sartorially sophisticated Renzo..

When I first found out I was expecting a baby boy 5 years ago, the first thought crossed my mind was, there goes the plan to doll up a little cutie baby girl..

I've never expected 2-3 years down the road, I found it way more fun and fascinating to dress up my boy, oh well I should say to watch my boy dress himself up by picking out his favorite piece from a pile of shirts, for most days of the year regardless of whether there's a special occasion or not.

Believe it or not, I now strongly feel that it's way easier to dress up boys than girls. Usually for girls, mummies tend to overdo it by adding on too much accessories or putting too many styles together at one go as they are just spoiled for choice. Whereas for boys, you can't go far too wrong and a little bit of efforts can make a huge difference.

But I don't seem to have much chance to put my passable fashion sense to use at all, because Renzo surely has his own ideas about what makes him look good. So here are the styles I like, vibrant colors, hoodies, cute cartoon characters, and the small floral prints that totally gets on his nerves, hence I had an angry boy facing me with his back while taking that last picture.

Apparently Renzo prefers more timeless essentials and less trendy items, his fashion sense is rather mature as he doesn't seem to appreciate too babyish look, instead he wants to look smart, stylish, suave and sophisticated, in my eyes at least.

Long pants
He's seldom in shorts and sandals, which is the most common combination of Singaporean kids, and even men. He just loves to wear long pants all the time. He could accept those colorful ones or even funky ones with pockets at the back, but his favorite is still, JEANS!

Buttoned shirts
His all time favorite! And he even shopped online to select his own shirts! And whenever he's in buttoned shirts, he's in good mood to take picture, and often is generous enough to give that one-million-dollar-worth sweet smile!

Jackets
His new found love, indeed he prefers those formal blazers but it's pretty hard to find really nice designs for daily wear. He admits he will sweat in jackets, especially in our hot sunny Singapore, but he still feels it's nice and has requested for me to get a few thinner ones instead.

Accessories
His must have nowadays, he has a few belts, ties and bow ties, and he knows how to match them with shirts based on color contrast. And he doesn't need a reason to put on his shirts, even when he's doing homework!

One morning he put up his belt on his forehead, as we were wondering about why, he made a shield and acted as if he's a little knight!

Once when his grandpa, my dad, invited him for a buffet lunch, he dressed up and even went for a hair cut before heading down to the restaurant, just because he wanted to style his hair nicely to give grandpa a surprise! And another time when we brought him to hotel for a small event, he went "fully armored" with a two toned shirt, a sleek black tie, a smart looking jacket and a pair of stylish jeans, and made us feel completely underdressed in smart casual wear.

Nowadays, I do not buy clothes for Renzo without his permission anymore, and for those which I've purchased without his permission in the past, luckily they could be passed on to his Rynus didi, who is less picky at the moment, though he's also showing signs of personal preference, just like his korkor...