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Label-Agnostics

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You know the type: Those guys whose everyday wardrobes are the fashion equivalent of oatmeal, with nothing fancier than khaki pants and knit shirts. One such fashion minimalist wonders if there’s a specific terms for guys like him. He puts the question this way: “What’s the opposite of a clothes horse?” Martha and Grant try to come up with a suit-able term. Label-agnostic, maybe? This is part of a complete episode.

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