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Radical Ralphie Styling Seersucker and Plaid
Radical Ralphie took a nice long blogging break with me, of course, since I am the one who does most of the blogging work anyway! I don’t think he was too excited to get back to it either as convincing him to get dressed for photos this weekend resulted in some bribery. And after 25 quick photos were snapped, he abruptly declared, “Okay. I’m done.” I think I was more excited than he was to share this adorable combination of seersucker and plaid. I know it’s not really seersucker season quite yet, but when I spotted this darling blazer in Classy Kids Consignment Shop, I knew my little fashion blogging…
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The Canadian Tuxedo: Twinning with Radical Ralphie
Did you know that the term Canadian Tuxedo originated in 1951 when Bing Crosby was refused entry into a Canadian hotel because he was wearing a denim top with denim bottoms? Apparently, this denim on denim look did not satisfy the dress code. Upon learning of the incident, Levi Strauss designed a denim tuxedo as a publicity stunt and the Canadian tuxedo was born. Read more about The History of the Canadian Tuxedo. Those fashion forward folks reading this may already know that denim on denim done right is perfectly on trend while a double denim concoction with too closely related denim pieces can be a fashion disaster. Generally, when…
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Radical Ralphie: The Boy in Black (and Red Plaid)
I don’t know if you recall from Radical Ralphie’s debut post that he was on the hunt for a black motorcycle jacket similar to one he saw on a boy fashion model who looked “really cool.” Before Ralph’s very first photo shoot, we popped into Classy Kids Consignment Shop to see if there were any in his size but to no avail. Fast forward to the following week and we had cleaned out Ralph’s overabundance of clothing and took his unwanted items into Classy Kids where we received a $42 credit for him to spend. I asked the owner, Kimberly, if she would be kind enough to let me know…
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How Radical Ralphie Got His Name
When I first introduced my little Boy Fashion Blogger: Radical Ralphie, I shared the story of how it all came to be and how he very effectively branded himself Radical Ralphie. His blogging name aside, I am often asked how both of my kids got their names. They do have somewhat unique names for this modern generation of children, so I will explain. Ralphie’s older brother Archie is named in full Archer James Herling. Their father, Jeff, comes from a family that loves to hunt. I was all about the name Hunter to honor this family tradition. But as often happens when new parents are deciding on a name, disagreements…
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The Boy Fashion Blogger: Introducing Radical Ralphie
On Friday night, my 6 year old, Ralphie, expressed a sudden interest in my blog. He asked if I get paid “actual money” to do this job and when I replied yes, he was sold. He very emphatically and with much determination and conviction announced, “Well, then, Mommy, I want to be a boy fashion blogger.” I took him through a brief overview of the ins and outs of blogging, explaining social media and showing him the different platforms. He told me he had heard the word “social media” before but he didn’t know what it meant. He now knows. He also seem to completely understand the “importance of likes”…
