Today's a GREAT day!! Kids are coming home, my wife is cooking, young cousins 7 & 11 are heading into town for the Easter holiday! Watching the wide eyes young kids enjoy easter egg hunts etc is just a Smile Fest!! Not to take anything away from the Religious meaning of today and Easter Sunday, but that is a far different conversation! OOTD: Blue/Black 1/4 Zip Blue/White window pane dress shirt Light blue/grey Birds Eye trousers Blue/Black dress socks Brown Split toe Derby's Longines "Zulu Time" Floris - Elite Wishing you all a wonderful holiday weekend.

Black is a fringe color. In many ways it’s akin to wearing a pale green suit- but in reverse. Perhaps There seems to be some confusion about its use as though it’s an essential conservative color in suiting. While that is true for tuxedos and a color to wear to a funeral, in virtually any other circumstance it’s the opposite of conservative. It’s a bold stand-out statement. Unless you are in an environment where a black suit for funerals is required it should be way down the list of essential purchases. The order (for suits) instead should be tiered as follows A. Charcoal Grey/ Navy/lighter grey B. Tans/browns/olives C Black/ burgundy’s etc In most cases a charcoal suit can supplant a black suit and since it is the most versatile color that exists, it has infinitely more uses than a black. Because of black’s stark boldness it should be thought of as a fringe bold color in either suiting or certain accessories. That all said-I can think of no other day in the year that represents more boldness than Good Friday. The 4*6 foot oil painting in my home office representing that very day has an interesting backstory but the short version is that it was painted by a cousin and it hung at the front of the church I attended with my grandparents throughout my entire childhood. Even though this is a market Holiday I have one lunch meeting with a client so I put on the following OOTD. MTM 1987 Royal blue blazer Black cut and sewn shirt Silver with black polka dot silk Pocket Square MTM charcoal trousers Byford OTC merino wool socks in black J Fitzpatrick black captoes Casio dive watch in black

The modern liturgical color is red. The traditional liturgical color of the day is black. Why not combine the two? Jesus came into the world to die for our sins. He is the way, the truth, and the life. He has done his part, am I doing mine?