Dude, The Bargain Shopper: Ed Westwick

I've always wanted to do something like this. Hopefully, I'll be able to sustain it. Dude, The Bargain Shopper is exactly what it says it is: A shopping guide for guys out there who—whether they want to admit it or not—look at what celebs put on to look fly and reproduce it with the stuff from their own repertoire.

Each Dude, The Bargain Shopper post works this way: a photograph of a celeb, then a similar outfit suggestion pulled from various online stores (US only, or has the option to ship in the US). Seventy-five percent of the clothing suggestions will be cheap (thus the name Bargain Shopper), and the remaining 25 splurge purchases.

However, note that I don't take responsibility for any damages that might've incurred through your transaction.

Ready? The first Dude, The Bargain Shopper post looks at a photo of Ed Westwick, an English actor in The CW's hit show Gossip Girl. Very summer-appropriate outfit and looks great on most guys.



Dude, The Bargain Shopper recommends:


Straw fedora from Village Hat Shop


Shirt from Gap (there's another shirt at the site in the same color as Mr. Westwick's, but this one comes closer in terms of pattern)


Sunglasses from Aeropostale


Shorts from Old Navy. I didn't go too crazy on the pattern for the shorts, as pattern-on-pattern is something not a lot of guys could pull off.


And our splurge: flipflops from Paul Smith.



Ed Westwick's photograph courtesy of edwestwick.org