Fighting for the return of a preppy style, Luke Fernandez Suarez ’25 and John Fernandez Suarez ’25 don matching khakis and sweaters. While their roles as twins do not directly influence their stylistic choices, they share a nearly identical style, buying two of everything in a variety of colors. Consequently, they sport identical outfits on countless occasions, and at other times their clothing varies by color. While they used to prefer the comfort of sweatpants and hoodies, the Fernandez Suarez twins now favor suits, to promote their “Andover Retro” aesthetic.
What is your primary source of outfit inspiration?
Luke: Andover Retro is my inspiration!
John: Basically, I am interested in bringing back a preppy style.
How does your occupation as a twin influence your style choices?
John: I didn’t know being a twin was an occupation, it just kind of happens, you know.
Luke: It really has no effect.
How does your style differ from your twin?
Luke: It doesn’t really, to be quite frank… I guess color choices.
John: We buy two of everything, so it limits variation. There are only so many different colors of khaki out there.
How is your style similar?
John: We buy two of everything.
Luke: Sometimes, we divide and conquer. I shop for pants, he goes for shirts.
How have you been inspired by each other?
Luke: I feel like I am looking at a mirror when I gaze into those soulful brown eyes.
John: I mean the people at Kohl’s really have all the credit, all the power to them, keep up the great work guys!
Walk me through your process of getting dressed in the morning.
Luke: I steam my shirts in the morning. Hot steam and my poor vision is not a good combo. Coffee helps though!
John: I grab what’s clean. If I am lucky, it’s a different color than what he has on. If not, so be it. Carpe diem, seize the day, your life’s like that, you know. You have to work with what you have.
How has your style changed over time?
John: I used to be part of the sweatpants community. Although, recently, I have gone my own way.
Luke: I do miss the hoodies though. They never judged.
Do you repeat clothing items? Why or why not?
Luke: Do people only wear clothes once? That is news to me. My socks want to die.
John: I mean, I washed them before re-using, so in a sense, yes.
How do you keep your style creative throughout the week?
John: My closet giveth and it taketh.
Luke: Closet Roulette. In all seriousness, I basically wear a similar variation every day.
Describe your favorite outfit that you’ve worn
Luke: A suit.
John: I have to agree to a suit.
What’s a staple accessory or item that you can’t go without?
John: A blue shirt. They are very versatile.
Luke: Indeed.
Are there friends we can ask to speak about your style?
Luke: No. Let the art speak for itself.
John: I agree.
