he came home to this:
And this…
Long story short… our bed is still COVERED with clothing and there is stuff EVERYWHERE. He had to sleep in the guest room because there was no room in our bed.
Nightmare right? Happy Father’s Day! Welcome home to your trashed house!!!
The good news… he was still super psyched that the closests were finally going to be organized. He didn’t let on that the giant disaster that was our bedroom was giving him palpitations. Did I mention that Alex is borderline neat-freak and compulsive organizer?
So even though he took the surprise in stride, I would like to surprise him for Father’s Day for real and I think I just heard about the most awesome gift ever to give him. It’s totally up his alley.
After purging his closet of all his old investment banking suits and tattered golf shirts, it became VERY clear to me that poor Alex never buys himself anything. And I guess I don’t really buy him clothes either. But he NEEDS clothes and he deserves new threads – desperately.
So… enter Trunk Club, the outfitter for men.
My friend, the organizer, just told me about it and this is COMPLETELY something for Alex. A sort of mail order personal shopper except they don’t have to actually go anywhere or commit to buy anything. Sounds good right?
You sign up. Send all your measurements, style preferences, tastes and then briefly chat with a personal stylist. Next, they send a FedEx box of outfits to try on. The model is simple: keep what you love, return what you don’t using the prepaid shipping.
Never step inside a mall again. Pretty cool right?
I think he will love it because it definitely combines the technology world with the idea of looking sharp. Something I know if he had more free time he would invest in.
You can choose from some styled looks too:
Or this one:
So darling,
For Father’s Day in addition to this closet fiasco I’ve created in our bedroom, there will be a box, of hip stylish clothes from Trunk Club for you to try on.
Thank you for being the most awesome Dad to our two wonderful kids. Now you will be the best dressed, most organized Daddy on the block.
Love,
Wife
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