Brown Suede Loafers (spots are on mirror not shoes) Gray socks Gray Chinos- Amazon Essentials Brown leather belt Pale Blue Button Up- Charles Trywhitt Blue patterned tie - Brooks Brothers Brown tweed Jacket - J Press Gray flat cap - Boston Scally WOTD- Gold colored Timex with brown leather band (gift from dad 30+ years ago) SOTH - Black Bold from Kenneth Cole Happy Monday gents. Hope you all have a great day!

I am a big Chaps Guide fan. This video he did from 11 months ago does a great job of explaining the difference of sensibilities between the US and the UK in regards to style. Naturally as an American who embraces, as well as prefers our Classic Timeless Menswear traditions especially those which I used to sell (a more Ivy League leaning), I have to disagree with him. Yet I am totally aware and respect his cultural perspective for appropriate wear in the UK. Here, while oxford shoes and tailored trousers will always have an upgraded formality- it is perfectly appropriate to wear dress tassels and brogues with tailored wear including a suit. It also fine to wear jeans with a tailored coat to many functions. Basically, here-jeans are one step below chinos. Occasionally I will hear some US folks in the RMRS community get confused about these issues. With the death of an abundance of quality mens’s stores, we are left with the noise of the internet. I would recommend to my US brothers to be aware of the writings of G. Bruce Boyers, Allan Flusser, and to look at Ralph Lauren interviews to understand the US version of CTM. There are also some quintessential men-stores that one can peruse online such as J Press and Ben Silver that will help a guy in the US who seeks direction to get started. Outside the US this varies greatly and I would love to hear from our international brother’s perspective. There are many national cultural norms that simply don’t fly in other regions of the world. It’s fun to learn about these. Now it’s time for me to see a Dr. about that blow to the head Ash🤣 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WG73wyOGPX0&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D

Gentlemen, I have this burning question for a while. I own two pairs of suede loafers, but I am confused whether to wear them with socks or not. There are two schools of thought on the either side of choices, and therefore there is no consensus. Here is a poll that would tell us what is the preferred option among the like-minded fashionistas.

I bought a pair of suede derbies from eBay. I wore them out to dinner with chinos tonight, but tomorrow we're going to the wholesale club and I'm wearing dark-wash Levi's because whenever I wear chinos there they get stained. The derbies are less formal than oxfords but more formal than loafers, even though the suede brings down the formality level. I'm just wondering if they're appropriate to wear with jeans? It's been a while since I've worn lace-ups.

Since it is summer time, and since I am getting into men's fashion, I have taken a cue from color theory that two basic colors when mixed yield a secondary color. Like, mixing yellow and blue gives green. Does this mean, if you wear (at least in summer) a combination of yellow, blue, and green, you should look good, in theory? Well, I tested this theory last week during a mall visit with my wife. I paired a Levis 511 jeans (classic slim fit, Antonio already has a video 😀) with an olive green shirt-jacket (an Indian local brand) and a yellow crew neck tee (size M, slim fit, Jockey). I think the combination does look cool, possibly not disproving the theory. I am attaching the picture. Do you think it is okay to experiment with this combination more often? Let me know guys.