I have been looking for a proper hat for a LONG time. When I was 19 I had bought a Fedora from a hatter in NYC, sadly it got lost in a fire and I had never got another. I would walk into stores and try stuff on and they just didn't sit right. All the real hatters in NYC are gone 😢 at least the ones I have been able to find. I have been wanting a Panama hat to help keep me out of the sun during the summer. As a melanoma survivor this is even more important to me. While we were on a family vacation last week I found a store in Italy that sold Borsalino's and Marone's and they help me size and fit the hat. My wife and kids loved the look and I think it fit really well. I'd love your honest feedback. I will be going to England next month and am planning on visiting Locke & Co a 350yr Hat Store and am hoping to get another felt fedora or something similar. Just to reinforce what @Antonio Centeno says getting a hat that fits and the support of your family while you are wearing it makes the whole process much easier!!

I'm BACK!! and it's MONDAY!!! 👏 After taking my family away for a nice family trip it is still really nice to get back into my routine! I miss my Working Monday's they are always busy and get my juices going for the week! Hope you all have an amazing Monday!!

Of kids that is. The little brothers and sisters of my son’s friends are starting to find spouses. So the season of weddings has commenced. For a quarter of a century we have stayed friends with the parents of what once were our pre school era friends. Even my business partner and I met through this group (pic two after video). Grabbed my go to navy herringbone 1995 MTM suit, white shirt and two bar bow tie (that liked to move around on me ). Stuck with a classic white model 5 Seiko. It’s so exciting to catch up with all these young adults who have become very successful productive kids. Over a third are young Doctors and parents themselves.

I was all ready to start work today, then my wife told me it was Reconciliation day, a Public Holiday in the ACT. We live right on the boarder of the ACT and NSW and my office is in the ACT and I live in NSW. To go along with that one daughter goes to High School in the ACT and the other to Primary School in NSW. This just throws me all out whack at times, but hey Atleast I look good doing it. Todays outfit consists of; Oxford Woolrich Roger Overcoat in Camel M.J. Bale Martello 3-Piece Suit, tailored to a Regular Fit in a sand base colour with a navy pinstripe. Ideal for smart-casual occasions. M.J. Bale Cornelis White Shirt, woven from 100% cotton in a dobby weave Cambridge Paisley Cappuccino Tie OTAA Spiculus Tiger’s Eye Gladiator Helm Bracelet White Howlite is a stone Bracelet Aladdin Socks in a Maroon with Yellow characters and decoration Ecco Vitrus Penny Loafer SOTD - JPG LeMale Parfum WOTD - Tudor Royal 41 with Silver Dial