When the time comes, do you lock yourself in the house or head out for an adventure? We are not talking about the movies. We are talking about your closet. Recently, I switched professions. At my old job, I wore a uniform, a navy polo with the company logo. Because I wore a polo to work, I tended to wear t-shirts on days off. Now I'm working a job where I get covered in oil and grease and don't wear a uniform. All my t-shirts got reassigned to work wear along with all my jeans. The uniform shirts went to a thrift store, leaving me with one threadbear polo, a pair of dockers, 2 suits and some dress shirts. The suits don't fit anymore. That leaves me with a few dress shirts and s pair of dockers to wear when I'm not at work. Not your traditional closet purge, but the end result is the same. I'm rebuilding my wardrobe from scratch 🤪 I'm of two minds about this. First of all, I'm excited at the idea of starting over. Each time I do, my wardrobe gets better in quality, versatility and personal image. On the other hand, this is where impulse buying, bad decisions and a fast draining wallet happen. What are some of your experiences with extreme closet purges? Do you love them, hate them? What is your overall strategy? I still have a full range of shoes, outerwear and accessories so it's not completely starting from scratch..

Some fountain pens are beautifully made writing instruments. Others are expensive status symbols hiding ordinary materials, outsourced components, and prices that make very little sense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTdl_mzR1r0

Today is usually the day I spend in the office, however with my wife out of town with work and my eldest having a Pupil Free day at school, it means I am WFH. As with the other day when my youngest shoes my outfit, today’s outfit is chosen by my eldest. She chose everything down to the watch, I again selected the Cap and Overcoat. You can see a little difference in thier styles, Poppy (12) has a more restrained style compared to Jade (almost 9). Both do have a good grasp on colour complimenting and coordination. A good thing about letting them chose and build an outfit, besides learning about colour, is that I get to wear peices I dont usually choose, the Pocket Sqaure in this outfit is one I like but I keep deferring back to the woolen squares I have. With Jade it was the Yiume shirt as a piece of business wear. Anyway to days outfit consists of; Country Road Double Breasted Herringbone 100% Fine Wool Overcoat in Graphite Amazon Purchased Ivy Flat Cap in Grey with Maroon Strip M.J. Bale Lodato Suit in Burgundy Woven in a 73% Wool 27% Cotton melange yarn with a Prince of Wales check Charles Tyrwhitt Cutaway Collar Stretch Kensington Weave Shirt in Stone OTAA Sheffield Burgundy Line Tie OTAA Shining Silver Tie Clip Wife Gifted Navy, Green, Burgundy lined Pocket Square OTAA Wine Burgundy Textured Socks CNES MTO Oxford with Goodyear welted construction and crafted from Italian crust leather SOTD - Viktor and Rolf Spicebomb Nightvision WOTD - Tudor Royal 41 Silver dial