Thursday OOTD- meetings in town again today. - gingham button up - Brown leather belt - Slim fit straight jeans - Brown lace up boots - Bulova watch.

I wanted to wear the other new pant I just received, a light weight light gray wool trouser. I was inspired by the great G. Bruce Boyer. I recalled a picture of him in a blue blazer with a deep green tie so I assembled as close of an outfit as I could in a hurry. I’ve written several times about Boyer and recently discussed how I would wear anything I’ve seen him in and my admiration for his impeccable sense of perpetual style. I love his use of subtle pieces like a pair of socks to accentuate an outfit. Always following absolutes like “socks much match trousers” and “no loafers with a suit” is well….yawn…. There are far too many examples of experts in classic timeless menswear to ignore that show the folly in these absolutes. One must first know the rules-then intentionally breaking the rules can add that element of alignment between permanent style and personal style that give an outfit character. I am no Boyer- the consummate expert of CTM,-but I do the best that I can. 1997 Royal blue MTM blazer CT French cuff PoW blue w green accent shirt Solid green grenadine silk tie Navy and green pocket square Light grey wool Samuelsohn trousers Bright blue Pantherella socks AE shell cordovan brogues in British tan Seiko Model 5 automatic

Office this morning. Into the city for afternoon meetings and a networking event this evening. This is the office outfit, swapping the Cardigan for a Sport jacket this evening. OOTD: Black/Navy Herringbone Cardigan Light Blue Dress Shirt Navy Trousers Naavy/Blue Shadow Strip OTC Dress Socks Antique Brown Calf Lazyman's Meistersinger Lunascope Hope you all have a fantastic Thursday!!

After a brief stop earlier, off to the home of Duck Dynasty in Monroe Louisiana today for a 7 am demo tomorrow and site visit to the latest Meta Data Center to see progress.