For my Australian Brothers (and any Sisters) on this page, where do you live? I would love to get together with any of you and have a dinner, or see a show. I am in the ACT (just outside of it actually) but would love to make a weekend, or a couple of days over the Christmas break, where we can catchup. I know we are in a totally different Time Zone compared to the US brothers and sisters and that makes the virtual catch ups harder to do, and the in person meet and greets are a long trip. So Please select your choice below for the state, and then let me know if this is something you are keen on.

Went with a blend of earth tones and a mixture of patterns. I’ve posted about this before. Some guys are reticent to mix patterns. If someone is kind of new to the Classic Timeless Menswear game that can be very wise. Once one knows the tricks however, mixing patterns adds a lot of depth to an outfit. The tricks are the way a pattern reads from a distance and the size of the patterns. This outfit has a ghosted Glen plaid in the suit (which reads solid) coupled with a distinct blue windowpane shirt pattern. I added a large and broad patterned foulard tie. Even though the tie has a woven black and teal houndstooth as a base-it reads as a solid from a reasonable distance because of its deep colors. The teal and burgandy and beige woven “flower” pattern harmonize with the charcoal brown suit and when coupled with the white with blue shirt, the overall outfit replicates more of natures’s pallet: Think green evergreens against a blue sky with white clouds. MTM charcoal brown suit CT windowpane shirt Robert Talbot woven silk tie Silk beige with brown pocket square Brown argyle socks Brittish tan AE shell cordovan brogues Caravelle Bulova watch

I have 6 back to back meetings today including a boyscout board meeting. This time of year I deliver gifts along with account reviews to almost all my families I help . They have come to expect my deceased father in laws pastries (owned a bakery that was an OKC staple from 1946 until his retirement in 2010). His mother had a recipe for an Almond pound cake that my wife makes that seems to be a favorite. OOTD Blue Robert Talbot window pane sport coat Ct pink twill French cuff with Guinness links Silk cream brown and blue pocket square Trionna Irish waist coat brown herringbone w blue over lay Deep brown wide wale cords Pendleton brown socks Alden Indy boots Ernest Borell 1940’s automatic watch

Making good use of depth and texture this afternoon. Temps dropping again and more snow falling. Hopefully the pocket square police will let me go with a warning for the pocket square being matched more towards the tie than the shirt. Herringbone tweed jacket Striped dress shirt Brooks Brothers tie Lee Allison pocket square Corduroy trousers Tony Lama boots Stetson Temple fedora (There is a glaring collar gap in the hat photo. That is not the true fit of this jacket. I didn't notice until after the pictures were taken.)

Stuck with the same shirt and trousers as this afternoon's OOTD to build this outfit. I added a brown soft shoulder blazer, sailboat tie, blue/tan/brown PS, Cole Haan brogues, and a wool overcoat to complete the look.