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OOTD-CW - 5 Mayo, 2026

!Felize Cinco de Mayo! Being born and raised in Southern California, I spent nearly all of my life knowing this holiday is a big deal. It's a fun holiday filled with frivolity, at least it is north of border. Have a glass of tequila, your favorite Mexican dish, and enjoy.

If I had thought through the day, I may have tried to wear red and green, colors in the Mexican flag. That said, I am wearing for my pair of argyle socks in about a year.

Tuesday Office Day — Internal Meetings + VC with Uwe

• Shirt — DS‑009 (Nordstrom): A traditional-fit white long-sleeve dress shirt in Sri Lankan-made cotton with a subtle small-diamond texture and SmartCare finish. Point collar at 3.33" with 2.25" stays, single-button barrel cuffs, and medium-to-high opacity make it a versatile, formality-5 anchor that plays well under a vest.

• Undershirt — US‑002 (Ralph Lauren Polo): A soft white cotton crew neck that disappears completely under the opaque dress shirt. Reliable, breathable, and color-matched to keep the white shirt reading clean on camera.

• Trousers — SL‑003 (Santorelli): Light gray virgin wool & elastane slacks woven in a subtle cream tiny-line pattern, with a single outward pleat per side and a low rise. The medium drape and near-full break give them genuine business-classic presence while still feeling spring-appropriate at 66°F.

• Vest — VWC‑002 (Charles Tyrwhitt): A single-breasted indigo blue and light-blue sharkskin wool vest with five navy buttons and a gray-silver rear buckle. The smooth worsted weave is the perfect spring substitute for tweed — refined enough for a videoconference camera while bringing a cool tonal lift to the gray trousers and white shirt.

• Tie — NT‑020 (Silk): A 3"-wide silk tie in brown, tan, cream, and blue with a small "askew squares" pattern that bridges the indigo vest.

• Belt — B‑001 (Hanks): A black, fully lined Hanks leather belt with edge stitching and a polished silver buckle. Minimalist, structured, and aligned with the silver collar clip and watch case for a coherent metals story.

• Footwear — DSh‑009 (TLB Mallorca): Spanish artisan-made black box-calf whole-cut Oxfords, Goodyear-welted with a beveled waist and 3×3 toe taps. The clean, seamless silhouette grounds the cool spring palette and keeps the formality decisively business-formal.

• Socks — DSo‑005 (Unnamed): gray and black argyle dress socks. The pattern adds quiet visual interest at the trouser break while the dark argyle ground transitions cleanly between the light-gray slacks and the black Oxfords.

• Tie Accessory — TA‑001 (Fort Belvedere): A platinum-finished, double-sided collar clip in solid brass with high-tension coils. Locks the point collar in place for VC framing and matches the silver belt buckle and watch crown for clean metal cohesion.

• Watch (Left) — W‑007 (Stührling): A 44mm stainless skeletal automatic on black alligator-embossed leather, showing off the Seagull-style movement through engraved scrollwork. Dressy and conversation-starting — ideal for an internal day where a little wrist personality is welcome.

• Watch (Right) — W‑001 (Apple Watch 10): Titanium Slate 46mm Apple Watch on the matching titanium/rubber band — paired on the right wrist for VC days for notifications, health metrics, and meeting time-keeping without distracting from the dress watch.

• Pen — P‑004 (Pilot Metropolitan 91107): A brass-bodied Japanese fountain pen with chrome trim and a steel medium nib, currently inked with Iro Shizuku Shin-Kai. Standing in for the Montblanc 149 (P‑002) which is out for repair — a workhorse that writes beautifully and looks the part during note-taking.

• Ring — R‑001: Wedding ring. Always.

• Business Card Case — BCC‑001 (Fort Belvedere): A bifold clasp card carrier in black German aniline leather with green goat-velour interior and silver hardware. The all-black exterior aligns the leathers with the Oxfords and keeps the silver-metal palette unified across belt, clip, and watch.

• Fragrance — FR‑004 (Roberto Ugolini "Derby"): An aromatic green-woody Extrait with herbal top notes, green facets, woods, and light spices. Moderate strength with 6–8 hour longevity — quietly sophisticated, season-appropriate for spring, and perfectly office-safe for a day of internal meetings.

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