He Dresses to 'Match the Vibe' of Her Outfit: Meet the Stylish Pair Taking 'Couple Goals' to New Heights (Exclusive)
hayn3y/TikTok Vintage reseller Hayden Bowers' partner of three years, Scott Locke, dresses to "match the vibe" of her outfit every day In the spring of 2025, Bowers began documenting the couple's coordinated looks in a series on her TikTok account, @hayn3y In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Bowers recalls her ex being "embarrassed to go out with me" and offers relationship advice to those who think her and Locke are "couple goals" Hayden Bowerslooks like she walked off of the set of aB-52smusic video. Well, today she does. Tomorrow, she may be mistaken for an extra in10 Things I Hate About You,Coyote UglyorAlmost Famous. The vintage reseller's wardrobe is the stuff of dreams, and her eye for fashion is impeccable — but it's her and her partner's couple style that really caught the internet's attention. Every time the Texas native, 30, and her partner, Scott Locke, 34, get dressed, he waits for her to get ready before diving into his own (similarly envy-inducing) closet to curate a complementary look. It's a longstanding tradition — the length of their three-year relationship, to be exact — and one that Bowers turned into aTikTok seriesthis spring. "I was just doing my solo 'fit videos," she tells PEOPLE, "and then Scott would be off in the corner dressed like me. One day I was like, 'Okay, I'm just gonna surprise him [and have him] hop in with the video.' " "He was at work. I got dressed and I told the camera, 'Look, he's gonna come home and he is gonna dress like me. He does it every day.' And he did," she recalls. "And then it became like a pretty big series, and it's fun." In each video, Bowers begins by stating, "My partner loves to match the vibe of my outfit. Let's see how he does today." Next, she shows off her own look, which is always complete with an elaborate makeup look and period-accurate accessories. Then comes the big finale: She reveals Locke's interpretation, side-by-side with her own. The videos are likeblind box toysfor vintage fashion lovers, inspiring a rush of dopamine (and sometimes, a bit of jealousy-tinged drool). With each post, comments about "couple goals" come flooding in, Bowers says. That, and manifestations like, "May this love hit me like a truck." "My content didn't take off as much until we started the series, and I don't think it's 'cause he's outdressing me," she tells PEOPLE with a laugh. "It's because there aren't a lot of men specifically that would do that." But Locke does — and he does it entirely of his own volition: "That's just how it always was," Bowers says. One day, she recalls, "I just got dressed and I'm like, 'Oh, okay, that's what you're doing. We're matching.' I learned to love it." Fashion, and specifically secondhand fashion, has always been part of Bowers' life: She beams while recalling her best mother-daughter thrift finds in middle school, from Hollister pants toGood Charlotteband tees. Through clothes, she taps into sides of herself that may otherwise stay hidden beneath the surface. "Whenever I put on an outfit — like, I put on this '80s outfit or I put on this hot biker chick outfit — it pulls something out of my personality: confidence in different ways, depending on what I'm wearing," says Bowers. So it was unexpected, Locke's love for clothes rivaling her own. It was also entirely new. "I was in a long relationship before Scott," the vintage reseller recalls. "I remember the time I made my first Depop order, I had no idea what I was doing, no clue. ... And then I remember my ex, he was just like, 'Do you think this is even worth it?' It's been my full-time [job] for five years now." "And then also after we broke up, the ex, he's like, 'And your 'fits were bogus too, by the way.' Or he'd be embarrassed to go out with me," Bowers recalls with a laugh. The same ex also tried to control what she wore — like nixing platform shoes, she says. "That's what I came off of." Now, with Locke, embarrassment is the last thing on the couple's minds when they get dressed, whether they're stepping out in small-town Texas or posting on TikTok. He isn't worried about what Bowers is wearing — except for when he's basing his own look off of it, of course. And he doesn't just tolerate their TikTok series — he "loves" being part of it, Bowers says. "I've been in relationships that weren't the best, and you get lucky if you're with somebody that's nice to you and respects you on any level. So I do feel like I got super lucky," she tells PEOPLE. "And he's lucky too." But, she adds: "It's social media, you know. We have our things just like anybody else." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. For anyone yearning for a partner who shares — or at the very least, supports — their interest in fashion, Bowers has a simple message: Do not settle. Much like the perfect vintage piece, it's not easy to come by, and takes time, patience and luck. "Some people are always like, 'I need to find this.' If your partner isn't giving you that — what we give on our videos — in the first three months, you should just not be with them," says the TikTok creator. "Don't waste your time." Women who comment on her videos, Bowers says, will "be like, 'Oh, I wish my man would dress like that. He just wears basketball shorts and a T-shirt and I feel overdressed.' Men should also be able to dress however makes them feel confident and comfortable, if that's what they wanna wear — but you definitely shouldn't be dimming your light, 'cause that's how he wants to dress. "You should definitely dress however the heck you want, no matter what." Read the original article onPeople
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