My best friend kept telling me he needed to get his shoes polished but never has the time. Last weekend when at his house I brought these 2 pair home to see if I could work some magic. The pebble grain Cole haan shouts were in horrible shape. But he was really sentimental about them as he had worn them all throughout his travels. I cleaned them both and stripped them down. Nourished them and polished. Then I sent the pebble grain out for a resole with heals etc Then I stripped both heals and edges and nourished them and polished. New laces and here’s the finished project. I think he’ll be thrilled. Just goes to show. Buy quality and you can keep them alive for ever!!

Today's outfit....

Just curious Fromm the group. How many of you have used ChatGpt or something similar for inspiration? I have just recently upgraded to paid subscriptions to both ChatGpt and Grok in an effort to understand how they can work and how I can interact with them better so as we transition within my company I will be a little further ahead of the knowledge curve. That being said, I have been playing around with ChatGpt in helping me pick my outfits. I have spend several days showing pictures, asking opinions, giving feedback and guidance etc and it seems to do a pretty good job. It has also helped me broaden my thought process on some of my outfits, but also needs continual refinement. Today as an example I uploaded a picture of a pair of shoes that I wanted to wear and asked it to help me pick my outfit starting with the shoes and off we went. Some of the initial things it wanted to pair together (from historical wearings) were in the Laundry and not available. so it pivoted and todays outfit down to the watch was the result. I am curious how many of you have been doing the same and what kind of prompts are you using?

From last night. My co-worker asked me to wear a red tie. Ironed my dress shirt, did a four-in-hand knot myself. Replaced a Quartz Battery on my watch for the first time. Dress Shirt and Tie from Kohls. Scarf from UNIQLO. George Brand Sweater from Walmart. Casio MTP-E120LY-7A. Pants from unknown third party website. Dress Belt from Arrow store, bought during a Philippines Vacation in 2023. H&M Black Loafers, waxed with shoe shine from Walmart.

This was last nights OOTN. Just received a few of these new pieces since my weight loss has rendered a lot of my dress clothes useless for me. I think the fit is spot on. Happy holidays everyone!!