TGIF everyone. A few contractor and distributor meetings today. Then get to enjoy the weekend. We do have a very confusing yet approved business casual dress code at my company. We work in the field and with contractors and distributors daily. If you level up to Much you just look out of place. So we can pick and choose our style for the types of meetings. More relaxed business casual for in field meetings, dark colored jeans, polos, button downs, boots, derby’s, or clean white tennis shoes, jackets of your choosing as long as it’s professional. Corporate meetings we have a different dress code to follow: button down or dress shirts, slacks/Chinos, sport coats or blazer, and appropriate dress shoes. For more formal meetings such as with Architects, awards dinners, and other large corporate events we are expected to wear a business suit or equivalent. Tie or no tie is always optional and personal preference. So we do have some leeway and options for our daily attire. I lean more casual to business casual daily and stay one step above my clients and keep in line with our dress code standards. You will from time to time see pictures of me with a tie and a more formal look. My work wardrobe is quite unique and varies on formality. Friday Casual look: - black performance polo with company logo - Brown leather belt - Slim fit blue jeans - Brown Chelsea boots

Gentlemen, here are a few standout posts from the RMRS community this week. 👏 Big shoutout to @Brian McGuire for “The Reunion” and the personal story of gathering with family from Switzerland for the 85th Tontz family reunion. It gave the community a meaningful look at the family moments that sit alongside classic menswear. Post: https://www.skool.com/rmrs/the-reunion 👏 Shoutout to @Jeffrey Plotka for “The Closet Is Changing Seasons!” and a practical, relatable look at rotating a wardrobe as fall arrives. It sparked a timely conversation around seasonal dressing and making the most of what is already in the closet. Post: https://www.skool.com/rmrs/the-closet-is-changing-seasons 👏 Shoutout to @Chad Smith for “Japan Trip days 13 & 14 - The Neon Lights of Osaka and a Quiet Day in Kochi” and a vivid update from his travels. The contrast between energetic Osaka and a quieter day in Kochi made for a great shared travel story. Post: https://www.skool.com/rmrs/japan-trip-days-13-14-the-neon-lights-of-osaka-and-a-quiet-day-in-kochi 👏 Shoutout to @Alan Dormire for “10/3/2026 a Visit to the Bluegrass Shop” and sharing an experience rooted in personal style and craftsmanship. Posts like this bring members into the real-world places and traditions behind the things we enjoy. Post: https://www.skool.com/rmrs/1032026-a-visit-to-the-bluegrass-shop 👏 Shoutout to @Anthony Buntyn for “For Those Interested New Gentlemen Of Faith Podcast Available Tomorrow” and helping connect members with a resource centered on faith and gentlemanly living. It added another thoughtful avenue for the community to explore.

Twillory light blue performance dress shirt over Grey Vertx pants. Black Anson belt with silver buckle and black Tecovas boots. Invicta Dive watch Tom Ford oud wood for today. Lots of closed door meetings. About 4 hours worth. Also dealing with open records. One person made 16 open records requests in two days. Ridiculous and totally unnecessary. Just because you have free time in your life you doesn't mean to harass anyone. These are not 1 item requests. Paragraphs of wanting documents of videos. All of which are at least 10 months old.

One of the fun parts of traveling is occasionally finding something that earns a place in the regular rotation once you get home. Today I’m wearing a couple of things I picked up in Charleston last weekend from Ben Silver — this new quarter-zip and the socks. The sweater felt perfect for this time of year. Ben Silver is a store I bumped into while wandering the streets. But coincidently our sartorial guru @Brian McGuire had mentioned his waiting for the new Ben Silver catalog and it dawned on me, that I remember him mentioning Ben silver in other posts several months earlier, so maybe it wasn't a coincidence and just subliminal peer pressure that brought me to the store! 😜. Either way I am happy I went and picked up a couple of items that I know I will love and get many years of use out of. It is cool enough in the morning now that I want a layer, but we are still in that in-between season where I do not need anything too heavy. So today I paired it with tan trousers, a white shirt, and brown suede shoes, and let the coral color do most of the work. Then there are the socks. A little pattern, a little texture, and just enough personality without shouting for attention. Those are often my favorite details anyway. I enjoy bringing something home from a trip that reminds me of where I found it, but more importantly, I like when it actually fits into the life and wardrobe I already have. Otherwise it is just a souvenir. And with fall starting to settle in, I am very happy to have another sweater joining the rotation. Hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday!! 😎

Business Casual used to basically mean sport coat, dress shirt no tie. Today this definition is incredibly nebulous since the vast majority of guys are not wearing ties these days. I believe the key to developing a suitable personal style of business casual involves three things 1) be aware of your environment. The three Fs Antonio speaks about Fit, Fabric and Function all apply here but the main focus is Function. In other words based upon the venue and culture at the event-what one wears when and where to a specific function should be understood by every gentleman attending. 2) intentionality. Be Intentional with your ensemble. For me simply not wearing a tie to the luncheon I attended today might be enough to be business casual-but to me, showing up with a blue OCBD or point color dress shirt, Navy blazer, and grey slacks would feel like I simply ran out of the house and forgot to put on a tie. Consequently to go to a community Luncheon my wife puts on at our church each month then returning to the house to complete paper work -felt like a perfect day to go Business casual. With temps slipping back up to the low 90’s I grabbed a brushed cotton burgundy blazer Orvis duck cloth khaki jeans-cut trousers, Orvis cut and sewn shirt, silk P Square to tie in the colors of the pants and burgundy coat , Indiana Jones Alden Boots and my Borealis dive watch. 3) Consistency, Each of us differ based upon our respective personal style and career. When @Richard Pollock wears a Chambray blue shirt with chinos or jeans that in my line of work too might be too casual to be even be business casual. Contrastingly for Richard, when he is going out on sites his ensemble may be comparatively the same as me wearing a three piece suit if attending a meeting with a group of trust attorneys and a client. He is dressed in his full armor like I in a coat and tie am dressed in mine. (Maybe adding a sports coat over his great Chambray shirt is better comparison to my trust attorney example🤷🏻). The details are less important than the consistency. Richard’s customers and guys he interacts with have become used to him looking sharp and from what I gather when he orders his company logo gear, and chooses classic fabrics, he is possibly the best dressed guy in his meetings. (9 out of 10 times I am as well for my meetings). Point is. Each of us are in our respective business attire. It’s how we interact in our roles-not the garments themselves. So to reiterate his professional attire differs from mine but serves the same function and each of us are pretty consistent. So for me today’s outfit for a business /community luncheon is pretty casual based upon how folks consistently see me through out the day-day after day. (I still had a few million dollars of clients assets in that room😉). This is the consistency part.