Phil Dunphy

Ok, so as you all know I am an avid Modern Family viewer.  I love the show!  And I especially love Phil Dunphy, the dad of one of the families.  However, I have never really thought of him as an inspiration in fashion.


The other day I was at Target and I saw a cute hoodie that I just had to have.  I love getting deals, especially at Target, and it was on sale.  So I purchased the hoodie (see below left) and brought it home to show Casey.  Guess what the first thing out of her mouth was?  That looks just like the sweater Phil wears in that one episode of Modern Family.  I gasped when I realized that what she was saying was indeed true.  See below:

 It's not an exact replica but it is pretty dang close.  I of course laughed about Casey's joke, put the sweater away and forgot about it.  Well, I wore the sweater this past weekend and we had friends over at our apartment for dinner.  Unfortunately they all watch Modern Family.  I walk in the door and they all asked me about why I had a sweater that looked like Phil's.  It was pretty hilarious.  And then I had to admit that I had bought the sweater AFTER watching the episode.  But I have a strong defense for me wearing a Phil-esque hoodie.


You see, in this particular episode Phil takes his daughter's boyfriend to get ice cream because they had gotten in a fight and he was trying to console him.  He gets up to go to the bathroom and leaves his sweater at the table.  His daughter walks by to see her ex-boyfriend at the table with the sweater and thinks he is cheating on her because "there was a girl's sweater on the table".  


So while I cannot believe that I unknowingly took fashion advice from Phil Dunphy, I am not ashamed.  I hope this little story brightened your day, as I have been laughing about it all week.  After our friends left, I re-watched the episode immediately, still wearing the sweater of course.


Happy almost weekend everyone!