We at The Blogulator pretty much live and breathe all things pop culture. Our obsession with pop culture started as far back as the days when I (Qualler) used to sit in my basement (sometimes even with friends!) on a Saturday evening, bag of Doritos Nacho Cheesier chips and Mountain Dew in hand, and take in an evening of “SNICK”, aka Nickelodeon’s Saturday night lineup of original programming. That occasionally meant some parental misunderstandings of the shows I watched (for example, in “Clarissa Explains It All”, does she really explain it all, ifyouknowwhatimean?), some seriously scary quasi-nightmares (courtesy of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” and occasionally some queasy feelings about what I was watching (is “Rugrats” really a show that an 11-year-old should watch, or is it for littler kids?)

But one program I truly had no unusual relationship with was the one and only “Doug.” Douglas Yancy Funnie was a young man who truly lived in his own imagination, usually to endearing effect. His undying love for Patty Mayonnaise reflected a 9-year-old boy’s unusual feelings that pertained to unrequited crushes. His steadfast commitment to his journal was greatly admired. And his bromance with his pal Skeeter was doubtless a model bromance for budding pop culture mavens like me.

(You’re probably wondering at this point – what does this have to do with LKc Style?! Well, here comes the tie-in.)

One influence of Mr. Funnie that did NOT translate to real-world me, though, was his wardrobe. Now, on a day-to-day basis, there’s nothing wrong with what he wears, in my book. Green sweater vest, white shirt, khaki shorts, buzzcut, skateboard, dog pal Porkchop on his side. But, the fact that Doug wore this clothing ensemble every day of his life was, well, a fashion faux-pas, if translated to the real world.

I do not live in a cartoon world in my day-to-day life. In my day job, I work in the public accounting industry, where it’s pretty typical to sit in the same desk every day, doing the same type of work. And, that means, there is the occasional co-worker who wears a Doug Funnie-style wardrobe to work every day. Again: nothing particularly wrong with wearing Doug Funnie’s clothing options on one day, but when one wears a light-blue button-up dress shirt, light khakis, and brown shoes every day, one starts starting to tread into Doug Funnie territory. This works in the world of SNICK but does not work in the world of public accounting.

Now, I don’t deign to call myself a men’s fashion expert by any means. But if I’ve learned anything from religiously following LKc Style on a daily basis, it’s to mix it up occasionally. Vests, for example, are good to wear, and are flexible for both work and nightlife (but she probably would be wary of the green sweater-vest on a daily basis.) Dress shirts are good, too, but don’t let that crew-neck undershirt poke through like a fuddy-duddy. Be confident in what you wear to work, but don’t over-do your favorite combo to a Doug Funnie level of repetition.

My message is this, pop culture / men’s fashion fans: Be like Doug Funnie in your life, not in your wardrobe. Now, bring yourself back to your basement couch, crack open a Mountain Dew and chomp on some Doritos Nacho Cheesier chips, and take in some “Doug”.