IT'S TIME TO GET DRESSED!

Fatherhood and fashion make for a good fit-until someone grows out of it.

- OLIVER JEFFERS

WHEN MY SON WAS BORN, I didn't think he'd grow into a small human I would enjoy dressing. I fully acknowledge that this is an odd statement. I'd assume most American fathers look forward to the day they can throw around a football with their kid (I'm Irish, so it's fútbol) or mow the lawn with them on their lap (okay, yes, we have lawns, too).

But when my son turned two, something seismic happened: He could wear an outfit for more than four hours without decorating it in either bodily or food-related by-products. His ability to remain relatively clean and my interest in a fashion aligned, and suddenly we had something in common.