HOLIGAYS 2017 / Autostraddle
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The following is an email from my mother:

Hi Laura,

Well good luck tomorrow then. Hope all goes well.

With regard to flannel shirts and [your fiancée], what type of fit does she like? There is a spectrum ranging from regular to fitted to slim or trim depending on the item and store. Also, what colors does she favor? What does she have already? Can you sneak into her closet and take a pic of the ones she has (just side on hanging up is fine). And is this for indoor or outdoor wear? Some have varying types of lining. This seems to be a rather complex purchasing decision!

I haven’t read anything recently that I would say I’m in love with, that I would want to give her as a gift.

I could also just get her a lifetime supply of Burts Bees lip balm I suppose…

Love,
Mom

Dear Mom,

These are (approximately) what she has in the closet:

Holiday Gift Guide: Flannel
[1] The Ultimate WF Flannel Plaid Button Up in Navy/Green ($78.00), [2] Trader check shirt in red and blue plaid ($69), [3] Red spliced check shirt ($48), [4] Yellow And Navy Check Shirt ($44), [5] Falco Flannel Button Down Shirt ($49.99)
Get something from the men’s department. Not slim fit.

Holiday Gift Guide: Flannel
[1] Stone and navy check ($36), [2] Potent Purple Flannel Shirt ($39.99), [3] Washed Out Plaid Shirt in Sage Plaid ($79), [4] Men’s Roverfield Plaid Fleece-Lined Flannel Shirt in Dusty Blue ($66.99)
I’m sure she’d be polite about it if you got her something from the women’s department, but really: menswear. She recently got a fleece-lined flannel shirt that we both love. Jackets are also an option.

Holiday Gift Guide: Flannel
[1] Rust Check Harrington Jacket ($120), [2] Burnside Faux Shearling Lined Flannel Jacket ($24.97), [3] Brixton Casburn Flannel Jacket With Removable Hood ($261), [4] Tailor Vintage Quilted Reversible Flannel Shirt ($39.97)
See you at Christmas!

love,

Laura