It\u2019s Saturday morning on Staten Island and Caroline Vazzana is swanning through town for coffee in a tomato-red kimono. It\u2019s covered in sequins and lined with feathers; the fashion consultant wears it with gold high heels.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vazzana\u2019s husband, Dave Lopes, stands nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He is, to put it mildly, not dressed anything like his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
New Yorker Dave Lopes doesn\u2019t try to keep up with his wife Caroline Vazzana \u2014\u00a0whose love of maximalist fashion is well known to her social media followers. <\/p>\n
Instead, the insurance broker wears extremely casual basketball shorts and a T-shirt.<\/p>\n
Welcome to the reign of the Schlub Hubs, a group of men \u2014 celebrities and everyday dudes alike \u2014 who choose comfort over clean-cut, even as their partners dress like they\u2019re extras in \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The twist? Their dressy wives absolutely love it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d never try to change Dave\u2019s style because that\u2019s who he is,\u201d said Vazzana, a 33-year-old maximalist monarch, who has become famous on social media for her love of extreme, out-there fashion<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Saggy, baggy celebs like Justin Bieber \u2014\u00a0who almost seem to revel in the contrast between their fits and the couture their wives typically choose \u2014\u00a0appear to be inspiring a new generation of young men to dress down. GC Images<\/p>\n Lopes told The Post that his style \u201cjust naturally kind of blends into the background,\u201d comparing his look to a \u201c\u201990s sitcom dad\u201d like Tim Allen on Home Improvement. Think: a worn-out college crew neck, khaki shorts from Old Navy and beat-up Nike trainers.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not the person that\u2019s at the forefront or center stage\u2026 I\u2019m the background. She\u2019s the star,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n A recent TikTok video by the couple called \u201copposites attract\u201d has been viewed over 2.5 million times.<\/p>\n Lopes likes blending into the background, he said \u2014\u00a0letting his wife be the star. <\/p>\n Long Island City tech exec Kevin Chen, 33, is also a proud schlubby hubby \u2014 and that\u2019s okay with his significant other, fashion influencer Emily Xiong.<\/p>\n While the 29-year-old goes gaga for luxe Dior bags and polished Aritzia dresses,\u00a0she told The Post that her husband\u2019s style, which consists of a tank top, basketball shorts and slides, \u201cis totally different from mine.\u201d <\/p>\n Despite often flitting through Soho in silk gowns, Xiong said the only time Chen has ever worn a tuxedo was to their 2025 wedding \u2014 and only because she demanded it.\u00a0<\/p>\n Adam Sandler is often referenced as the king of the Schlub Hubs \u2014\u00a0while wife Jackie shows up dressed to impress, Adam typically seems better prepared for a Sunday on the couch at home. Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n Her knight in shining shorts confirmed as much.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTank tops are my go-to for the summer,\u201d said the unashamed slouch. \u201cI bought a five-pack of black V-necks. That\u2019s about the most shopping I\u2019ve done in the past 10 years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n But Xiong said she adores her husband\u2019s lack of fashion know-how.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI do prefer a partner who\u2019s not too focused on looks and styles,\u201d she confessed. \u201cWhen I was dating, I found guys who were really focused on fashion and looking good to be a little high maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a dream setup for her man, who said, \u201cI\u2019m just happy to have a hot wife that I\u2019m worthy enough to take pictures of.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Famous dudes are embracing their Schlub Hub era, too.<\/p>\n During the World Cup halftime show, Justin Bieber poured his heart into his performance \u2014 but apparently not his look, a giant polka-dot hoodie and jeans that were three sizes too big.\u00a0<\/p>\n All the while, his wife Hailey Bieber sizzled in a vintage red Christian Dior dress yanked straight from a Vogue cover.<\/p>\n It was just the latest example of the couple\u2019s \u201cswag gap,\u201d where Mrs. Bieber \u2014 the founder of the billion-dollar beauty brand Rhode and a current face of both Gap and Miu Miu \u2014 shows up dressed like the most famous fashion model in the world\u2026 which she is. Her husband? Hoodie. Huge pants. Repeat.<\/p>\n Jay-Z, a fashion plate in his own right, wore a laid-back look during a duet with his powerhouse wife Beyonc\u00e9 at his Yankee Stadium show in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Brooklynite invited Queen Bey to take center stage, where she stole the spotlight<\/a> in a custom Giuseppe Di Morabito capri-cut suit and piles of diamonds.\u00a0 Mr. Carter wore baggy black pants and a baseball jacket.<\/p>\n The Grand Poobah of Schlub Hubs, of course, is Adam Sandler, whose ultra-casual style has been called both \u201cBig Daddy dapper\u201d and \u201cMeth-maker chic<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Be it hooping with strangers<\/a> in a pick-up basketball game, hitting the red carpet<\/a> alongside his voguish bride, Jackie, or rolling up to Madison Square Garden<\/a> to officiate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s nuptials, the leading man is loyal to his lax look, even as style pundits and social media users wonder if he\u2019s \u201cembarrassing\u201d his wife<\/a> on the red carpet.\u00a0<\/p>\n Even when taking center stage at last week\u2019s World Cup finale halftime show, Bieber opted for an odd, raggy look. PSNEWZ\/SIPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n But real-life wives of Schlub Hubs say it\u2019s just the opposite.<\/p>\n Sara Camposarcone, a designer and stylist from Toronto, told The Post that she adores the lax looks of her boyfriend, Jacob Bruno.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m eclectic. I love to dress in loud colors, feathers, polka dots, sequins, wild accessories,\u201d raved Camposarcone, 30, who met Bruno, 25, a graphic designer, while swiping on Hinge last year. <\/p>\n \u201cHis style does not match my aesthetic at all. He\u2019s very chill. A T-shirt and jeans kind of guy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Sara Camposarcone said she loves boyfriend Jacob Bruno\u2019s dressed-down energy \u2014\u00a0even if it clashes with her carefully curated aesthetic. Courtesy Sara Camposarcone<\/p>\n The unlikely lovebirds share a common love of thrifting vintage gear \u2014 her shopping for high-end goodies, while he roots around for rock band threads. It\u2019s a fashionably misaligned romance<\/a> that the couple says keeps their lives interesting.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cJacob\u2019s always been very supportive of what I wear, which is something that I feel like is important in our relationship,\u201d said Camposarcone. \u201cI like to be the center of attention, and I love that he lets me do my thing.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n And Jacob, well, he just loves Adam Sandler.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m definitely a fan,\u201d said the creative with a chuckle. \u201cI love that he doesn\u2019t care about what he wears.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut he seems like a good guy who really loves his wife.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t