Exclusive | Theyre the schlub hubs of NYC they dress untidy in public like Adam Sandler and Justin Bieber, and their wives cant get enough
It’s Saturday morning on Staten Island and Caroline Vazzana is swanning through town for coffee in a tomato-red kimono.It’s covered in sequins and lined with feathers; the fashion consultant wears it with gold high heels. Vazzana’s husband, Dave Lopes, stands nearby. He is, to put it mildly, not dressed anything like his wife. Instead, the insurance broker wears extremely casual basketball shorts and a T-shirt.Welcome to the reign of the Schlub Hubs, a group of men — celebrities and everyday dudes alike — who choose comfort over clean-cut, even as their partners dress like they’re extras in “The Devil Wears Prada.”Inspired by saggy-pant celebs like Adam Sandler and Justin Bieber and encouraged by the new reign of anything-goes athleisure at offices and restaurants, these slacker brethren wear giant sweats as a second skin. The twist? Their dressy wives absolutely love it.“I’d never try to change Dave’s style because that’s who he is,” said Vazzana, a 33-year-old maximalist monarch, who has become famous on social media for her love of extreme, out-there fashion. Lopes told The Post that his style “just naturally kind of blends into the background,” comparing his look to a “’90s sitcom dad” like Tim Allen on Home Improvement.
Think: a worn-out college crew neck, khaki shorts from Old Navy and beat-up Nike trainers. “I’m not the person that’s at the forefront or center stage… I’m the background.She’s the star,” he explained.A recent TikTok video by the couple called “opposites attract” has been viewed over 2.5 million times.Long Island City tech exec Kevin Chen, 33, is also a proud schlubby hubby — and that’s okay with his significant other, fashion influencer Emily Xiong.While the 29-year-old goes gaga for luxe Dior bags and polished Aritzia dresses, she told The Post that her husband’s style, which consists of a tank top, basketball shorts and slides, “is totally different from mine.” Despite o...