Today is my day in the office, I have tried something a little different with my colours and I think it came out pretty well. I chose the outfit myself, than used the first picture and asked the question, “Do you think this outfit works” I got a very detailed response that I have attached after the outfit breakdown. Todays outfit consists of; - Oxford Woolrich Mason Overcoat in Dark Olive. - M.J. Bale Lodato Suit created from a luxe Burgundy wool cotton blend with a Navy Prince of Wales check. - OTAA Hartwell Cognac Stipe Poplin Shirt - OTAA Emerald Isle Brown Striped Necktie - OTAA Bond Silver Tie Clip - OTAA Raw Green Gingham Linen Pocket Square - OTAA Dark Coffee Brown Textured Socks - Sparrods & Co Oslo Double Monkstrap in Espresso - SOTD - Montale Intense Cafe with Mancera Amore Caffe overspray, because I love that coffee smell - WOTD - Tudor Royal 41 with Silver Dial, I mean it is my favourite watch for a reason Below is what AI told me about my outfit. Based on a systematic evaluation of the outfit components against established fashion principles, the ensemble works well for a fashion-forward business casual or semi-formal setting. It demonstrates intentional color coordination and pattern mixing, though its suitability depends on the specific context. Color Coordination The palette centers on a complementary contrast between the burgundy/plum suit and the teal tie. This is a bold, modern pairing that creates visual interest. While not a traditional "match," burgundy and teal are recognized as a striking contrast combination that can be sophisticated when executed with neutral anchors like white and brown reddit.com. The white shirt and dark brown shoes provide a neutral foundation, and the green pocket square adds a harmonious analogous accent. Pattern Mixing The outfit mixes three distinct patterns: plaid (suit), horizontal stripes (shirt), and diagonal stripes (tie). This follows key pattern-mixing rules:

In my over 42 year adult professional career in institutional and personal finance, 27 years have involved helping families with their financial journey. In my eyes, building a quality classic timeless wardrobe fits that journey hand in glove. During my 10 years as a professional clothing advisor previously, I recall Harold Powell telling me that his stores had a philosophy of narrow and deep versus the trendy department or fashion oriented stores (the box chains today) who had a philosophy of wide and shallow. In other words in a Harold’s store there were charcoal grey, medium grey, Navy, Olive and or tan suits predominately solid with some muted patterns in the suit section (as opposed to a broad array of colors at our competitors. This meant that one could get the brand one could afford and had, for him, the best fit and he could wear that suit for decades knowing that it would be perpetually “in style”. Financially this still makes a great deal of sense to me be that a suit, sport coat, trouser, shoe or tie (shirts and socks simply don’t have the same resiliency and a shorter life longevity ). My basic advice is to buy things that will last but prudently stay within one’s budget. Less is more. If one were to allocate 1% of one’s income to clothing (after one has $1,000 minimum emergency funds and ZERO!!!! debt on anything but a home PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!) then if all one can afford is one navy blazer and grey trouser for dress wear that’s just fine. That will suffice in 90% of circumstances. To do that math - say a guy has $70,000 disposable income with only a mortgage as a liability-spending $700 on a navy blazer, trouser, shoe, belt, shirt, and tie would be very reasonable. While there are a million iterations of this-It’s the concept I am trying to get across: Buy the best classic timeless dress outfit you can presently afford based upon your limits. Having preached this since the early 1980s here is how I do that. I shop sales. I will illustrate using today’s OOTD

Bern a week so far. Hopefully Hump day slows the work down. One citizen tearing us up on open records. 17 in two weeks and 77 for the year. Over 10% of all requests. When is it considered harassment? Twillory black performance dress shirt over greyish Vertx pants. Anson black belt with silver buckleand black Tecovas boots. Orient panda watch and Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Intense.

I apologize in advance for my long-windedness! On our official first day in London (meaning not after getting off the airplane). We had our first official appointment. Henry Poole! My friend and I had decided long ago that Henry Poole was the place we wanted to go to get our first True Bespoke Suit made. While we do like their "House Style" one of the things that really drew us to them was the fact that they are still family owned and operated and the 8th generation is now entering the business. My friend and I are both fascinated about how these VERY long term family heritage businesses operate and continue to stay viable. Once we picked our fabrics we were then introduced to "Our Cutter". His name is Joe! Joe takes our measurements and discusses all of the fine details, how many pockets, flaps or no flaps, inside pocket, angled straight, anything custom that we wanted etc. Then Joe explained the process. Today is measurements, then in about 4 months when they come to the US we will have a first fitting. The jacket and trousers and waistcoat will be unlined, no lapels no pockets just stitched together with basting thread. They will then make notes and chalk up the garment to make adjustments back in London. Then in 3-4 more months when they come back again we do it again although this time the garment has a bit more stuff installed, potentially some lining and lapels etc. Then they make more notes and chalk marks. Then back to London it goes and in another 4 months it comes back to the US with them for a final fitting. this time it should be 95% complete. They will make some minor notes if needed then it will either be delivered that day or they will take it back to London to finish it and send it to me. All in All it could take approximately a year to get. 😳😎 I asked Joe what happens if and when we want to order another garment "Who will do that work?" He very kindly and calmly looks me in the eye and says "Oh Mr. Plotka let me explain - I AM your cutter! I will remain your cutter until either you stop buying from us or I die or the company closes"!! WOW! This is the exact experience I was looking for and why I travelled so far to start this journey. As a Native NY'er I now have Joe as "My Guy"!!

Apparently I have whatever upper respiratory creeping crud that's going around, so I'm going to the doc. Green Criquet polo with pocket Khaki chinos and tan Anson belt with silver buckle Sand Cole Haan suede derbies and Boardroom over-the-calf socks with orange and blue rectangles Sage green vented flat cap Pagani Design Longines Spirit Zulu Time homage watch