2nd try... Sister in law's baby shower today. Charles Tyrwhitt blue linen shirt with rolled sleeves over linen shorts. Brown Anson belt with silver buckle and brown suede Beckett Simonon sneakers. Nautica watch and Versace Eros edt. Pictured my Mother, Grandmother and Sister in Law.

Heading out to a Surprise 70th birthday for a friend tonight. It’s at a nice Outside waterfront venue. OOTE: Blue/grey/white unstructured sport coat with white linen pocket square White Linen Shirt Oatmeal Linen trousers with cuffs Oatmeal OTC ribbed dress Socks Tobacco brown suede tassel loafers with matching belt 50th anniversary snoopy moonwatch Hope you all have a wonderful evening.

Most of the time when I see guys in solid ties the combination strikes me as uninspired. It’s as if the guys is saying.:“ I don’t now how to pull this outfit together so I will just go with a solid color that matches something I am presently wearing”. To me a solid tie should be a bold accessory- not a boring matching item. Today’s OOTD I built outward from the tie which I’ve owned for nearly 40 years. One of my favorite solid tie combos utilizes various shades of green varying from emerald to a sage color. I also like it when there is a weave that gives it interest like a woven or knotted design, grenadine, or the cream linen as the one I chose today. I started with the tie, added the light tan Gaberdine wool trousers and to attempt to keep the color mix to three foundational colors, added a blue PoW shirt with a royal blue blazer. Socks are Panterella, shoes are Martin Dingman (as is the belt), and watch is a Wenger field watch. The other pics are G Bruce Boyd as well as a few others to show how to move from uninspired boring to bold by the use of a solid tie.