The vest could work. ( it's a little dressier than she'd pick for everyday, if she was dressing him, but if it's what he likes? well, it's his clothes. as long as he's happy, that's all that matters, right? ) And colors are definitely a thing we can do.

( there's a whole rack of button-down shirts within reach, every color on the spectrum represented in some way. the obvious choices — blues, grays, greens, and reds; the manly varieties — are plucked out by experienced hands, while some of the other, less sure choices are held up for him to consider. )

I don't know how you feel about patterns.

( there are some with skulls, some with small flowers, cacti or animal heads; there are even silly ones, like rocket ships and bomb popsicles, if he looks hard enough. )

But I feel like you have to get the one with pizza on it.