Second Grader's Fashion Tips in GQ

GQ has the fashion tips for spring by Arlo Weiner, son of Mad Men creator Matt Weiner, an 8 year old second grader who has now been featured twice in GQ and had a big writeup in the LA Times. He's been known to wear a tuxedo to school and loves frock coats (something he saw in the movie Dorian Gray). He's GQ's youngest correspondent and his look is pre-pubescent dandy, something like Royal Tennenbaums meets Masterpiece Theatre.

Arlo Weiner, who's made headlines for his impeccable self-styling at the age of eight, is back with fashion tips for spring. First and most importantly, the son of Mad Men creator Matt Weiner warns against using warm weather as an excuse to be sloppy. “I like being fancy,” Weiner says. “A seersucker suit is great in summer.” Shorts? Definitely not. “You can wear shorts if you have to but only if it’s really really broiling hot. I only wear shorts if I’m going on vacation to a hot place like Palm Springs.”

Even in L.A., a city where half the populace dresses to be noticed, Arlo stands out. A favorite story in the Weiner family is the time perma-cool rocker Beck followed Arlo down the street, so taken was he by the kid’s head-to-toe plaid.

Check out his wardrobe in the first GQ article.

Here's Arlo's Tips for Spring in GQ including this seersucker suit:

“A seersucker suit is great in summer. It’s a way to be fancy without being hot. I just got one from Brooks Brothers. You don’t need a special reason to wear it—in spring and summer I’ll wear it on any occasion.

Asked about the attention he gets with his wardrobe, Arlo noted that someone dressed up like him at the Purim carnival. (lol!)

When it's pointed out that he must enjoy the attention he gets from, say, strolling into a fashion week party sporting a monocle, tweed jacket and bow tie, Arlo half-smiles like an 8-year-old with his hand caught in the cookie jar. "I don't like it," he says, "but I don't dislike it either."

I don't think Arlo would have approved of the faded t-shirt, sweatpants and old tennis shoes my second grader wore today! I have a feeling Arlo is the next Isaac Mizrahi!

Hat tip: Daily Beast