{"id":2164,"date":"2019-10-10T15:14:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T20:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariestelafernandez.com\/site\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2019-12-03T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T20:01:56","slug":"in-celebration-of-narcos-season-threes-sensational-man-blouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mariestelafernandez.com\/site\/in-celebration-of-narcos-season-threes-sensational-man-blouses\/","title":{"rendered":"In Celebration Of \u2018Narcos\u2019 Season Three\u2019s Sensational \u201cMan Blouses\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Meghan O’Keefe<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0@megsokay<\/a><\/span>

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Nar<\/em>cos<\/em>\u00a0is a gripping account of the horror and violence that the Colombian cocaine cartels have inflicted upon the world since the 1970s. It meticulously details the drama of the time, introducing us to such infamous figures as Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) as well as the unsung heroes working alongside the DEA to bring these kingpins down.\u00a0Narcos<\/em>\u00a0is grim, but Narcos also features some of the best fashion on TV.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh, yeah, I\u2019m one of those weirdos who watches\u00a0Narcos<\/em>\u00a0for the offbeat sartorial choices. \u00a0Do I know what\u2019s going on? Not really. I know\u00a0Pedro Pascal\u00a0is the good guy and the cartel dudes are bad. But I also know that\u00a0Narcos<\/em>\u00a0saddles these criminals with amazing style. I mean it. Last year,\u00a0Narcos<\/em>\u00a0upped their fashion ante by giving Pablo Escobar\u00a0the best sweater game on TV. He wrecked terror throughout the lands wearing the same kind of sensible nautical-themed knitwear you\u2019d expect at a country club in Maine. It was bizarre. It was cozy. It was \u201cdad style.\u201d\u00a0It was sensational.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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So when it was announced that Pablo Escobar\u2019s story would end and\u00a0Narcos<\/em>\u00a0Season 3 would focus on the Cali Cartel, I was a tad bit distraught. It meant that chunky, unflattering,\u00a0exceptionally wonderful<\/em>\u00a0knitwear no longer had a safe space in the world of streaming. Then\u00a0Narcos<\/em>\u00a0did something that truly surprised me. They upped their fashion game in Season Three by introducing an avalanche of colorful, aggressively-patterned, sometimes silk, \u201cman blouses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A \u201cman blouse\u201d is a term I made up to describe a type of men\u2019s shirt that is far too fetching and attention-grabbing to just be called \u201ca shirt.\u201d A \u201cman blouse\u201d is easy, if not also flow-y. A \u201cman blouse\u201d is fun. A \u201cman blouse\u201d is bold and unafraid.\u00a0A \u201cman blouse\u201d must be worn with confidence or it should not be worn at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In\u00a0Narcos<\/em>\u00a0Season Three, the Cali Cartel\u00a0loves<\/em>\u00a0its \u201cman blouses.\u201d Its leaders don excitingly colorful \u201cman blouses\u201d and pair them with textured blazers that provide even more contrast for the eye. Side characters and lackeys wear short-sleeved cotton versions of these tops. The one exception to the team uniform: Jos\u00e9 \u201cChepe\u201d Santacruz-Londo\u00f1o, who prefers to express himself with rugged jean jackets and Big Bird-colored puffy parkas. Nevertheless, the chiefs of the Cali Cartel are all about the \u201cman blouse\u201d swagger. It\u2019s more than a fashion choice, it\u2019s a state of being. And it includes a penchant for comfortable leisure footwear: loafers and boat shoes and sneakers and soccer cleats, oh my. (Full disclosure: I love a good boat shoe.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, there is one member of the Cali Cartel whose devotion to \u201cman blouses\u201d goes above and beyond. I\u2019m talking of course about Pacho Herrera (Alberto Ammann). Pacho\u2019s \u201cman blouse\u201d game is without reproach. Throughout Narcos Season Three, he keeps surprising us with patterns changes. He goes from lush jewel tones to sharp mini polka dots and back to tropical swirls with wild abandon. In addition to a full spectrum of colors, Pacho knows how to play with textiles. Many of his blouses have a silken, satin-like sheen that makes them glow like the moon. Pacho is the king of the \u201cman blouse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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But, okay, I still kind of miss those sweet nautical nerd sweaters. They were so dopey they were dope.The Cali Cartel took the drug trade to new levels. They ran their drug trade like a corporation \u2014 a corporation that took no prisoners. They basically were a super-charged version of Pablo Escobar\u2019s blood-soaked operation. So it tracks that Narcos would want their style to be far more super-charged than Pablo\u2019s. And it is! All hail the \u201cman blouse!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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